“For the record, in case anyone cares, I never considered using steroids…

What would I have done during my career if I knew that other pitchers were using illegal substances and outperforming me because of it? I’ve thought about that, and I don’t think I would have used ‘roids. I’d have been tempted, sure. But I’ve always been afraid to ingest things that could have harmful short-term or long-term repercussions… The fear of getting caught would not have been a part of my decision, because baseball officials couldn’t even get drug testing for narcotics past our union at the time… The possibility of a premature death would have scared me straight.

That thought hasn’t scared enough guys, obviously. I had to admit… that I was really disappointed when I heard about A-Rod. Same reaction when I heard about the allegations against Roger Clemens. Sadness…

The ultimate answer is to have all sports, including baseball and football, get treated the same way as the Olympics are – a universal testing program run by the World Anti-Doping Agency.”