I'm not here to discuss the past... I'm here to be positive.
Performance-enhancing drugs are an illusion. I wish I had never gotten involved with steroids. It was wrong. It was stupid.
My message is that steroids is bad. Don't do them. It's a bad message.
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.
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 ballpark. It has been an exciting year.
You don't know that you'll ever have to talk about the skeleton in your closet.
I don't know if I want to break my own record. I think I would rather leave it as it is.
Only sixteen players have hit fifty or more homers in a season. To me, that's a very special milestone.
I touched Roger's bat and held it to my heart. My bat will lie next to his. I'm damn proud of that.
Do you want to know the truth, or see me hit a few dingers?
I had good years when I took steroids, and I had bad years when I took steroids. But no matter what, I shouldn't have done it, and for that, I'm truly sorry.
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.
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.
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.
Once and for all, I did not use steroids or any other illegal substance.
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.
In '83, we went over to Amsterdam. I just remember people saying, 'Baseball's just starting over here. They're learning how to play the game of baseball.'
I know it's tough. Everybody in baseball knows its tough. I'm just going to give it my best shot.
I sort of missed one big thing, to touch first base. I hope I didn't act foolish, but this is history.
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.
