Her punishment didn't match nowhere near what she did I don't like wrong shit I don't care who's getting done wrong I hate wrong shit a lot of athletes use illegal muscle enhancers and they know it all of that they know they wrong
She admitted her wrongs after she got caught. What the article doesn't mention is that her teammates on the relay teams also lost their medals, and had to return the money they received from competing and placing. So, she effectively screwed them all over too. Jones was selfish, a cheater, and dishonest, and people who trusted her got hurt.
She admitted it because she was caught deads to rights. She even went on the Oprah Winfrey show during it's hey day and lied to her right to her face with her snaggled tooth. Had so many young girls looking up to her. I had a niece who was a rising track star during the time and she could not get through throwing her shoes out. Just the selfishness of her.
@@imhereforitall9218 Unfortunately Marion wasn't the first and won't be the last. It's sad you have to cheat to be competitive and it still doesn't necessarily guarantee you anything but in Marion's case her entire life depended on "The Clear" and CJ Hunter's fat azz couldn't win without Nandrolone. UNC houses cheaters and unless you lie to a Grand Jury you don't get caught.😳
Loved her growing up. I used to be a runner and my dad would often call me her name. She was my inspiration. I won countless gold medals through watching her races. I never missed all her races. They dealt with her very harshly I feel but Marion we still love you ❤ you made an impact and served your purpose and that’s all that matters
Did you cheat too??? With CJ Hunter people just thought he was that strong because he was big but if he needed Nandrolone to be competitive then that means everybody is cheating and it's no way around the facts!!!!!😳
@@J.Crooner cheating or not I still won 🥇 golds because of her impact. You’re probably lazy and miserable focusing trolling people on the net. Learn to read I know American education is questionable
@@J.Crooner CJ Hunter was definitely dirty, he was a known heavy steroid user, but the Nandrolone was accidental on his part, its an irony giving all the doping he did intently, he never got caught, but he was caught for inadvertent Nandrolone contamination of Vitamin supplements he took to correct for tiredness.
Do you think law abiding citizens of the world care about a criminals apology of murder after they've lied about it and after the judge has sentenced them for their crime? All people are ever going to do first is focus on what you did wrong and that's having to pay the ultimate price for adding a felony conviction to your name period.😳
@@jackiebenjamin8772Unfortunately she only chose to speak afterwards to the youth to simply attempt to dodge looking like a total NITWIT for what she did.
She could of been force to say she did and i am sure she didnt those coaches put things in athletes meals or drinks and just tell them dont worry you safe but God dont sleep it have a lot of them dopping and getting away some going to there grave with there secrets
@@michaeledwards2251 They did worse but didn't get caught is all. Bankers are literally stealing people's money, yet get away with it. Whatever. Karma never forgets an address. That's Universal Law. Have a good day.
@@sparkle3000 The rule is simple : Banks get away with snatching your $, and the value by QED. Even doing that, they go broke, getting bailed out by the very people they hit. Won't be long before they take everybody down with them.
Scarcely 1. She never returned the prize money, she obtained by cheating, which would be worth well over a million $ today. 2. The judge wanted to give her at least 2 years prison : this is shown by her suspended sentence. She was involved in a multi-million $ cheque fraud scheme. 3. She never admitted doping : she was forced to admit to dishonesty, meaning cheque fraud, on the steps of the court, which the journalists surrounding her misinterpreted as meaning doping. 4. She was associated with CJ Hunter from age 16 : she needed Johnnie Cochran of OJ Simpson fame, to get her off a lifetime ban for doping as a teenager : she served a 4 year ban. 5. Given her poor performance at cross fit, and her teenage dominance, the suspicion is, she was doping from age 12. (Her high school coach, was known to be a coach of Evelyn Ashford, the 10.7 second world record holder before Flo Jo. Evelyn Ashford sported a moustache. ) 6. And as has been pointed out elsewhere, she cheated multiple others, in a blatant fashion, of their due medals, advertising revenue, Diamond League prizes, and also spread doping. 7. It is also unknown whether she was a drug dealer : athletes have been tested as positive for THG, CLEAR, from BALCO, and the route is unknown. 8. She may yet suffer her due : all the drugs she is known to have taken are likely to have side effects such osteoporosis, heart problems : the most common symptom of a heart attack is death (50%), and other health issues.
@@Jaime-u5m There is something wrong with this UA-cam video. It said she was banned for four years and she appealed. 1) Why four years? and 2) she was the top female sprinter in America her senior year at most. I went to the states in Ohio and have a program that also lists the record holders for the men's and women's events in Ohio and nationally. And Marion was right there on top. That's why it was hard to believe the doping violations when she was in the Olympics. She was great!
I don't think she should have received prison time. Having her achievements and medals stripped, losing endorsements, repaying prize money was punishment enough. It hurt her children to imprison their mother.
She received prison time cause she lied under oath. Had she told the truth and admitted her use of steroids in the beginning she would not have been sent to prison. She actually deserved to be in prison longer than she got.
To list what happened 1. Jones is not allowed to compete in IAAF events because she has NOT returned the prize money she won by cheating. 2. Jones proved she was NOT a true elite in the 2001 World Championships final : when under pressure due to a competitor getting a tiny jump on her, her form collapsed due to the pressure despite looking like she had been jogging afterwards, yet her competitor held her form the whole way despite collapsing afterwards, showing her competitor was a true elite. 3. Jones received prison time due to NOT taking legal advice. The cheque fraud put her in a dubious position : I remember a reporter showing her a cheque for $ thousands, I forget the exact amount, this appeared on TV over 40 years ago now, probably 25 or 43 thousand, and she appeared very nervous. (She started a think first campaign after this experience. ) 4. Jones period of solitary confinement ensured she wouldn't be a repeat offender. She showed the impulsive behavior typical of a repeat offender, which would have activated her 2 year suspended sentence. Overall she got off very lightly. The judge wanted to give her 2 years, but due to the prosecution offering immediate release to 6 months as his options, he could only give her 2 years suspended. NO ordinary citizen would have received such light treatment.
