<i>Professional athletes get caught cheating all the time, but I don&#x27;t doubt they still love their sports.</i><p>I very much doubt that cheating athletes love the sport. They may love the fame and benefits that come with the sport, but if they loved the sport, they would work hard to become better at it rather than cheating.<p>I love my job. I read up on research, volunteer at conferences, tinker&#x2F;hack on my own time, and provide lots of free consulting. Heck, the only reason I don&#x27;t provide more free consulting is, well, because I have bills to pay. I certainly can&#x27;t imaging expressing my love for the field by engaging in unethical, immoral or illegal activities. I suppose if it was the money I loved foremost, it might be different.