"Agassi like Clemens" : Navratilova's unjust parrallel

A few days ago, Martina Navratilova severely reacted to Agassi's admission of taking crystal meth in 1997. So much so as to draw a comparison between Andre Agassi and Roger Clemens, former baseball glory now cited in the famous Mitchell Report on "Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball".

Quote : "Not as much shock that he did it as shock he lied about it and didn't own up to it. He's up there with Roger Clemens"

This scathing comparison received much media attention. But the parallel lacks accuracy in two outstanding aspects.

The Mitchell Report alleges that Roger Clemens took steroïds and growth hormons in 1998, 2000 and 2001 (the baseball star later denied these allegations).

• Crystal meth is clearly distinct from steroïds and growth hormons in terms of performance-enhancing effects. They can't be put on a par. 

• The use of crystal meth in a limited time span doesn't support the theory of "programmed doping" unlike what is suspected in Clemens' case. 

In addition to that, high suspicions on Clemens have yet to be confirmed as a result of a legal procedure.

References

Navratilova "shocked" by Agassi's disclosure : http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=4606254
Mitchell report findings : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Report_(baseball)#Reactions
Clemens denies taking steroïds and hormon growth : http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3160063