Fountain of youth in a bottle’ (12-1-04)
In requesting a search warrant for the BALCO offices, the government cited a 1998 quote from Conte in Testosterone magazine: “I don’t condone the use of anabolic steroids or growth hormone. However, I know a number of athletes who use growth hormone, and most of them are reporting tremendous benefits. A few NFL players who have been caught using anabolic steroids have switched to using growth hormone by itself. Some of the older players in their mid-30s are also using growth hormone.”