Baseball superstar Lenny Dykstra, also known as “Nails” has gained fame, being one of the most competitive baseball players there is in Major League Baseball. He had the baseball world all to himself when reports of his steroid usage suddenly turned everything around. This steroids was allegedly supplied by his brother. People saw him in a different light, along with this came the downfall of his career. Admitting to steroid and other PED usage while doing wonders for his performance, apparently did not do wonders for his reputation. People felt that they were cheated on, with him lying about his profile. They saw him as an athlete who just want to build up his statistics to gain fans and fame.

His business ventures have been really successful, it looks as great as it can get. Once a cheater, always a cheater. This line has been used a couple of times. He may have been known to cheat in baseball with the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs (PED’s), but it also seems that he has been cheating with business too. There were reports that Dykstra has been fabricating business data, to deceive clients, family and friends. He lived a luxurious life. He had a lot of properties, spending a lot of money on acquiring Rolls Royce, private jets and even Wayne Gretzky’s old house.

With all of this said, it would be hard to believe that he had not aimed on living a life like this. He has received a lot of lawsuit from here and there, which may suggest only two things that either this former Philadelphia Philly player has never really liked the idea of paying the bills or he just has no intention of paying them. In the past two years, he has received no less than 24 lawsuits, 18 of them since November.

Last January 29, three lawsuits against him headed for the courts. He has been sued by a couple of publishers and printing companies, by pilots and a financial and litigation consulting firm which even offered to testify on his behalf in a previous lawsuit. There was even a case where he was sued by a close friend and investor due to financial issues.

Athletes may not think that drug use in competitions may not be a big deal. Although it may seem unimportant, this can say a lot of things about them as people. People can really be judgemental when it comes to these things. They can easily assume that people who cheat in small things will eventually carry that bad trait and cheat on bigger things. Lenny Dykstra just proved this to have been true.

He has destroyed the trust of fans because of these steroid issues and lawsuits. Especially for die-hard fans, they demand for the truth. That athletes need to really show who they really are, their abilities should be genuine. The tendency is for them to idolize these people, and letting them down by being a fake can cause serious damage to them. The reputation of these athletes will forever be destroyed.

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