the short term gain will be worth the long term pain, but it isn't

"Many think that the short term gain will be worth the long term pain, but it isn't. In addition, using steroids is cheating, and there is nothing worse in sports than a cheater. Don't do it."

George Mitchell

George Mitchell is trying to say that short cuts will never be worth the consequences. He's also saying that cheating is the worst thing anyone can do in sports. That the easy way is never the solution to solve anything. Mr. Mitchell also indicates that the wrong way will never solve any thing. So the best way will always be to hard for what you want and to not take short cuts. If you do take shortcuts then it might not hurt you now but it will eventually in the long run. All he pretty much means is that cheating is no good and who ever does cheat is no good either. For example if you decide to copy someone's homework because you don' t want to fail the class for the day. You might think its worth not getting a fail for the day then in the future. But what if there's a test on the homework in the future and you don't know any of the answer because you copied.