Remarkable athlete. Right in the middle of all her controversy, I happened to find myself sitting across from her as we waited for our takeout Thai food. I’m sure: 1. She knew that I knew who she was, and 2. She was grateful that I didn’t say anything to her.
The most honest .. Please give her back her medals and her honor. and her Records... Please track and field she came clean and told y'all the truth .. Mrs. Marion Jones deserves a second chance..
@@michaeledwards2251 Man you hard ..... And too strict .. White people been dominating the Business side of every major Company ... and making all the rules and regulations... for centuries... give her a break man. She is only human... born to make mistakes.. we are fragile not made of iron...
Her form was poor, and lacked the will a true elite displays. Due to THG being undetectable by the methods used in the 2000 Sydney Olympics she was on the maximum dose, her body could stand, throughout competition. Even given advantages of the better tracks in 2000 and maximum doping, MJ could not match a performance, 10.49 100m, Flo Jo considered disappointing : in an interview immediately after, Flo Jo stated she had run faster, and wanted to run faster in the future. (Remember Flo Jo did not have access to an undetectable steroid, any usage would have had to be tapered off, and speed and form would have had to be maintained. )
She subbed for a teacher I worked with at Woodcrest Elementary School in Los Angeles in 1996. She was a sweetheart! Warm and very friendly. Her mom worked for Los Angeles Unified School District and wanted her to be a teacher. She was still a track star and wanted to continue in track.
well it took her long enough to admit that she lied her face of and it was only in the face of overwhelming evidence she admitted it... she is a lying scum bucket and cost all of her team mates their medals
😳She only apologized after Balco labs ratted her out. She never had any intention of ever telling the truth so what is their to respect unless you believe in compulsive liars.🤷
I just remembered watching her those years as she ran...a very beautiful lady...rising and falling is part of life. If some politicians, business people, some athletes would come clean and share how they rose and acquired wealth, she would look like a saint.
@@Jaime-u5m She most definitely is : she never returned the prize money, worth well over million $ in today's money, she obtained by cheating. Her only sanction : she cannot take part in IAAF events.
I love this woman. She was courageous in the way that she faced the challenges that confronted her. She remained dignified throughout and although her experience was traumatic, she pulled through. I prayed for her. She was not treated well. I hope that she is doing alright.
What's greatness in cheating? She cheated, lied, took shine from honest and hardworking people at the time, and for you that's greatness. My anger is that, there are many of her kind who went away with this, and today we see them as "GREAT"; we shouldn't let people like her make honest or hardworking people think that, hardwork and honesty does not pay. Finally, I am happy for her that she made a good use of her second chance at getting it right.
I got no beef with Marion Jones. She is not the first or last Olympic athlete to dope...it's the worst kept secret on Earth. Otherwise, she's paid her dues for the check stuff and perjury, I'm glad she's been able to rebuild her life.
They used the perjury in her boyfriend’s trial and the threat of her also going to jail for it to get the conviction on the charges they wanted. It’s a common strategy.
@@jamaicanqueen1058 She admitted to cheque fraud, "I confess to being dishonest". She has never admitted to willingly doping. Her time of 10.65 is still on the books, look at the video for the World's Fastest 50 women, she is still on it.
Would you still have the same love for your boss who gives you your paycheck if you unfortunately found out they were secretly keeping 90% of what they were actually supposed to be paying you for the last five years?😳
@@jazthing1 🤔She only finally told the truth after lying for years because she got caught with no way out of it regarding Balco Labs. In the eyes of the so called law you never can escape a felony and that's the harsh reality of it all. The reason for it is because it matters when your integrity and character regarding who you really are is on the line. Remember That!!!!!🙏
Would appreciate her returning to Belize to speak to our youths. We still have our national stadium names after her. MARION JONES SPORTING COMPLEX. Please return. Thanks
She was a threat even without steroids and she needed to be silenced. Money rules the world unfortunately........the lost image cost the big boys too much and there had to be consequences.
It truly amazes me that Marion Jones was the only professional athlete to go to prison because of her performance enhancement drug use. There were quiet afew high profile professional athlete‘s ( Roger Clemens, Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Jose Caseco and others ); who were involved in the BALCO scandal and nothing happened to them. Anyway! Im glad to know that Marion Jones have moved on with her life and doing well. Im also glad to know that Marion is giving back to the community; and a role modle for young women and women in general.
A Beautiful story for me - The dignity and the courage of this woman is inspirational. She faced her fears, served her time - And came out a brighter person than she went in. To add, she now has a beautiful family. A true champ!
Respect to her for having the courage to come clean without being caught. She traded fortune and fame for peace of mind she may be broke but she will sleep peacefully at night.
