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title: "8 Took Steroids Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [I do feel I was overshadowed by some of those guys (who took steroids) . . . I had a diminished-skills clause…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/i-do-feel-i-was-overshadowed-by-some-of-those-guys-who-took-steroids/)

[Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/)

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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 would never do it because if I took steroids, I would hit 60 or 70 home runs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-braun/i-would-never-do-it-because-if-i-took-steroids-i-would-hit-60-or-70/)

[Ryan Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-braun/)

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> [I had good years when I took steroids, and I had bad years when I took steroids. But no matter what, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/i-had-good-years-when-i-took-steroids-and-i-had-bad-years-when-i-took/)

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

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> [It was a tough school. The kids on the debating team took steroids!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milton-berle/it-was-a-tough-school-the-kids-on-the-debating-team-took-steroids/)

[Milton Berle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milton-berle/)

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> [The only reason I took steroids was for my health purposes. I did not take steroids to get any gain for any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgwire/the-only-reason-i-took-steroids-was-for-my-health-purposes-i-did-not/)

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

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> [I can definitely say the same thing \[discussing Steffi Graf's claim that she had played against at least one top player who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-evert/i-can-definitely-say-the-same-thing-discussing-steffi-graf-s-claim/)

[Chris Evert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-evert/)

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> [I don't know what else I can say. I have never taken steroids. For people who think I took steroids intentionally, I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-palmeiro/i-don-t-know-what-else-i-can-say-i-have-never-taken-steroids-for/)

[Rafael Palmeiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-palmeiro/)

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