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We, the bodybuilders, realizing that our conduct
reflects on the good name of the sport of bodybuilding, and realizing
the responsibility thereby placed upon us, pledge ourselves:
1. To fulfill our responsibility
to society, to our coaches, and to the officials and administrators
of the NABBA USA.
2. To honor, dignify and support
the sport of bodybuilding by competing to the best of our ability,
and to be in top shape when giving an exhibition or a seminar.
3. To respect our opponents on
equal terms in the spirit of friendly rivalry and good sportsmanship.
4. To respect the rules of competition
and to observe them honestly in cooperation with the officials.
5. To accept the decisions of
the judges in the spirit of good sportsmanship without descending
to selfish recriminations, realizing that those decisions have
been made honestly and objectively.
6. To continue striving for bodily
perfection and correct moral principles.
7. To honor the special trust
conferred on us by our participation and representation of our
country, and to adhere to the standards of personal conduct expected
of us.
8. To recognize the value of
bodybuilding and to promote its future by serving as an example
to inspire other young people to participate.
9. To cooperate with our administrators
in the development of high standards, both moral and physical,
for the sport of bodybuilding and in the progressive furtherance
of the aims of NABBA USA.
10. To strive to eliminate the use
of physique enhancing drugs such as anabolics and diuretics in
the sport.
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We, the officials, realizing that our
actions and decisions as judges, etc., reflect on the good name
of the sport of bodybuilding, and realizing
the responsibility thereby placed upon us, pledge ourselves:
1. To apply honestly, impartially,
and objectively all rules controlling the competition.
2. To safeguard the interests
of all competitors on equal terms.
3. To cooperate in providing
the best possible conditions for the competitions for the benefit
of the competitors, officials, and administrators.
4. To respect the feelings
and competitive drive of the bodybuilders, and to make allowances
for their heightened emotions in the heat
of competition.
5. To respect the requirements
of an effective administration and to cooperate
willingly and promptly with the officially-appointed administrators.
6. To cooperate with the controllers
of the competitions by rendering decisions clearly and promptly
and in accordance with the requirements of the competition or
judging procedure.
7. To refrain from attempting
to influence the decisions of other judges or officials, and to
respect their individual opinions and decisions.
8. To honor the special trust
conferred on us by our selection as judges
or officials, and to adhere to the standards of personal conduct
expected of us.
9. To cooperate with our
bodybuilders and administrators in the development of high standards,
both moral and physical, for the sport of
bodybuilding and in the progressive furtherance of the aims of
the NABBA USA.
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