December 2009
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“We have created a new class of Americans our country called...”
– Wm. David Cornwell, Sr., Sports attorney and President of the sports law firm, DNK Cornwell - Enough Of Tiger: It’s Time for the Media to Answer Some Questions
August 2009
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“I can see where guys like Hank Aaron and some of the old-timers have a beef with...”
– Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo interview with Bob Nightengale of USA Today (“Reds’ Arroyo is gambling on supplements, despite risk,” August 13, 2009)
June 2009
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“I think we’re going to have to either give up baseball or give up the hypocrisy...”
– Zev Chafets, author of Cooperstown Confidential: Heroes, Rogues, and the Inside Story of the Baseball Hall of Fame , in NJJN
May 2009
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“The nationwide war on steroids by two San Francisco BALCO prosecutors and one...”
– Jonathan Littman commenting on Freakonomics blog article
February 2009
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“Steroids are treated like any other illegal drug that threatens the American...”
– United States Customs and Border Patrol website, “US Customs Today” (July 2002)
“I think it’s important to get the message out that we should not use drugs. I...”
– Arnold Schwarzenegger about steroids on CNN’s State of the Union with John King (”Schwarzenegger: Steroid Use Sends Bad Message” (February 22, 2009)
“I don’t worry about it, because I never took an overdosage. I took them...”
– Arnold Schwarzenegger discusses his own steroid use in Playboy interview with Joan Goodman (January 1988)
“I did, yes. But I mean, there was in a time in the late ’60s… It was...”
– Arnold Schwarzenegger discusses his steroid use on CNN’s Larry King Live (August 10, 2003)
“Arnold now publicly and repeatedly condemns the use of steroids. If he knew then...”
– Arnold Schwarzenegger about his past steroid use via gubernatorial campaign spokesman Rob Stutzman (2003)
“Certainly, as someone who is in a position to influence young people, I want to...”
– Arnold Schwarzenegger writing about steroids in “The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding” (1998)
“I used steroids. It was a risky thing to do, but I have no regrets. It was what...”
– Arnold Schwarzenegger has no regrets about steroid use in Los Angeles Times (1996)
“There is no one who has ever gone the long haul relying on drugs. That extra 20...”
– Arnold Schwarzenegger discusses steroids in interview with Saturday Evening Post (1993)
“In those days you didn’t have to deal with the black market. You could go...”
– Arnold Schwarzenegger discusses doctor-prescribed steroid use to US News & World Reports (1992)
“It was new then. There were no laws against it. I experimented with it....”
– Arnold Schwarzenegger characterizes his steroids use to USA Today after President George Bush appointed him to President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (1990)
“I will not speak for my colleagues, but I will write of my experience with...”
– Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote about his steroid use in mail-order booklet entitled “Arnold: Developing a Mr. Universe Physique” that he sold in “Muscle & Fitness” (1977)
“I take steroids because they help me an extra 5 percent. Women take the...”
– Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about steroid use in Barbara Walters interview (1974)
“It was what I had to do to compete. The danger with steroids is over-usage. I...”
– Arnold Schwarzenegger admitting use of anabolic steroids in 1996 quoted in “Conan the Politician by Tom Farrey”
“Steroids have been used since the late ’60s. They produce less problems...”
– Joe Weider defense of anabolic steroids appearing in “L.A. Magazine: The Hush-Hush Deal That Made Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor,” by Ann Louise Bardach (September 2004)
“There is no way to truly solve baseball’s steroid problem. In fact, I...”
– Mark Madden writing op-ed “What’s wrong with steroids?” in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 1, 2002
“There are a couple of things that I’ve always thought about...”
– Bob Knight, speaking on ESPN Radio about Alex Rodriguez admitted steroid use, February 11, 2009
“The most rigorous drug testing systems have loopholes through which I could...”
