Mark McGwire Quotes

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Mark McGwire

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 1, 1963

The only reason I took steroids was for my health purposes. I did not take steroids to get any gain for any strength purposes.

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I'm not here to discuss the past... I'm here to be positive.

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Performance-enhancing drugs are an illusion. I wish I had never gotten involved with steroids. It was wrong. It was stupid.

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Once and for all, I did not use steroids or any other illegal substance.

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I've been thinking about the record since I reached the fifty plateau. But you think about it and then you let it go because you can't waste many brain cells on hours thinking about it.

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The only team that could have competed with us was the Cubans. It's too bad they're boycotting. The teams we're playing just can't compete with our power.

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The steroids I did were on a very, very low dosage. I didn't want to take a lot of that. I didn't want to look like Arnold Schwartzenegger or Lou Ferrigno.

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I remember trying steroids very briefly in the 1989 -1990 off season, and then after I was injured in 1993, I used steroids again.

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Only sixteen players have hit fifty or more homers in a season. To me, that's a very special milestone.

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There's not a pill or an injection that's going to give me, going to give any player the hand-eye coordination to hit a baseball.

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I have had to tell my son, my parents, my friends that I used steroids. It's been very hard. It's been very difficult.

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I know it's tough. Everybody in baseball knows its tough. I'm just going to give it my best shot.

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I don't know if I want to break my own record. I think I would rather leave it as it is.

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I sort of missed one big thing, to touch first base. I hope I didn't act foolish, but this is history.

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I study pitchers. I visualize pitches. That gives me a better chance every time I step into the box. That doesn't mean I'm going to get a hit every game, but that's one of the reasons I've come a long way as a hitter.

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I tell you what, I was so shocked because I didn't think the ball had enough to get out. It's an absolutely incredible feeling. I can honestly say I did it.

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I touched Roger's bat and held it to my heart. My bat will lie next to his. I'm damn proud of that.

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I wish that every player could feel what I've felt in visiting ballparks. The receptions I've received, it's blown me away. It's absolutely remarkable.

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This is a great thing that's happening in baseball. We don't know if it will ever happen again.

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What a perfect way to end the home stand, by hitting sixty-two for the city of St. Louis and all the fans. I truly wanted to do it here and I did. Thank you St. Louis.

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