Taking steroids is an inherently selfish act, but there's also sacrifice involved. After all, you've got to be willing to accept the side effects – the acne, the wild hormonal changes, the mood swings. It's not all fun and home runs, you know. One overlooked aspect: Many designer steroids, including Kirk Radomski's, need to be injected to be truly effective, which is why Mo Vaughn stayed away from that stuff. Believe it or not, he was scared. From page 186 of Mitchell's report:
Radomski said that Glenallen Hill referred Vaughn to him. A former major league player has confirmed that Hill and Vaughn had a conversation in early 2001 in which Radomski's name was mentioned. Radomski recalled that Vaughn had an ankle injury and called him for advice. Radomski told Vaughn that human growth hormone would help his ankle heal faster. [...]"Wait, what? I've got to take injections? Seriously? With the big needles an such? You're sure there isn't, like, a smoothie I can use? OK ... um ... I guess I'll pass then. Just the HGH. Yep. Thanks."
Radomski said that the two checks in the amount of $3,200 were each for two kits of human growth hormone. He stated that the check in the amount of $2,200 might have been for one-and-a-half kits of human growth hormone. Radomski said that he did not sell Vaughn steroids because Vaughn was 'afraid of the big needles.'
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