There are many crossroads in everyone's life... most of us take a wrong turn at one point... Those in the spotlight fall from a greater height than most of us... and everyone sees it... I'm glad she and her husband Obadele ( a superb sprinter himself) are still together. I hope she's living a good life somewhere... :)
She has conquered. She has overcome. She has been Redeemed. Not by the ones that think that they brought her to shame, but a Higher Power than them. None of them can take away the talent and skill that was installed in her. None of them can rerun her races. She did the ppt by coming clean , guilt and shame cannot hold her down. She Is Victorious. Her transgressions are buried in the sea of forgetfulness. There's no deep sea explorer who can find her faults and bring them to the surface. Walk In The Newness Of Life My Sister. His Mercy Covers You Brand New Every Day. Blessed and Highly Favored. 💓 No
Since MJ never had any talent or skill to begin with, she can't lose them. She proved how unskilled she was by (a) In the Sydney Olympics, she was unable to beat 10.49, when taking the maximum dose of THG her body could withstand : she was constantly smiling due to induced aggression. (b) In the World Championships 100m, when an opposing athlete got the jump on her, she couldn't maintain her form all the way to the line despite appearing fresh afterwards, her opponent did, despite collapsing afterwards, showing her opponent was a true elite.
@@Bruss813 Multi-million $ cheque fraud, brawling, lying to the FBI, sounds like a petty criminal to me : solitary straightened her out, made her realize how she would end up, if she didn't reform.
If people would be honest with themselves and not so self-righteous, this is a good example of the tribulations of normal life. If you are talented, there is an early time period of fantasy land where everybody thinks you can walk on water. So, you try not to disappoint people, but you soon realize it is an impossible standard to uphold. Eventually, you either cheat or come to grips with how you actually cannot walk on water. Then adult life begins.
A legendary cheat? She got stripped of all her medals and her name removed from the stat lines? Do you not understand she cheated her way through? She also caused others who ran on the relay team with her to lose their medals as well. Her name has been scrubbed as if she never ran track and rightly so. Her name will always be remembered as a bonafide cheater and a black eye to the sport. What part are you not getting? Sheesh.
I'm happy she's admitted she was wrong, but despite her apology, we can't ignore how consequences affect others. Think about the relay teammates who lost medals because of her.
When was the last time you apologized when you were wrong? You guys just keep on digging and digging while someone keeps begging for mercy.@@michaeledwards2251
We all make mistakes! An error isnt a mistake until you refuse to correct it. After it came out, she took it on the chin and came clean. It's always interesting tho to see how many people can make the exact same mistake yet the handling and outcomes as a result can be entirely different...
The solitary confinement in prison did her a favour : she was forced to recognize what she valued most and think about her path. Once she did, she realized she was heading down a bad path.
When I was a young kid running 100 meters, I used to study how Marion Jones ran the 100 meters, especially the last look she took at the track before putting her head down to wait for the starter. I was really disappointed to hear that she had been taking steroids, and I don't think she really needed them to succeed. Maybe she was surrounded by the wrong people at the time. I am glad she has sorted out her life and is enjoying it. I am sure her story is a great lesson for many people.
Omg same. She made sprinting into an art form and I literally copied her whole block ritual and it got me to junior olympics, nationals, and college. I blame Tim Montgomery.
As a child in Africa Marion jones was my favourite female track and field sprinter.I have to customised my Tottenham soccer jersey after her name . She and micheal Johnson made me fell into was track and field
Thanks for sharing this Update This is really Sad & Heartbroken i ❤ Athlete Marion Jones & i wish are the Best & i ❤ how she speak out & say I'm Clean May Almighty ALLAAH S.W.T continue to make her Stronger & Protect her. May ALLAAH S.W.T make Athlete Marion Jones to Raise up back again(Forever)❤❤❤❤❤❤❤✌✌✌✌✌✌✌✌✌✌I'm From nigeria
I don't care what people say about Marian. Jones, she's freaking awesome and I'm glad she's doing good now. I love pulling for the underdogs. In this country instead of putting them down like dogs.@@irishadullah-al-akbaruthma8796
Those saying she deserves credit for admitting her faults should remember she also denied the real, clean winner of all the races and titles she won, from getting the riches they deserved, not her. And she knew she would be doing this the day she decided to take drugs.
I still think she was an awesome athlete and was steered in the wrong direction by people that were less talented than her. I am proud of effort to redeem herself.
This really really sucks for the honest athletes who competed against her. I did not know her story. But the minute I saw the her build, it was very obvious. How she got away with it for so long?? How do you come back from that?
The thickened neck (look at Flo Jo's photos) and the totally ripped biceps are the giveaways in women. Now, instead of competing against drug enhanced females, they are competing against men pretending to be women who need no drugs. What a crazy world!
No athlete in the world today runs clean even then everybody take something its what they testing for and who they pick to drang down if you dont do what they want
Don't forget their swimmers, they make quarterbacks look like dieters. Conte, BALCO fame, openly brags he made MJ a champion. He claims he is honest due to being watched, he can't say anything else.
Wow, you lose your reputation, money, status, credibility, and your prized medals. Your name is removed from the record books. You tainted the athletes you performed with. Was it worth it? How could it be?! It breaks your heart.
I seen something special for success on Marion after watching her play for NC. Sorry to hear of her drastic issues in sports. It happens to the best of us. Glad to hear of her present comeback for success, after such critical stumbling blocks in past. I guess beauty with superhuman talent both comes with a price.
Man ain't nobody but flesh @killmenow6663. No matter what temporal authority or whatever, still, man is vain. Jesus Christ taught us that. It's better to fear God than man. I'm sure Marion is more afraid of God, than Dick Tracy or any other Marvel or DC comic-like alphabet letter people. Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom." Jesus Christ is Lord!!!!!
