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You Know Which Guys Are Doing Steroids And Which Ones Aren't. I Don't Judge Anybody. Everybody Has Their Own Life And People Do What They Want. It's Like Smoking Pot. If You Experiment With It, It Doesn't Mean You're The Devil, And It Doesn't Mean You've Ruined Your Body. It Just Means You Tried It.

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You Know Which Guys

Dolph Lundgren

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You Know Which Guys Are Doing Steroids And Which Ones Aren't. I Don't Judge Anybody. Everybody Has Their Own Life And People Do What They Want. It's Like Smoking Pot. If You Experiment With It, It Doesn't Mean You're The Devil, And It Doesn't Mean You've Ruined Your Body. It Just Means You Tried It.

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