Quote: Chris28 "What extra info is there that you have and is not in the Sporting Life link then? That's all I have as it's all that's in the OP. Care to share your knowledge with the group?
Johnson apparently took Stanolozol
"Stanozolol, commonly sold under the name Winstrol (oral) and Winstrol Depot (intramuscular), was developed by Winthrop Laboratories in 1962. It is a synthetic anabolic steroid derived from testosterone, and has been approved by the FDA for human use." (wikipedia)
McDermott "provided a sample containing the prohibited substances drostanolone and 19-norandrosterone, which are anabolic agents"
So I'm struggling to see why you think there isn't a link. Not the same drugs but from the same family. I'll ask again, why would someone who would have known that anabolic steroids are banned take them, unless he did so by accident, in which case I apologise. But there is nothing in the report linked at the start to suggest that this is the case.'"
Did you even read the thread before casting your verdict on BMs actions?
Quote: Chris28 "Ben Johnson was caught out for steroid use in 1988, when McDermott would have been 9 or so, so he would have heard the story and known about the fuss since then. So at one point in his career, and why, does he then think "Taking anabolic steroids is OK and they'll never catch me"?
Stupid'"
You make a lot of assumptions in that statement.
Placing that statement within quotation marks is a bit misleading
Maybe you should hold your water a while and wait for some facts before summarily condemning the blokes actions and his reasoning.
