Epilogue, Chapter 3 Summary

Mick is recovering and recounts his stay at the rehab center. Riley tells Mick he has to realize the truth, and live the truth; and Mick realizes the truth is that nobody forced him to do steroids except himself. Mick wants to go back to playing football if he can, and be with his teammates, not sneak off to the bathrooms to inject himself with XTR. Mick also reads the Bible.

But when the book ends, he is not cured of his addiction. He willingly says that he could go to Popeye's, or any gym, and easily get the drugs again.

Epilogue, Chapter 3 Analysis

The end of the book is not happy. Although Mick has the help he needs at the center, his own mind revolves around the possibility that he could very easily obtain the drugs he once used again...