Roger Clemens once allegedly claimed steroids 'had a pretty good effect on him'

The flamboyant pitcher Roger Clemens, who appeared to be headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame, was accused in 2010 of lying to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing substances.

Clemens once allegedly claimed steroids were advantageous for him. He confided in his former trainer Brian McNamee about feeling advantaged by drugs.

As per CBSNews in 2008:

"According to McNamee, from the time McNamee injected Clemens with Winstrol, a steroid, through the end of the '98 season, Clemens performance showed remarkable improvement. Clemens told McNamee that the steroids, quote, had a pretty good effect on him. McNamee said Clemens was also training harder and dieting better during this time.

"The next season, 2001. According to McNamee, Clemens advised him in August of 2001 that he was again ready to use steroids. And shortly thereafter, McNamee injected Clemens with a steroid on four to five occasions at Clemens' apartment."

Clemens' MLB career was marred by his PED usage. With his admission of adultery against his wife and public allegations linking him to other women, his astonishing fall from grace continued.

Roger Clemens' involvement in the PED issue

According to former pitcher Jason Grimsley's federal complaint, Clemens was supposedly one of numerous athletes who used PEDs in 2006.

Roy Halladay, a two-time Cy Young Award winner who retired in 2013 with 203 victories, once started a Twitter dispute. Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds, according to Halladay, don't belong in Cooperstown.

"When you use PEDs you admit your not good enough to compete fairly! Our nations past time should have higher standards! No Clemens no Bonds!" - Roy Halladay

Roger Clemens won the World Series twice and was a 11-time All-Star. The most of any pitcher in history, he won seven Cy Young Awards throughout the course of his career. Due to his strong competitive nature and hard-throwing pitching style, Clemens was known for terrifying batters.

Championship Series - New York Yankees v Houston Astros - Game One

The PED controversy hurt his chances of getting inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He failed to receive the required 75% of votes over his 10 years of eligibility, finishing with 65.2% in 2022.