Get Out

I started taking anabolic steroids in 1969 and never stopped. It was addicting, mentally addicting. Now I'm sick, and I'm scared. Ninety percent of the athletes I know are on the stuff. We're not born to be 300 lb (140 kg) or jump 30 ft (9.1 m). But all the time I was taking steroids, I knew they were making me play better. I became very violent on the field and off it. I did things only crazy people do. Once a guy sideswiped my car and I beat the hell out of him. Now look at me. My hair's gone, I wobble when I walk and have to hold on to someone for support, and I have trouble remembering things. My last wish? That no one else ever dies this way.

--Lyle Alzado, former NFL great

Lyle Alzado: 1949-1992

             You can save somebody from that fate.  If you play football, stop.  Get out of a sport where your highest aspirations are almost forced to include steroid use.  Get into a sport that cares about catching drug cheats. 

            If you have a son, keep him away from the game.  Don’t let him get sucked into the mania that inclines otherwise rational individuals to ruin their lives for a moment’s glory.

            Spread the word.  Get other people out of the sport, too.  Turn off the game, and encourage others to do the same.  It’s guaranteed to make our lives healthier, happier, and longer.