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title: "11 Roger Clemens Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Roger Clemens quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Roger Clemens sayings and thoughts."
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> [Yes, I have known Roger Clemens for a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-mccready/yes-i-have-known-roger-clemens-for-a-long-time/)

[Mindy McCready](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-mccready/)

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> [But I'm still not 100% convinced that Roger Clemens took steroids. I'm not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-leiter/but-i-m-still-not-100-convinced-that-roger-clemens-took-steroids-i-m/)

[Al Leiter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-leiter/)

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> [I'm a huge baseball fan. Roger Clemens. That's my boy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wall/i-m-a-huge-baseball-fan-roger-clemens-that-s-my-boy/)

[Paul Wall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wall/)

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> [I never wanted to marry Roger Clemens. I wanted him to do right by his family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-mccready/i-never-wanted-to-marry-roger-clemens-i-wanted-him-to-do-right-by-his/)

[Mindy McCready](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-mccready/)

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> [Let me be clear: Despite Roger Clemens' statements to the contrary, I never injected Roger Clemens, or anyone else, with lidocaine or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/let-me-be-clear-despite-roger-clemens-statements-to-the-contrary-i/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

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> [Roger Clemens is one of the most wonderful men I've ever known. I loved him very much... still love him to this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-mccready/roger-clemens-is-one-of-the-most-wonderful-men-i-ve-ever-known-i/)

[Mindy McCready](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-mccready/)

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> [It just tickles me still when you see Roger Clemens, as great as he is, throw a split-finger and the hitter just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sutter/it-just-tickles-me-still-when-you-see-roger-clemens-as-great-as-he-is/)

[Bruce Sutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sutter/)

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> [When he (Roger Clemens) threw the bat (during Game 2 of the 2000 World Series), I basically walked out and kept asking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/when-he-roger-clemens-threw-the-bat-during-game-2-of-the-2000-world/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

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> [You know how you just don't like guys on the other team sometimes? It's funny because growing up I loved Roger (Clemens),…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-pettitte/you-know-how-you-just-don-t-like-guys-on-the-other-team-sometimes-it/)

[Andy Pettitte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-pettitte/)

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> [I told the truth about steroids and human growth hormone. I injected those drugs into the body of Roger Clemens at his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/i-told-the-truth-about-steroids-and-human-growth-hormone-i-injected/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

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> [“It’s Curt Schilling and his bloody sock staring down the Yankees in the Bronx. It’s Derek Lowe taking the mound the very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/it-s-curt-schilling-and-his-bloody-sock-staring-down-the-yankees-in/)

[Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/)

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