– Charles Yesalis, professor of health policy and administration of exercise and sport science at Penn State University
January 2009
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“It’s not just a drug that can be taken lightly. It’s something that we still...”
– DEA Special Agent Violet Szeleczky speaking about the dangers of steroids during the sentencing of Kenneth Hebert and Leticia Zamora as part of Operation Raw Deal. ”Pearland couple to be sentenced for operating major steroid pill mill,” January 27, 2009.
December 2008
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“As used by most people, including athletes, the adverse effects of anabolic...”
– Dr. Mauro di Pasquale, anabolic steroid expert in “What’s So Bad About Performance Enhancement?” In LA Weekly on December 20, 2007.
October 2008
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“I have chemically restructured by body, giving myself one of the best physiques...”
– Jose Canseco claims anabolic steroids made him look good, strong and health in Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (page 277)
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“I’ve never seen any sign of this so-called ‘roid rage in any other...”
– Jose Canseco discusses the proper use of anabolic steroids in Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (page 259-260)
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“Carefully controlling the amounts of steroids you take, administering them at...”
– Jose Canseco discusses the proper use of anabolic steroids in Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (page 224-225)
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“I believe every steroid out there can be used safely and beneficially -...”
– Jose Canseco discusses the safety of anabolic steroids in Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (page 6)
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“Yes, you heard me right: Steroids, used correctly, will not only make you...”
– Jose Canseco discusses the health benefits of anabolic steroids in Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (page 3)
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“We’re talking about the future here. I have no doubt whatsoever that...”
– Jose Canseco discusses the future of anabolic steroids in Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big
August 2008
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“Unlike many other drugs, kids don’t admit it because it’s not cool...”
– Linn Goldberg, professor of medicine at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland and founder of ATLAS and ATHENA anti-steroid education programs.
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“Anabolic steroids are the only hormones in the entire Controlled Substances Act,...”
– Steroid law expert Rick Collins in testimony to United States Sentencing Commission on April 12, 2005
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“Tired of the ridiculous steroids hearings in Congress? Thank Biden, who led the...”
– Radley Balko, a senior editor for Reason magazine, on Democratic Presidential nominee Barrack Obama’s choice of Senator Joseph Biden as VP candidate posted on The Agitator blog
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“And certainly in the general population I think this could be used as an instant...”
– H. Lee Sweeney, Professor and Chairman of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, speaking about potential of IGF-1 gene therapy at The President’s Council on Bioethics on September 13, 2002
June 2008
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“It annoys me when people complain about athletes taking steroids to improve...”
– George Carlin, writing about anabolic steroids in his best-selling book, When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops?
“If you don’t give your kid a moral foundation from which to make important...”
– Charles E. Yesalis, professor of health and human development at Penn State University speaking about anabolic steroids in “The Secret Edge: Steroids in High Schools,” February 6, 2006.
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“Amazingly, there has been no credible study of the long-term health effects of...”
– Charles E. Yesalis, professor of health and human development at Penn State University in (“‘Roid Warrior,” August 15, 2002)
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“You know, if my son came home and said, Dad, I’m either going to start...”
– Charles E. Yesalis, professor of health and human development at Penn State University in (“‘Roid Warrior,” August 15, 2002)
May 2008
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“As I mentioned in my book, the health risks have been greatly overstated....”
– Charles Yesalis, professor of health policy and administration of exercise and sport science at Penn State. T-Nation
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“We go and watch sporting events because of the amazing feats these guys are able...”
– John Lott Jr., the author of Freedomnomics and a senior research scientist at the University of Maryland in Washington Lawyer magazine, Juiced: Congress, Steroids, and the Law.
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“Doping is rampant and beating the testers is like taking candy from a baby. The...”
– Victor Conte, BALCO, in the Times Online (UK)
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“I could safely put any athlete on a cycle of anabolic steroids, and he’d...”
– Jose Antonio, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Exercise Physiology at Nebraska, to the Professional Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society, in January, 1999. ESPNMAG.com