Mark McGwire

“I chose to be retired. I chose to start a family. That was one of the biggest reasons I got away from the game of baseball. I wanted to start a family. I was happy.”

“Do you want to know the truth, or see me hit a few dingers?”

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

“Only sixteen players have hit fifty or more homers in a season. To me, that's a very special milestone.”

“What a perfect way to end the home stand, by hitting sixty-two for the city of St. Louis and all the fans. I truly wanted to do it here and I did. Thank you St. Louis.”

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

“I touched Roger's bat and held it to my heart. My bat will lie next to his. I'm damn proud of that.”

“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.”

“I know it's tough. Everybody in baseball knows its tough. I'm just going to give it my best shot.”

“My message is that steroids is bad. Don't do them. It's a bad message.”