An attitude of winning at all costs

these some athletes throw the rulebook out the window.

But once they've crossed that finish line or climb that podium,

a single keynight onlooker can bring all their hard-won success crashing down.

With that, let's talk about some shocking times athletes were caught cheating.

You're listening. You're listening. You're listening to be amazed. times athletes were caught cheating.

If you look up the definition of cheating, there's a good chance you'll find a picture of Rosie Ruiz's face next to it.

Back in 1980, she became famous almost overnight after she won the Boston Marathon.

A complete unknown, she crossed the finish line with the third fastest time of any woman ever recorded.

But once she was over the line, suspicions began to arise. After running over

26 miles so quickly on a 70-degree day, she should have been completely exhausted. But Ruiz

appeared suspiciously well-rested, raising questions. Was she on some kind of steroids? Perhaps a special training regimen. After several

days of confusion, witnesses came forward claiming they had seen Ruiz joined the race from the

sidelines less than a mile from the finish. Further investigation revealed that during the New

York Marathon, six months earlier, witnesses had seen Ruiz riding

the subway to the finish line. Even though she denied both accusations, the evidence was piled

against her and Ruiz was stripped of her win and record. Although you have to hand it to her,

that's certainly one way to train. Now, when it comes to cheating, sometimes you need the biggest balls on the court.

Or in Dwight Howard's case, the stickiest. Back in 2016, Dwight was playing NBA-level basketball

for the Houston Rockets. While the Rockets were playing against the Atlanta Hawks, officials

realized the ball was covered in a tacky substance right after Howard had touched it.

The rules of the NBA state that it's illegal to use foreign substances during games,

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