José Canseco > Quotes

“The challenge is not to find a top player who has used steroids. The challenge is to find a top player who hasn't.”
― José Canseco

“Sure, some people are afraid of steroids. Some people were afraid of fire, too. Afraid of electricity, or of splitting the atom. But I know that the body I have now is far superior to the one I was born with. I, Jose Canseco, have changed my own destiny and become more than just an athletic superstar -- I have become a superman. A god!”
― José Canseco, Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big – A #1 New York Times Bestselling Autobiography Exposing the Truth About Drugs and Scandal

“If you're a jerk, it doesn't matter how smart you are.”
― José Canseco

“Sure I tampered with my body chemistry -- and I emerged more than human! It's only a matter of time before an entire race of people are raised on steroids, and who knows what they'll be able to accomplish? Live to 150 years old, remain sexually potent into your nineties, interbreed with dolphins and whales, there's literally no limit to what steroids can do for a person. Do you know what it means to feel like God?”
― José Canseco, Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big – A #1 New York Times Bestselling Autobiography Exposing the Truth About Drugs and Scandal

“...And the reason I am the way I am is that I know the secret of life. And the secret of life is this: You fall down. You get up. That's it. It doesn't get any simpler than that.”
― José Canseco

“You get them-anywhere. It's-you can go right here to the corner gym and get it. It's that simple. It's that easy. But-obviously, I don't recommend using them or getting them without supervision, or a prescription, because they are illegal.”
― José Canseco