Athletes Who Got Caught CHEATING - Summary

Summary

The text is a transcript of a video that lists 10 athletes who cheated in sports and got caught. Some examples are:

- Michael Pineda, a baseball pitcher who used pine tar to improve his grip on the ball.
- Rosie Ruiz, a marathon runner who joined the race near the finish line and claimed victory.
- Diego Maradona, a soccer player who scored a goal with his hand in the 1986 World Cup.
- Lance Armstrong, a cyclist who used performance-enhancing drugs to win seven Tour de France titles.
- Mike Tyson, a boxer who bit off a piece of his opponent's ear in a match.
- Tom Brady, a football quarterback who ordered his balls to be deflated to gain an advantage.

Facts

Here are some key facts extracted from the text:

1. Michael Pineda used pine tar to improve his grip on the baseball and was suspended for 10 games in 2014.
2. Sammy Sosa used a corked bat to make his swing faster and was suspended for seven games in 2003.
3. Antonio Margarito used plaster pads in his gloves to increase his punching power and was suspended for one year in 2009.
4. Rosie Ruiz joined the Boston Marathon near the finish line and was stripped of her title in 1980.
5. Diego Maradona scored a goal with his hand against England in the 1986 World Cup and called it the hand of God.
6. Lance Armstrong used erythropoietin (EPO) to enhance his endurance and won seven Tour de France titles, but was later stripped of them in 2013.
7. Dwight Howard used stikum spray to make the ball stickier and was warned by the officials in 2016.
8. Tonya Harding hired a hitman to attack her rival Nancy Kerrigan before the 1994 Olympics and was banned from skating for life.
9. Mike Tyson bit off a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear during a boxing match in 1997 and was disqualified.
10. Tom Brady ordered his footballs to be deflated below the NFL standards to make them easier to throw and catch and was suspended for four games in 2015.