SHE WILL ALWAYS BE AMAZING TO ME...knew her all through high school. loved her and still do. no matter what- her capabilities, always succeeded past Track and field....she got hands for BB aswell as a knowledge of sports . she is articulate and well spoken. she can be a sports television broadcast analyst for track and field.
I know she had lots of sleepless nights knowing that the lies she was telling would eventually break her down and have no choice but to come clean (with herself) and finding out how true the saying, "The Truth Will Set You Free" really is.
The truth definitely didn't set her free : her part in a multi-million $ cheque fraud scandal was exposed. She was lucky the judge didn't give her 5 years, the maximum sentence, she was able to secure a plea bargain which resulted in a 6 month confinement.
@@futurez12 She's fortunate that all that drugs hasn't severely harmed her health or killed her. I can't say the same for some other Olympians, One of them didn't even make it to age 40.
I remember being such a strong track fan of hers and was very disappointed and saddened to find out she was a cheater after all. I feel sorry for her opponents who were robbed of the glory in the 2000 Olympics that they rightly should have gotten. No sympathy for cheaters who rob others!
They did her wrong a whole bunch of athletes use steroids they picked her because they was jealous of her no athletes in the world got punished that bad for using illegal muscle enhancers all of that they done her too wrong
She was mislead and deceived,she associated her self with the wrong set of people and before she could realized it and retraced her step it was too late. She face the worst and consequences of her action and she paid massively for lying to the authority She beg for forgiveness and trace her steps,she has redeemed herself and turn to a new leaf.😅
@@shehubankole3432 We were so outrageous with the Russian gymnast (?) in the last Olympics. I don't remember her name. There should not be a double standard which gives sympathy to American sportsmen who violate the same rule.
And what happened to the tour de France guy? Zero. When you're black they're always going to crucified you, meanwhile Armstrong is living a comfortable life.
She is a great role model, obviously not regarding drug taking in sport - but in coming clean with it , admitting it and reinventing herself to live a better and more spiritual life of being truthful to yourself and others. Thats far more that can be said of many, many others not just in sport but in business as well particularly those in finance and commerce.
She has never admitted to doping. Her admission to being dishonest, meaning cheque fraud, was forced. Had she not done so, she would have been looking at years of prison.
Her smiles were smiles of aggression : contempt for all honest athletes. She knew her opposition in the Sydney 2000 Olympics were clean. They had the times and clustering of honest athletes.
My opinion: For when I started hearing about the rumors and allegations that Marion Jones was taking performance enhancing drugs, I was giving her the benefits of the doubt. I stopped feeling sorry for her when I began to notice the pattern of her promoting a drug-free image only to end-up getting caught...with drugs herself. It was then that I realized she wasn't taking drugs by accident. She was doing it by her own free-will. I can appreciate her admitting to it, but she shot her credibility to hell. That's mainly why she retired from track and from sports in-general. I suspect the pressure of having to win is what drove her to cheat.
The evidence suggests MJ was a doper from age 12. Her school coaches, who were associated with other well known dopers, her teen ban for doping, reduced from life to 4 years, with the help of Johnnie Cochran of OJ Simpson fame, and sudden improvement in form, from a deadbeat to Olympian, as soon as the ban was lifted. She was forced to retire from track, all IAAF events, because she didn't return the prize money she obtained by cheating, worth well over million $ today. Her every action can be accounted for, by a desire for $.
Marion Jones didn't retire, she simply refused to return the IAAF prize money, which adjusted for inflation would be worth millions $ today, she obtained by cheating. Until she does so, she cannot compete in IAAF events. Her cheating had only 1 motive : $. She dumped CJ Hunter as soon as he was a liability to her advertising revenue. She needed a calendar to keep track of the 4 drugs she was getting from BALCO : THG, CLEAR, Testosterone and HGH, CREAM, insulin and EPO for recovery. Team US had to know she was a cheat : form, she got a life time ban for doping as a teen reduced to only 4 years with the help of Johnnie Cochran of OJ Simpson fame, and her transition from deadbeat to better than Olympic standard. (Her ban as a teen was international news, I heard it on the radio in the United Kingdom. ) The reason you think MJ confessed to taking drugs is her confession on the court house steps after her conviction of "Being Dishonest", meaning cheque fraud. The journalists surrounding her were confused by the legalistic use of language into thinking she had confessed to doping.
My two kids graduated from the same high school about 5 years ago, Rio Mesa, that she attended in her youth. There isn't a single picture of her anywhere there. It is so sad. I think she deserves a third chance even, and should be invited back to all the places where she's made contributions and tell her story. I think the kids will understand, I really do. They know, especially as teens, just how tempting it is to take the bait; even when you are already so gifted and talented. I understand why she lost everything; she cheated. I don't understand how she ended up in jail. There are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of olympic and other high-stakes professional athletes that have done as much, and often much worse, and have suffered little.
What do you think is next for Marion Jones?
Her punishment didn't match nowhere near what she did I don't like wrong shit I don't care who's getting done wrong I hate wrong shit a lot of athletes use illegal muscle enhancers and they know it all of that they know they wrong
She worked for what she has ,I think she has paid her dues
She is doing great things just look her up and you will see her journey
world wide disgrace.
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As a child I was a huge fan. It’s so nice to see this
I wonder why she went to prison when so many athletes cheat. I was waiting for Armstrong, the cyclist, to go to prison he never did.
She’s Black!!!!
He white 🤷🏽♂️
White privilege
Yes.Why was Armstrong never imprisoned?That is a liar of an athlete.I would like to see his story one day.
