For those of you who do not know and To tell the truth
Jason Giambi always has publicly denied taking steroids. But when he came before a grand jury, it was a different story. A comparison:
What he told the press
September 2001, his last season before signing as a free agent with the Yankees
"If you're an incredible athlete, steroids aren't going to help you hit a baseball."
July 2002, at the All-Star Game
"I could think about taking them, but I never have. Guys take a lot of pride in what they do, and it's kind of sickening for them to work their butts off all year around and now it's: 'He hits home runs. He's on steroids.'"
October 2003, after being subpoenaed by federal grand jury investigating steroid use
"I didn't do anything wrong."
February, after being asked if he has used performance-enhancing drugs
"Are you talking about steroids? No."
February, after showing up skinny at spring training and claiming he had lost "four pounds, that's it"
"I just cleaned up my diet. I stopped eating fast food, bottom line. I stopped eating In-N-Out burgers."
August, after being diagnosed with a benign tumor
"This is absolutely not related to steroids at all, and that's all I can say about that."