ON SPEAKING OUT ABOUT STEROID USE: Today, since speaking in front of Congress and in my changed walk in life since my NFL days, I have been treated with more respect by the public [than] when I played. The public appreciates honesty at this point.
ON FOOTBALL'S PLACE IN SOCIETY: You know, life moves on. I have contemplated 20 years of basically defending myself for speaking the reality athletes face with performance-enhancing drugs to a society that is seemingly incapable of completely dealing with it. ... Elite sport culturally is the equivalent to Roman spectacle and satisfies the same societal cravings for entertainment distraction. The spectacle aspect of elite sport in my humble opinion, does not glorify the will of God, it only glorifies man.
ON THE FUTURE OF DRUG USE IN THE SPORT: I believe eventually the magnitude of doping in elite football will be eventually exposed. In many ways, it already has been. Recent events in baseball will eventually take their toll on the "elephant in the living room." If the NFL is hit with another major doping scandal, it may unravel. They probably have enough power, wealth and influence to weather the storm. But, eventually there will be sacrifices because of the charade.