@@michaelgraves7718no black athletes during her era who got busted went to jail either
She got caught and so many got away with similar things. At least she admitted her wrongs and is trying to move on. I wish her the best.
she didnt admit shit... till she was caught and sentenced.... gimmy a break....she is a disgrace to belize...she is a disgrace to sport.
She admitted her wrongs after she ruined other people's careers? Took her messed up tooth self on Oprah and lied like a rug.
She admitted her wrongs after she got caught. What the article doesn't mention is that her teammates on the relay teams also lost their medals, and had to return the money they received from competing and placing. So, she effectively screwed them all over too. Jones was selfish, a cheater, and dishonest, and people who trusted her got hurt.
She admitted it because she was caught deads to rights. She even went on the Oprah Winfrey show during it's hey day and lied to her right to her face with her snaggled tooth. Had so many young girls looking up to her. I had a niece who was a rising track star during the time and she could not get through throwing her shoes out. Just the selfishness of her.
@@imhereforitall9218 Unfortunately Marion wasn't the first and won't be the last. It's sad you have to cheat to be competitive and it still doesn't necessarily guarantee you anything but in Marion's case her entire life depended on "The Clear" and CJ Hunter's fat azz couldn't win without Nandrolone. UNC houses cheaters and unless you lie to a Grand Jury you don't get caught.😳
Loved her growing up. I used to be a runner and my dad would often call me her name. She was my inspiration. I won countless gold medals through watching her races. I never missed all her races. They dealt with her very harshly I feel but Marion we still love you ❤ you made an impact and served your purpose and that’s all that matters
Did you cheat too??? With CJ Hunter people just thought he was that strong because he was big but if he needed Nandrolone to be competitive then that means everybody is cheating and it's no way around the facts!!!!!😳
@@J.Croonerwell if *everybody* is cheating than no one is and the playing field is leveled at PED levels
@@J.Crooner cheating or not I still won 🥇 golds because of her impact. You’re probably lazy and miserable focusing trolling people on the net. Learn to read I know American education is questionable
She would be a great Evangelist , what a testimony!!!❤❤❤❤
@@J.Crooner
CJ Hunter was definitely dirty, he was a known heavy steroid user, but the Nandrolone was accidental on his part, its an irony giving all the doping he did intently, he never got caught, but he was caught for inadvertent Nandrolone contamination of Vitamin supplements he took to correct for tiredness.
I respect her for coming clean ,and telling the truth
America loves 'cancel culture', but she was a great candidate to speak with youths or anyone who are into sports, regardless of the discipline.
Do you think law abiding citizens of the world care about a criminals apology of murder after they've lied about it and after the judge has sentenced them for their crime? All people are ever going to do first is focus on what you did wrong and that's having to pay the ultimate price for adding a felony conviction to your name period.😳
@@jackiebenjamin8772Unfortunately she only chose to speak afterwards to the youth to simply attempt to dodge looking like a total NITWIT for what she did.
@@jackiebenjamin8772 whatever you say. A thief is a thief. A cheater is a cheater.
She could of been force to say she did and i am sure she didnt those coaches put things in athletes meals or drinks and just tell them dont worry you safe but God dont sleep it have a lot of them dopping and getting away some going to there grave with there secrets
I never understood how she went to prison when Rose, A-Rod and other athletes are being celebrated.
They didn't commit cheque fraud, she did. Messing with US Bankers is bad for the health.
@@michaeledwards2251 They did worse but didn't get caught is all.
Bankers are literally stealing people's money, yet get away with it.
Whatever.
Karma never forgets an address.
That's Universal Law.
Have a good day.
@@sparkle3000
QED is legalized fraud : $ 35 trillion is just a taster.
@@sparkle3000
The rule is simple : Banks get away with snatching your $, and the value by QED. Even doing that, they go broke, getting bailed out by the very people they hit. Won't be long before they take everybody down with them.
They didn't lie to the Feds.
We all have our challenges.She has paid her dues. I respect her She should be left alone to get on with her life.
No she hasn’t, what about PETA Gaye Dawes she cheated this Jamaican sprinter of her dues.
@@negus7984Exactly!!!!! This entire world revolves around cheaters and how they get to keep being fake champions which keeps the world fake.😩
@@negus7984she wasn’t the only sprinter on peds. She got caught
@@negus7984 That's right she cheated deserving women out of the limelight. What say you defenders of this cheater about this??
Scarcely
1. She never returned the prize money, she obtained by cheating, which would be worth well over a million $ today.
2. The judge wanted to give her at least 2 years prison : this is shown by her suspended sentence. She was involved in a multi-million $ cheque fraud scheme.
3. She never admitted doping : she was forced to admit to dishonesty, meaning cheque fraud, on the steps of the court, which the journalists surrounding her misinterpreted as meaning doping.
4. She was associated with CJ Hunter from age 16 : she needed Johnnie Cochran of OJ Simpson fame, to get her off a lifetime ban for doping as a teenager : she served a 4 year ban.
5. Given her poor performance at cross fit, and her teenage dominance, the suspicion is, she was doping from age 12.
(Her high school coach, was known to be a coach of Evelyn Ashford, the 10.7 second world record holder before Flo Jo. Evelyn Ashford sported a moustache. )
6. And as has been pointed out elsewhere, she cheated multiple others, in a blatant fashion, of their due medals, advertising revenue, Diamond League prizes, and also spread doping.
7. It is also unknown whether she was a drug dealer : athletes have been tested as positive for THG, CLEAR, from BALCO, and the route is unknown.
