Arnold Schwarzenegger has long acknowledged using steroids when he was a bodybuilder. In an interview, he said that he has no regrets for using performance-enhancing drugs as he did it under doctors' supervision. Interestingly, he advises young bodybuilders against using such drugs.
The Lance Armstrong doping case led to Armstrong being stripped of seven 'Tour de France' titles. He later confessed that he used human growth hormone, erythropoietin, and diuretics. He also said that he falsified documents pertaining to his drug tests.
In an interview with ESPN, Alex Rodriguez admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs from 2001 to 2003. He was suspended for the 2014 season for violating MLB's drugs policy.
Barry Bonds has been a central figure in baseball's steroids scandal. It is believed that he used tetrahydrogestrinone, a performance-enhancing drug that was undetectable by doping tests. In 2007, he was indicted on obstruction of justice and perjury charges.
In 1994, Diego Maradona tested positive for a banned substance called ephedrine. Subsequently, he was suspended for 15 months. Maradona is also known for his cocaine addiction.