A-Rod’s season did not start out well with a confession of past steroid use and this year, he debuted with a hip surgery, slowing down his performance for this season.

However, in the end, everything was all worth it after New York Yankees’ third baseman ended this season with a 27th World Series Title for his team.

According to A-Rod, he already hit rock bottom this year. Therefore, he has nothing to lose anymore this year. However, he believes that if more pressure were taken off and less worries were spent on individual stuff, then your talents can shine naturally.

This year will prove to be different for Alex Rodriguez. Three American League MVP awards, 12 All-Star Game selections, a pair of Gold Gloves and now a World Series ring, hopefully people will be running back in his way.

Rodriguez is just so grateful with 25 teammates, coaches, the MLB organization and the Steinbrenner family that supported him even through the steroids scandal. Added to that, he was also plagued with gossips about his romance with Madonna and now Kate Hudson. It may be a page header for the tabloids but when it comes to playing baseball, Rodriguez is more focused and determined as ever.

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After 16 major league seasons, three American League MVP awards in his trophy case, 12 All-Star Game selections and a pair of Gold Gloves, Alex Rodriguez finally earned the piece of hardware he’s yearned for - a World Series ring.

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According to Andre Agassi’s autobiography, he used crystal meth while still playing professional tennis. Agassi was not the only famous world-class player to have been involved with steroids.

Some of the most famous players were Diego Maradona, one of Argentina’s greatest football player who tested positive for ephedrine in the 1994 World Cup series.

Baseball’s highest paid player, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003. However, no penalties were imposed for a positive test until 2003.

Sports Illustrated broke the story about A-Rod’s use of steroids after they found that the Yankees slugger was among the list of 104 players that tested positive in a confidential testing.

Other athletes to have failed anti-doping tests were Olympic gold medalist swimmer, Michael Phelps, who was photographed to have been smoking pot at a student party in 2009.

Richard Gasquet, the French tennis star and a former Wimbledon semi-finalist, tested positive for cocaine use. However, he claimed that he got the residue from kissing a girl in a bar. He was later cleared of all charges.

Martina Hingis, one of the famous players in the tennis scene opted to retire early than undergo further tests for testing positive for cocaine use.

So far, these are the brightest stars in the sports arena to have also graced the news pages because of positive anti-doping tests.

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With news that former tennis ace Andre Agassi used crystal meth while still playing professional tennis, according to his autobiography, we look at some of sports most infamous drug scandals.

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After being accused of taking steroids to stay ahead of the competition and becoming the Phantom of the Clubhouse, Alex Rodriguez is finally been able to live a ‘new and normal life’, where he is not seen by his lockers during the times when the room is open to outsiders.

It is worth noting here that A-Rod had a troubled life starting from his steroid admission to ties to Madonna to the photo shoot where he kissed his own reflection in the mirror but he is more relaxed now after surviving through all those ordeals.

From TimesUnion.com:

If the Yankees are to win their first World Series title since 2000 — and if A-Rod is to even make it to the series for the first time in 16 major league seasons — he is going to have to perform more like Mr. October, Reggie Jackson, than Mr. May, Dave Winfield, as the postseason stretches past Halloween into November.

“People talk about the failures of one guy, but one guy does not win a series or lose a series,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. “When I look at the last playoff, there were a lot of guys who didn’t hit. And because he’s the biggest name, or people like to talk about him the most, everyone focuses on his numbers.”

That’s what a record $275 million, 10-year contract will do.

Rodriguez famously opted out of his previous deal, a then-record $252 million, 10-year agreement, after going 4-for-15 (.267) with one RBI during the Yankees’ first-round loss to Cleveland in 2007. He won his third AL MVP award in five seasons after hitting 54 homers with 156 RBIs, but his October failures got more attention.

Though coming late but it does seem that someone has learned a good lesson, on how to live life, and how to live up to expectations of the fans, after all, the life of a baseball slugger is not completely his as his success, stories, and habits influence one and all.

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It has been several months since most of us heard the word “steroids” in the sporting world, a fact that has brought a big smile on the faces of sporting and doping officials. In early February this year, there were anonymous sources reporting that Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod) had used performance enhancing drugs to deliver dramatic performances on the field. Then, there were claims by the lawyers involved in the BALCO investigation that David Ortiz was one of the players who had tested positive in 2003.

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It is no coincidence that, for the most part, sports writers broke their steroid stories during the off-season when there is not much baseball news around. Of course, when an anonymous source dumps the Ortiz leak during the season, it must be played when it appears. Red Sox fans were worried about Big Papi’s failure to start playing the game until two months into the 2009 season. The drug testing story offered an explanation for Ortiz’s lackluster performance. It happened to all players who had to go off “the stuff.” The faithful rallied to Papi’s side. Since then he has had his usual spectacular year, although his batting average never recovered. No one has bothered to say “never mind” about the drug accusations.