8. She may yet suffer her due : all the drugs she is known to have taken are likely to have side effects such osteoporosis, heart problems : the most common symptom of a heart attack is death (50%), and other health issues.
I loved her! I still do. She was great. I wish her the best
This was one athlete Iloved and felt so connected from a very far country home of the world marathon champions I dont know why'
How can she be "great" when she cheated the game??
She is America this is how they act, nothing is wrong when they're the one doing it@user-qu4ey5yy3f
@@Jaime-u5m There is something wrong with this UA-cam video. It said she was banned for four years and she appealed. 1) Why four years? and 2) she was the top female sprinter in America her senior year at most. I went to the states in Ohio and have a program that also lists the record holders for the men's and women's events in Ohio and nationally. And Marion was right there on top. That's why it was hard to believe the doping violations when she was in the Olympics. She was great!
I love and admire her..many cheat and I am sure still do
I don't think she should have received prison time. Having her achievements and medals stripped, losing endorsements, repaying prize money was punishment enough. It hurt her children to imprison their mother.
No Doubt, that was definitely overdoing it.
She received prison time cause she lied under oath. Had she told the truth and admitted her use of steroids in the beginning she would not have been sent to prison. She actually deserved to be in prison longer than she got.
Perjury and check fraud are crimes, and were unrelated to her athletic endeavors and cheating.
Nooo! Prison for all of them! They screwed a lot of peoples careers!
To list what happened
1. Jones is not allowed to compete in IAAF events because she has NOT returned the prize money she won by cheating.
2. Jones proved she was NOT a true elite in the 2001 World Championships final : when under pressure due to a competitor getting a tiny jump on her, her form collapsed due to the pressure despite looking like she had been jogging afterwards, yet her competitor held her form the whole way despite collapsing afterwards, showing her competitor was a true elite.
3. Jones received prison time due to NOT taking legal advice. The cheque fraud put her in a dubious position : I remember a reporter showing her a cheque for $ thousands, I forget the exact amount, this appeared on TV over 40 years ago now, probably 25 or 43 thousand, and she appeared very nervous.
(She started a think first campaign after this experience. )
4. Jones period of solitary confinement ensured she wouldn't be a repeat offender. She showed the impulsive behavior typical of a repeat offender, which would have activated her 2 year suspended sentence.
Overall she got off very lightly. The judge wanted to give her 2 years, but due to the prosecution offering immediate release to 6 months as his options, he could only give her 2 years suspended. NO ordinary citizen would have received such light treatment.
Remarkable athlete. Right in the middle of all her controversy, I happened to find myself sitting across from her as we waited for our takeout Thai food. I’m sure: 1. She knew that I knew who she was, and
2. She was grateful that I didn’t say anything to her.
Very, very gracious of you. 👍
The most honest .. Please give her back her medals and her honor. and her Records... Please track and field she came clean and told y'all the truth .. Mrs. Marion Jones deserves a second chance..
Did they give her some special sauce??
@@calvinhaskett8712
She definitely won't take part in any IAAF event. Why ? Because she would have to return the prize money she obtained by cheating.
@@michaeledwards2251 Man you hard ..... And too strict .. White people been dominating the Business side of every major Company ... and making all the rules and regulations... for centuries... give her a break man. She is only human... born to make mistakes.. we are fragile not made of iron...
Most gracious soul and her running style was out of this world!
Yes, running is very important because only a lucky few was blessed with such a gift lol.
Perfect form .....that can't be taught....that's God given
Her form was poor, and lacked the will a true elite displays.
Due to THG being undetectable by the methods used in the 2000 Sydney Olympics she was on the maximum dose, her body could stand, throughout competition. Even given advantages of the better tracks in 2000 and maximum doping, MJ could not match a performance, 10.49 100m, Flo Jo considered disappointing : in an interview immediately after, Flo Jo stated she had run faster, and wanted to run faster in the future.
(Remember Flo Jo did not have access to an undetectable steroid, any usage would have had to be tapered off, and speed and form would have had to be maintained. )
She subbed for a teacher I worked with at Woodcrest Elementary School in Los Angeles in 1996. She was a sweetheart! Warm and very friendly. Her mom worked for Los Angeles Unified School District and wanted her to be a teacher. She was still a track star and wanted to continue in track.
It takes character to admit when one is wrong and be accountable for one's actions. I will forever respect her for this.
well it took her long enough to admit that she lied her face of and it was only in the face of overwhelming evidence she admitted it... she is a lying scum bucket and cost all of her team mates their medals
She didn't really have a choice. The noose was tightening, and she finally had to admit it all. She got off really easy at only 3 months in jail.
😳She only apologized after Balco labs ratted her out. She never had any intention of ever telling the truth so what is their to respect unless you believe in compulsive liars.🤷
Her drug doping was so systematic she needed a calendar to keep track, which is how she was found out.
@J.Crooner exactly she robbed the other athletes
I know her husband fairly well. He’s a very upright, honest man. He very likely influenced her to come clean.
I just remembered watching her those years as she ran...a very beautiful lady...rising and falling is part of life. If some politicians, business people, some athletes would come clean and share how they rose and acquired wealth, she would look like a saint.
4:06 he is an African?
Respect for anyone who accepts their mistakes
4:40 so it was false
You are human. You deserve a second chance. Lift up your head up and keep going
@Jeanrichards She is 48 years old
And don't be a cheat.
It would be fair if she give up the medals to the runner ups.
She's a cheater and will always wear that chain.
