Abstract
IN THE SPRING of 1976, Craig Brigham was headed for the Olympic track and field trials with the second highest score (after Bruce Jenner) in the decathlon. His Olympic hopes were dashed when, almost on the eve of the trials, he contracted mononucleosis. Although he competed, he placed 13th in the standings, and did not make the 1976 Olympic team. Brigham, who set a high school decathlon record in Oregon that still stands, now lives in Chicago where he is finishing a residency in orthopedic surgery at Northwestern University. As a world-class athlete and now as a physician, he has a particular perspective on the anabolic steroid issue. (Please see accompanying article.) People generally have no conception of what it takes to be an Olympic champion, Brigham says. can't speak for all athletes, but I do realize it's a full-time job and that the competition is with athletes who
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