I saw a complete change in my teammates about 2 weeks into thier use of andro. Our team fought at practice. Everyone on the team who was taking andro spent more time trying to hurt and fight each other instead of trying to win and get better. In the games, they were getting so mad that we would lose over 150 yards because of stupid fights since my teammates could not keep there mouths shut. Anyone who knows football will tell you that when you lose that many yards because the team wants to fight, you will not win any game. They also had a hard time remembering plays that we had been running for 4 years together. I believe it was because they were so upset and mad that they didn't think right.

I am not saying taking andro will make you stupid or forget things, but it will take your mind off of things that you already know. In my 9th, 10th and 11th grade years, we only lost 5 games with the same team that we had in my 12th grade year. About the middle of the season, things fell apart big time with our team. We were not even a team. We all hated each other because everyone was the "I" in team and wanted to fight. Before, we were always close with each other, best friends. When you saw one of us you didn't have to look far to see the rest.

With 5 games left in the season, I talked just about everyone into stopping taking andro. Our team turned around 100%. We were a winning team. We were living up to the teams that we were in the past years when we won the AAAA title. But by that time we had already lost too many games to make the playoffs. In the last game of the season we beat the team that won the AAAA title something like 68-6.

I believe because of andro we didn't win my 12th grade year. Sure the people who took andro saw their bench go up a lot and they got bigger, but was it worth losing the AAAA title that we won the past 3 years? I know when our team looks back on it, they are really sorry they took andro because it ripped our team apart because of the side effects. I never took the stuff, so I don't know how it would affect me. But I would give up being at the division 1 school that I am at today playing baseball if I could go back and play that year over without andro. I know we could have won our state title because we wanted it and we worked harder then ever for it.

I just want to tell anyone in high school sports or anywhere to look into the side effects of stuff before you just take it. Don't go by what other people say, even if you trust them. I never thought our coach would ever do that to us. I would never want anyone to blow a good thing like the class of 1999 did at my school.

Thank you,
M.T.H.