@@Jaime-u5m
She most definitely is : she never returned the prize money, worth well over million $ in today's money, she obtained by cheating. Her only sanction : she cannot take part in IAAF events.
I love this woman. She was courageous in the way that she faced the challenges that confronted her. She remained dignified throughout and although her experience was traumatic, she pulled through. I prayed for her. She was not treated well. I hope that she is doing alright.
The melonin in her skin made her a target and they made an example of her
@@sandrabrown322True
She's great. Keep your head up and don't let these people get you down.
She let herself down and led a double life...wish she finds her way out of it..
What's greatness in cheating? She cheated, lied, took shine from honest and hardworking people at the time, and for you that's greatness. My anger is that, there are many of her kind who went away with this, and today we see them as "GREAT"; we shouldn't let people like her make honest or hardworking people think that, hardwork and honesty does not pay. Finally, I am happy for her that she made a good use of her second chance at getting it right.
@@realOBA Agreed. She screwed over her teammates because they all lost their medals and financial rewards too.
@@realOBA
President Bush included, remember Florida, the Supreme Court, and doubtless much else.
I got no beef with Marion Jones. She is not the first or last Olympic athlete to dope...it's the worst kept secret on Earth. Otherwise, she's paid her dues for the check stuff and perjury, I'm glad she's been able to rebuild her life.
They used the perjury in her boyfriend’s trial and the threat of her also going to jail for it to get the conviction on the charges they wanted. It’s a common strategy.
@@donnajohnson5923
MJ admitted she reacted on impulse, rather than listen to her lawyer. Had she done, she likely would have gotten off.
I respect the fact that she came out and admitted to cheating.
@@jamaicanqueen1058
She admitted to cheque fraud, "I confess to being dishonest".
She has never admitted to willingly doping. Her time of 10.65 is still on the books, look at the video for the World's Fastest 50 women, she is still on it.
@@michaeledwards2251Really? I thought all her records were erased and she admitted to knowingly taking drugs.
I still got love for her. I think she's awesome!!!
🤡
Would you still have the same love for your boss who gives you your paycheck if you unfortunately found out they were secretly keeping 90% of what they were actually supposed to be paying you for the last five years?😳
No
Me too. No body's perfect and she paid for her mistakes with the truth. I wish her and her family nothing but the best.
@@jazthing1 🤔She only finally told the truth after lying for years because she got caught with no way out of it regarding Balco Labs. In the eyes of the so called law you never can escape a felony and that's the harsh reality of it all. The reason for it is because it matters when your integrity and character regarding who you really are is on the line. Remember That!!!!!🙏
Would appreciate her returning to Belize to speak to our youths. We still have our national stadium names after her. MARION JONES SPORTING COMPLEX. Please return. Thanks
Yep, I see the complex everytime I go home to Belize. I hope she will return as well.
Return and say what? DON'T CHEAT LIKE ME??
Sad part is she took all the blame and punishment for something all athletes did and do to this day.
She's another charter and thief. Thousands of good athleads had no chanse
Not all athletes are drug cheats.
@@simonlevett4776
But M J clearly was.
Shame on her - thief!
@@benbewa A Cheater is never the best one.
These people ruined the beautiful athletic sport ,- never recovered...
She was a threat even without steroids and she needed to be silenced. Money rules the world unfortunately........the lost image cost the big boys too much and there had to be consequences.
It truly amazes me that Marion Jones was the only professional athlete to go to prison because of her performance enhancement drug use. There were quiet afew high profile professional athlete‘s ( Roger Clemens, Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Jose Caseco and others ); who were involved in the BALCO scandal and nothing happened to them. Anyway! Im glad to know that Marion Jones have moved on with her life and doing well. Im also glad to know that Marion is giving back to the community; and a role modle for young women and women in general.
Funny that only a woman went to prison. 🤔
@@katboss4886Exactly, that part
She lied to the feds.
others owned up she did not also she took mega coktails of drugs due to her fear of needles @@katboss4886
She was imprisoned for lying to investigators.
A Beautiful story for me - The dignity and the courage of this woman is inspirational. She faced her fears, served her time - And came out a brighter person than she went in. To add, she now has a beautiful family. A true champ!
Respect to her for having the courage to come clean without being caught.
She traded fortune and fame for peace of mind she may be broke but she will sleep peacefully at night.
She was caught .come on .her ex husband ratted her out
Really though, you ain’t always gonna back up your blacks. Just call it as you see it.
She didn’t get caught ? lmao.
Come clean without being caught…huh?
Are you smoking ?
The strength of a woman should never, never be underestimated.
That's anybody
@@darbie6691 Bingo!
Talk of sports apartheid,her color was not good ,remember Phelps ,no problem right race and color.
Rubbish
@@abdallahkabuto8392 We Blacks and Browns are always under that microscope; we will always get found-out my people.
So don't do it!
We still love you Marion Jones. It's not easy rising to the top and staying there. You will always be a World Champion in my book. Love & Respect!
Same here
You will always be a cheat in my book! as you are to the person you see in the mirror.
I was always a fan of hers and was wondering what she’s been up to
She's still a trooper in my book. 💖Marion Jones 💖
She's a cheater in my book.
My childhood crush , as a high school student in Uganda, I would stay up late to watch her race in European Golden League track meets .
Cheating is cheating, no matter who does it: it is WRONG!
She got punished. Case closed
I am not a crook!
Yeah right how about Carl Lewis the greatest American cheater in athletics
@@robertoddiaz7323PSALM 148:14 Yes Our People Don Have Their Identity At All! Read 2 Corinthians 11:22
@@robertoddiaz7323 He got away with it, likewise, a certain female one who is no longer with us.
