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title: "3 Fifty Quotes By Mark McGwire"
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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/i-ve-been-thinking-about-the-record-since-i-reached-the-fifty-plateau/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

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> [To be the first player to do it three consecutive years (fifty or more home runs), you go back through the thousands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/to-be-the-first-player-to-do-it-three-consecutive-years-fifty-or-more/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

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> [Only sixteen players have hit fifty or more homers in a season. To me, that's a very special milestone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/only-sixteen-players-have-hit-fifty-or-more-homers-in-a-season-to-me/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

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## Other authors on Fifty

## More by Mark McGwire

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/i-ve-been-thinking-about-the-record-since-i-reached-the-fifty-plateau/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/the-steroids-i-did-were-on-a-very-very-low-dosage-i-didn-t-want-to/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/i-have-had-to-tell-my-son-my-parents-my-friends-that-i-used-steroids/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

> [So be it. I’m happy to bring the country together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/so-be-it-i-m-happy-to-bring-the-country-together/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

> [I don't know if I want to break my own record. I think I would rather leave it as it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/i-don-t-know-if-i-want-to-break-my-own-record-i-think-i-would-rather/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

> [The thing I sort of get tired of hearing is if I don't hit home runs or don't get hits, that the pressure of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/the-thing-i-sort-of-get-tired-of-hearing-is-if-i-don-t-hit-home-runs/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/i-study-pitchers-i-visualize-pitches-that-gives-me-a-better-chance/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

> [Performance-enhancing drugs are an illusion. I wish I had never gotten involved with steroids. It was wrong. It was stupid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/performance-enhancing-drugs-are-an-illusion-i-wish-i-had-never-gotten/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

> [When people put my name next to (Babe) Ruth's name it still blows me away. I'm still in awe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/when-people-put-my-name-next-to-babe-ruth-s-name-it-still-blows-me/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

> [I think it puts baseball back on the map as a sport. It's America's pastime and just look at everyone coming out to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/i-think-it-puts-baseball-back-on-the-map-as-a-sport-it-s-america-s/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

> [I know it's tough. Everybody in baseball knows its tough. I'm just going to give it my best shot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/i-know-it-s-tough-everybody-in-baseball-knows-its-tough-i-m-just/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

> [I touched Roger's bat and held it to my heart. My bat will lie next to his. I'm damn proud of that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/i-touched-roger-s-bat-and-held-it-to-my-heart-my-bat-will-lie-next-to/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

> [I remember trying steroids very briefly in the 1989 -1990 off season, and then after I was injured in 1993, I used steroids again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/i-remember-trying-steroids-very-briefly-in-the-1989-1990-off-season/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

> [The mind is a powerful thing and most people don't use it properly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/the-mind-is-a-powerful-thing-and-most-people-don-t-use-it-properly/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

> [Sammy Sosa's a September player, so you have to watch out for him. It's crunch time, time to make history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/sammy-sosa-s-a-september-player-so-you-have-to-watch-out-for-him-it-s/)

[Mark McGwire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgwire/)

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