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José Canseco


Born
in Havana, Cuba
July 02, 1964

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Genre
Biographies & Memoirs, Sports


José Canseco y Capas, Jr. is a former outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball, and is the twin brother of former major league player Ozzie Canseco.

In 2005, Canseco admitted to using anabolic steroids in a tell-all book, Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big. Canseco also claimed that up to 85% of major league players took steroids, a figure disputed by many in the game. In the book, Canseco specifically identified former teammates Mark McGwire, Jason Giambi, Rafael Palmeiro, Iván Rodríguez, and Juan González as fellow steroid users, and claimed that he injected them. Most of the players named in the book have denied steroid use. Giambi has admitted to steroid use in testimony before a grand ...more

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Average rating: 3.28 · 4,111 ratings · 330 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors
Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant...
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Vindicated: Big Names, Big ...
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Strength Training For Baseball
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禁断の肉体改造
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Who's Who In Baseball 1989
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“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
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“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
tags: humor-inspirational, mad-scientists
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“If you're a jerk, it doesn't matter how smart you are.”
― José Canseco
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