The only steroid news since the shameful accusations against David Ortiz has been the court ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in August on a suit brought by the Major League Baseball Players Association. Federal authorities had seized all the 2003 drug-testing records as part of their BALCO investigation, although their subpoena only referenced information related to ten players. Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, normally a staunch conservative on criminal matters, castigated the Bush henchmen: “This was an obvious case of deliberate overreaching by the government in an effort to seize data as to which it lacked probable cause.” Perhaps the government could not tell the difference between ten records and a hundred. It is refreshing to know that the Fourth Amendment is still part of the sacred covenant that is our Bill of Rights.

It appears that the news of steroids is often broken down during the off-season to keep public interest. After all, publicity, good or bad, seems to be working these days and if the publicity is centered up on a celebrity, people tend to take more interest than ever.

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Alex Rodriguez or A-rod, who admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs in the past, gave a talk against steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs in a school in Baltimore.

Maryland congressional representative Elijah Cummings and state school Chief Dr. Nancy Grasmick, recently established an anti-steroid program called Powered by Me!.

According to Cong. Cummings, it was Alex Rodriguez himself who contacted him to offer his support for the anti-steroid program.

Rodriguez made his speech at the Milford Mill Academy in front of 500 student athletes last Tuesday.

In his speech, he acknowledged his mistake of taking a performance-enhancing drug. According to him, one of his missions in life is to turn a negative into a positive. He added that telling the truth felt liberating and good. Learning from our mistakes is something that we should be proud of, said Rodriguez.

The 12-time All star admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs from 2001 to 2003, while still with the Texas Rangers.

He recounted his steroids use and advised the students to avoid using similar drugs.

Cummings was pleased that Rodriguez supported the program by giving a speech. He expects that a speech coming from such a high profile person could make a strong impact on the youth on playing fair and healthy.

According to Baltimore Sun:

“I am here today simply because I made a mistake,” Rodriguez said, according to the Baltimore Sun. “Now, how many of you here have made a mistake? Well, I’m here because I made a mistake, and one of my missions in life is to turn a negative into a positive. And to actually tell the truth, it feels pretty darn good and liberating. It is very important to me professionally and spiritually. At the end of the day when we look into the mirror, we learn from our mistakes, it’s something we should feel proud of and become a better version of ourselves.”

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Reggie Jackson, a two-time World Series most valuable player, has said that there is no room for baseball players who used steroids during their playing days to make an impression, in the hall of fame.

Jackson, who played Major League Baseball from 1967-1987, is one of the best baseball players ever and presently holds the 12th position on the all-time list for maximum home runs with 563 to his credit.

Some of the players who have outplayed him in the rankings had confessed to taking steroids in the past and the list includes big names, namely, Alex Rodriguez, Rafael Palmeiro, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds.

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“It bothers me,” Jackson said in an interview with Bloomberg Television in New York. “A lot of Hall of Famers are very offended by it. I am starting to get affected and I am hoping that those guys that get caught don’t get into the Hall of Fame.”

Jackson, who played for the New York Yankees from 1977 to 1981 and now serves as a special adviser to the team, also said that he misses the old Yankee Stadium. The Yankees moved this season from the ballpark that was home to 26 World Series championship teams, including two of his own, to their new venue across the street.

“I never really saw the new stadium when they were building it,” Jackson said. “I hung out at the old one. I had a difficult time leaving it. The last day I went out with a couple of friends and we walked around the stadium and I sat in the center field block with the fans and others and got a little teary-eyed.”

In an interview with the Bloomberg Television in New York, Jackson said that baseball greats like him who never used steroids to gain an unfair advantage feel offended to be ranked lower than those who cheat the game and fans by taking steroids.

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In a book entitled “American Icon”, which is set to be released on May 12, illustrates that it is not only Alex Rodriguez who developed gynecomastia but also Roger Clemens. Gynecomastia or commonly referred as man boobs is one of the side effects of using anabolic steroids. According to the investigative team of the Daily News, Roger Clemens was always the first Yankee to go out of the shower and the first to get dressed after the game.

“Male boobs” are the result of the estrogen effects of steroids. This condition occurs since man’s body compensates to the suppressed testosterone production and by the high level of female hormone produced in the body.

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Alex Rodriguez wasn’t the only player in the Yankee clubhouse who suffered from “man boobs,” an embarrassing side effect of steroid use.

According to “American Icon,” a book by the Daily News sports investigative team that will be released on May 12, Roger Clemens also sprouted breasts as a result of anabolic steroid use. The condition is called gynecomastia, and it occurs in men who use steroids because their bodies compensate for a surge of testosterone by increasing production of female hormones.

“The medical term was gynecomastia, but around the clubhouse they called them “b—- t—” or “man boobs” - and heaven help the player who sprouted them in the middle of his career and then took his shirt off in the locker room,”

Rodriguez admitted in February that he tested positive during Major League Baseball’s survey testing period in 2003 but said he used steroids only from 2001-2003.

The NYY best pitcher, Roger Clemens denied using steroids during his sports career despite many accusations on his alleged use of steroids or human growth hormone. He is now under investigation on the alleged lying before the Congress last year.

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New York Daily News reports that Alex Rodriguez must have been using steroids since high school. This practice is believed to have continued even during the time he joined the New York Yankees. These details were based on the book on Alex Rodriguez, written by Selena Roberts.

