Legal or Illegal, simply. Nothing more or nothing less.
^^^^Fair enough
Until the illegal action is continually repeated and known.
I have honestly never taken the time to self-create an emotion internally that would have me label any amateur athlete in any sport a cheater. I let the sanctions themselves determine legal or illegal.
To me, cheating is not a defined direct correlation between an illegal pitch and a legal pitch. It is an opinionated label/conclusion chosen to be used. Thanks
Will all due respect, you are really stretching it here. There is no asterisk or different definition of the word cheating if it is an amateur sport.
Also, you could make an argument that scholarship collegiate athletes are not truly amateurs anyway.
The definition of cheating is as follows:
act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game or examination.
The definition of amateur is as follows:
a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid basis.