Mark McGwire
Mark McGwire
Mark David "Big Mac" McGwire, is an American former professional baseball player and currently a bench 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth1 October 1963
CityPomona, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I mean, it's unheard of for somebody to hit 70 home runs, so I'm like in awe of myself right now.
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 thing I sort of get tired of hearing is if I don't hit home runs or don't get hits, that the pressure of the media is getting to me. Absolutely not. Believe me, it's not getting to me.
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.