According to the report published by the New York Daily News, there was a former high school teammate of Alex Rodriguez who confessed that the “slugger” took steroid even before he was drafted as the number 1 pick. This high school teammate did confirm that even their coach at that time knew about it. However, this allegation was initially denied by coach Rich Hoffman.

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A front-page headline (right) reads, “A-Rod book bombshell” with text below adding, “Slugger may have taken HGH while playing for the Yankees” and, “Hints he took steroids as early as high school days.”

The report indicates that a high school teammate of Rodriguez’s told Roberts that A-Rod took steroids before being drafted as a No. 1 pick and that his high school coach knew it — an allegation the coach, Rich Hoffman, denied.

The book also indicates that two anonymous Yankees said they believed Rodriguez was using banned substances based on visual side effects, which reportedly led to Rodriguez gaining an unflattering nickname that referenced an increased pectoral size comparable to a woman’s chest. The report also notes that a clubhouse staffer suggested management had a suspicion that the third baseman may have been juicing.

The book also illustrates that there are two other Yankees who believed that Rodriguez was using prohibited drugs based on the physical side effects. It also included the statement of one clubhouse staffer who told that Rodriguez may be juicing.

Alex Rodriguez, Yankees third baseman, is currently rehabbing in Phoenix with a private trainer.

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Lucas Swineford of Secaucus and leader of the Baseball Fan Give Back, pleaded to Major League Baseball fans to boycott the game last April 17. He asked fans to donate $13, which is equivalent to half of the MLB games ticket to a charity, and volunteer for three hours, the average time spent watching a game. This effort shows a protest on the prevalent steroid issue on baseball.

The Baseball Fan Give Back brainchild stated that he felt disappointed when Alex Rodriguez of New York Yankees admitted that he was pressured to use steroid. Rodriguez admitted his steroid past during an ESPN interview.

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Swineford, who works in the IT department at Yale University and now resides in Easton, Conn., said he created Baseball Fans Give Back because he was disgusted by Yankee All-Star Alex Rodriguez’s admission during an interview on ESPN that he once used steroids.

Instead of spending the money on watching a baseball game, Swineford was encouraging people to donate $13 - half the cost of the average MLB ticket - to a charity and volunteer for three hours, the average length of a game.

Lucas Swineford admitted that he’s a baseball fan but he felt frustrated that steroid has been a continuing issue in the sport. He preferred April 17 to execute the protest in commemoration of the late Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburg Pirates. He said that he always honors Clemente for his humanitarian efforts. Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash when he was about to deliver goods and supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. He believes that athletes can be good role models to kids.

Swineford stated that what he did was not a negative endeavor. He said that he just wanted to encourage baseball fans to spend at least a day in charity and volunteer work.

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If you are looking for hardcore steroids in Dominican Republic then they are easily available, but if you want to buy synthetic human growth hormone then also you can buy them there. Human growth hormone is also available in the black market of Santo Domingo and Dominican supplement shops, as well as in the island’s pharmacies.

Though, most steroids including growth hormone are legal with prescription in Dominican, but last week a Daily News reporter bought testosterone enanthate, a syringe and the oral steroid Dianabol at a pharmacy of the island without any prescription.

According to the president of the Dominican Federation of Sports Medicine and a member of the Dominican Olympic Committee, Milton Pinedo, human growth hormone is legal only with a prescription. Meanwhile he also said, “But a lot of the time you can get it without a prescription.” Pinedo further added that he did not think use of HGH in the Dominican was as big a problem as steroid use.

To confirm the statement, The News contacted several Dominican pharmacies, including the chain Farmax, and all of them replied that they did not sell HGH. One Farmax employee told that HGH can be bought, with a doctor’s prescription, at health clinics and in that case also it is generally prescribed for severe medical problems, such as AIDS wasting.

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Hardcore steroids aren’t the only drugs easily obtainable in the Dominican Republic. Human growth hormone - baseball’s scarlet letter - is available on the black market in Santo Domingo, in Dominican supplement shops and even in the island’s pharmacies.

Sometimes even without a prescription.

Baseball banned HGH before the 2005 season, but does not test players for the substance as there continues to be debate on the reliability of an HGH blood test. The league’s current drug testing program uses urine samples only, and HGH cannot be detected in urine. Doping experts believe HGH use among athletes, particularly baseball players, has increased in recent years since a reliable HGH test has yet to be adopted in all sports.

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez’s recent admission to steroid use from 2001-03 has created a steady stream of headlines, but baseball’s HGH headache seems poised to linger for a lot longer.

Baseball players union chief Donald Fehr is making his spring-training rounds and once again addressing a deluge of questions about growth hormone.

But two other Dominican sources revealed that HGH is easily available in bodegas where milk, rice and food are also sold and in supplement stores that also sell a wide variety of other performance-enhancing drugs. Even one source told that just simply walk into a Dominican gym and you will get whatever drug you desire, though quite expensive. The 10-cc vial of Primobolan - good for two injections in a week - costs approximately $95.

It was before 2005 season that baseball banned use of HGH, but did not test players because of the still running debate on the reliability of an HGH blood test. The recent admittance of steroid use was declared by Yankees star player Alex Rodriguez only after his name appeared in the BALCO investigation report.

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