If we can still take A-Rod at his word , he began using PEDs in 2001 .
In Texas , A-Rod looked across the locker room and observed a clubhouse culture that certainly did not discourage performance - enhancing drug use .
If we can still take A-Rod at A-Rod 's word , A-Rod began using PEDs in 2001 .
In Texas , A-Rod looked across the locker room and observed a clubhouse culture that certainly did not discourage performance - enhancing drug use .