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"Did I want to take steroids? No," Dykstra told Cowherd. "But I literally could not make it through a full season playing everyday. I'm a small guy. It wasn't that I forgot how to hit. I was just too weak. So I needed something to keep me strong throughout the season. In August, the bat felt like a telephone pole so in my contract year, 1990, I didn't know what to do. I was living in Mississippi and I just called up some hillbilly doctor there and I made an appointment and I just told him the whole story.
"I said, 'Look, this year is going to determine if I get paid and be an everyday player or not. So I need something to keep me strong.' I went and read about the runner Ben Johnson who was the first guy to use [steroids]. I went to the library and I found I needed Deca Durabolin. The doctor said, 'okay.' and he writes it. He said, 'come back and I'll show you how to do it.' Then I hire a trainer and I show up to spring training looking like Greek statue, 190 [pounds]. Now, I lead the league in hits, I hit .325, hittting .400 in June, the cover of Sports Illustrated. You think they work? Maybe."
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"I said, 'Look, this year is going to determine if I get paid and be an everyday player or not. So I need something to keep me strong.' I went and read about the runner Ben Johnson who was the first guy to use [steroids]. I went to the library and I found I needed Deca Durabolin. The doctor said, 'okay.' and he writes it. He said, 'come back and I'll show you how to do it.' Then I hire a trainer and I show up to spring training looking like Greek statue, 190 [pounds]. Now, I lead the league in hits, I hit .325, hittting .400 in June, the cover of Sports Illustrated. You think they work? Maybe."
Watch: Lenny Dykstra explains his steroid use in great detail | Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
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