Photo of Roger Clemens: Wikimedia Commons
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ATHLETE |
WHAT HE SAID CAUSED THE POSITIVE RESULT |
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Tour de France winner Floyd Landis |
Too much Jack Daniel’s |
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Czech tennis player Petr Korda |
Veal dinner |
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Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson |
Sarsaparilla-and-ginseng energy drink |
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American sprinter Dennis Mitchell |
5 beers and 4 sex acts the night before the race |
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SF Giants slugger Barry Bonds |
Flaxseed oil |
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Pitcher Roger Clemens |
Lidocaine and vitamin B12 |
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British shot-putter Paul Edwards |
Drinking a bottle of shampoo (seriously) |
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Tennis champ Andre Agassi |
Drinking his assistant’s meth-spiked soda |
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Italian soccer player Marco Borriello |
Rubbing STD medicine on himself |
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Olympic cyclist Tyler Hamilton |
A “vanishing twin” absorbed into his mother’s womb. (Don’t ask.) |
