Mark McGwire Quotes

Mark McGwire — American Athlete born on October 01, 1963,

Mark David McGwire, nicknamed "Big Mac", is an American former professional baseball player and hitting coach in Major League Baseball. As a first baseman, his MLB career spanned from 1986 to 2001 while playing for the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. He quickly grabbed media attention in 1987 as a rookie with the Athletics by hitting 33 home runs before the All-Star break, and would lead the major leagues in home runs that year with 49, setting the single-season rookie record. He appeared in six straight All-Star Games from 1987 to 1992 despite a brief career decline related to injuries. Another string of six consecutive All-Star appearances followed from 1995 to 2001. Each season from 1996 to 1999, he again led the major leagues in home runs... (wikipedia)

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.

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

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

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

I'm sure people will wonder if I could have hit all those home runs had I never taken steroids.