A competition, or particularly, any form of athletics, is essentially an extensive stretch of road, a road that leads to one and one destination only: victory. What makes or breaks an athlete is how far he or she can last on that road, for this is not just any road. It is one filled with obstacles of all shapes and magnitudes, and immense challenges that seem nearly impossible. The destination, victory, is one everyone knows that very few can achieve. Yet many still pursue it, sometimes at whatever it takes, even if it means taking a short cut, a short cut that bypasses all the obstacles and challenges, and takes the athlete straight to victory. In the ideal world, everyone knows that such a short cut is but an illusion. But this is not an ideal world, and so not everyone knows that all short cuts lead to...