Deniers in the steroid era

The list of athletes who were accused and subsequently denied using performance-enhancing drugs is lengthy and includes some of the biggest names in their respective sports. Here is a sampling of those who claimed innocence in the face of drug allegations:

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"How many times do I have to say it? ... Well, if it can't be any clearer than 'I've never taken drugs,' " — Lance Armstrong during a 2005 testimony. After years of denying he'd used PEDs, despite the claims of many of his associates that he did, Armstrong finally came clean in a 2013 interview with Oprah Winfrey.
"How many times do I have to say it? ... Well, if it can't be any clearer than 'I've never taken drugs,' " — Lance Armstrong during a 2005 testimony. After years of denying he'd used PEDs, despite the claims of many of his associates that he did, Armstrong finally came clean in a 2013 interview with Oprah Winfrey.