document: Ben Johnson spent his homecoming in seclusion , without the Olympic gold medal and the hero 's welcome , as Canadians bemoaned the fate of the sprinter who failed the drug test . Returning to Canada on Tuesday , Johnson , 26 , dodged reporters and the public , refusing to talk about the muscle-building and illegal steroid Stanzolol found in his system after he won the 100-meter dash as the world 's fastest human . But on the flight from South Korea , he denied using the drugs even though Olympic officials said the results were indisputable . `` I got nothing to hide , '' Johnson told The Boston Globe during the flight to New York , where he then boarded another plane for Canada . `` I do n't want to tell no names , but somebody 's smiling today . '' `` It 's not the only thing in life to win a gold medal , '' Johnson said . `` I still have my parents . My family still loves me . '' Stripped of the gold and banned for life from Canadian teams , Johnson cried in the back of a limousine that whisked him to his mother 's home in suburban Toronto after the grueling trip from Seoul . `` There 's no gold now , just disappointment , '' said Boyd Plaxton , 26 , of Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , one of 200 people on hand when Johnson 's plane landed . `` If he had come home with the gold in tact , there would have been a million people here , '' Plaxton said . Chaos spoiled a gilt-edged moment for a man who had run 100 meters in the fastest time ever , 9.79 seconds . Johnson , surrounded by a phalanx of security guards , ducked into a car and made a mad dash for the door when he arrived at the house . But he apparently forgot his key and had to return 20 minutes later with his shirt over his head . Johnson spent the 1 hour , 40 minute flight from New York in the plane 's cockpit to avoid reporters . On the way to New York , however , he stayed in the passenger cabin , appearing calm throughout the flight , the Globe said . As passengers realized who he was , some sought autographs . A group of flight attendants swarmed around Johnson for a photo . `` First I was shocked , but after a while , I do n't care , '' Johnson said when asked what he felt after he was informed he had failed the drug test . In Canada , a parade in his adopted hometown was canceled , and promoters backed out of deals or announced their ties with the sprinter would expire quietly . Sports Minister Jean Charest said Johnson had tested negative for drugs in August and had passed eight tests in two years . He called the stripping of the medal a `` national embarrassment . '' Johnson 's family and close friends also denied he took steroids `` I know my son does n't take drugs . I know he has n't done it . I know it , '' said his father , Ben Johnson Sr. , from Falmouth , Jamaica , in an interview with the Toronto Globe and Mail . `` Ben loved mom too much to discredit her in any way , '' said his sister , Claire Rodney , of suburban Toronto . Johnson had dedicated his gold to his mother , Gloria , and the Canadian people . It was surrendered to Canadian Olympic officials before the family left South Korea on Monday . `` Right now he 's just relieved to be resting at home . He wants to be with people who love him now , not the hypocrites who abandoned him , '' Ms. Rodney said outside her mother 's house . `` He looks great . Being at home is the best medicine for him , '' said Ms. Rodney . `` My brother is not a druggie . '' His personal physician , Dr. George Astaphan , also said no steroids were dispensed . `` I never gave him any , and he never told me he took any , '' Astaphan said in an interview in a baggage claim area . Hundreds of Canadians rallied to the sprinter 's side . Police escorted a woman to the door of Johnson 's mother 's home so she could deliver a card with more than 1,000 signatures from Canadians `` who sympathized with your personal devastation . '' In Toronto , a group of restaurant employees chipped in about $ 350 to charter a plane that circled the city with a banner proclaiming : `` We believe you , Ben . '' In Montreal , Johnson 's fans said they were disappointed . `` The last flicker of hope just died , '' said Danny Planetta , who was watching TV at a bar when he heard Monday night that Johnson had tested positive for steroids . `` When he won , we won and we were raving about it ... The guy was a hero and now he is just a big disappointment . ''
extractive_keyphrases: ben johnson canadians olympic gold medal sprinter illegal steroid stanzolol homecoming drug test disappointment
abstractive_keyphrases: 100-meter dash