No matters GOD LOVES You Sis. Jones ❤❤❤❤❤❤
She has a message and I hope people listen. I am glad she is doing well.
Thank God she’s still standing strong and striving. Amazing athlete.
The only thing amazing is that she got away with this fraud for so long, She should still be in prison.
Really?
You can’t do better.
Good for you
@@marktapley7571 what do you do and what can you do. Probably nothing.
There are many crossroads in everyone's life... most of us take a wrong turn at one point...
Those in the spotlight fall from a greater height than most of us... and everyone sees it...
I'm glad she and her husband Obadele ( a superb sprinter himself) are still together.
I hope she's living a good life somewhere... :)
She has conquered. She has overcome. She has been Redeemed. Not by the ones that think that they brought her to shame, but a Higher Power than them. None of them can take away the talent and skill that was installed in her. None of them can rerun her races. She did the ppt by coming clean , guilt and shame cannot hold her down. She Is Victorious.
Her transgressions are buried in the sea of forgetfulness. There's no deep sea explorer who can find her faults and bring them to the surface.
Walk In The Newness Of Life My Sister.
His Mercy Covers You Brand New Every Day.
Blessed and Highly Favored.
💓
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B. S Cheat
Since MJ never had any talent or skill to begin with, she can't lose them. She proved how unskilled she was by
(a) In the Sydney Olympics, she was unable to beat 10.49, when taking the maximum dose of THG her body could withstand : she was constantly smiling due to induced aggression.
(b) In the World Championships 100m, when an opposing athlete got the jump on her, she couldn't maintain her form all the way to the line despite appearing fresh afterwards, her opponent did, despite collapsing afterwards, showing her opponent was a true elite.
Her story is heartbreaking. I still love her. I admire that she came clean and got on with her life. I'm glad she's doing ok.
Much props to her and her family. 🙏💯👍👍👍
Was kind of surprised to realize this all happened some time ago. Doesn't seem that long ago. I'm glad she seems to have a stable life now.
Stays out of trouble? It's not like she's some petty criminal
@@Bruss813
Multi-million $ cheque fraud, brawling, lying to the FBI, sounds like a petty criminal to me : solitary straightened her out, made her realize how she would end up, if she didn't reform.
It's all love! thank you for sharing!
If people would be honest with themselves and not so self-righteous, this is a good example of the tribulations of normal life. If you are talented, there is an early time period of fantasy land where everybody thinks you can walk on water. So, you try not to disappoint people, but you soon realize it is an impossible standard to uphold. Eventually, you either cheat or come to grips with how you actually cannot walk on water. Then adult life begins.
Always hear and watch this beautiful lady running no matter what we still love your marion jones please try to move on
And Lance Armstrong is still live a jail free life.
He is white. That makes a difference
she got it for lying to the prosecutors.
Study maths, stop with skin colour bs, perjury and check fraud are crimes, and were unrelated to her athletic endeavors and cheating.
@@gianlucastrong8197 Everything is racism these days.
@@JSP1234-m6g😂😂😂 ok peasant
Love her always, she's a great athlete! Wish her and her family the best.
She will always be a legend in woman sports..❤
A legendary cheat? She got stripped of all her medals and her name removed from the stat lines? Do you not understand she cheated her way through? She also caused others who ran on the relay team with her to lose their medals as well. Her name has been scrubbed as if she never ran track and rightly so. Her name will always be remembered as a bonafide cheater and a black eye to the sport. What part are you not getting? Sheesh.
I love her.
She is so beautiful and strong
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣@@emyleewong3600
@@imhereforitall9218 Defenders of the undeserving are a dime a dozen.
Cheated from college sporting days then throughout pro career
I'm happy she's admitted she was wrong, but despite her apology, we can't ignore how consequences affect others. Think about the relay teammates who lost medals because of her.
I have seen a confession of "Being Dishonest" from her : where did she make an apology ?
To my knowledge, she has never apologized.
@@michaeledwards2251 Google's your friend. There's a whole video on CNN.
When was the last time you apologized when you were wrong?
You guys just keep on digging and digging while someone keeps begging for mercy.@@michaeledwards2251
We all make mistakes! An error isnt a mistake until you refuse to correct it. After it came out, she took it on the chin and came clean. It's always interesting tho to see how many people can make the exact same mistake yet the handling and outcomes as a result can be entirely different...
Mistakes? An error? It’s fraud!! End of. A dirty greedy cheat.
The solitary confinement in prison did her a favour : she was forced to recognize what she valued most and think about her path. Once she did, she realized she was heading down a bad path.
what strength not giving up
inspiration for all of us who face challenges in life
Love her!...the sweetest female athlete i am aware of...big ups for her courage to do the right thing by confessing to the drugs she took...
When I was a young kid running 100 meters, I used to study how Marion Jones ran the 100 meters, especially the last look she took at the track before putting her head down to wait for the starter. I was really disappointed to hear that she had been taking steroids, and I don't think she really needed them to succeed. Maybe she was surrounded by the wrong people at the time. I am glad she has sorted out her life and is enjoying it. I am sure her story is a great lesson for many people.
Omg same. She made sprinting into an art form and I literally copied her whole block ritual and it got me to junior olympics, nationals, and college. I blame Tim Montgomery.
I love the positive comments. I wish her all the best 🎉🎉🎉
I freakin loved this woman as an athlete
The biggest cheats were the eastern block world records that still stand since the 70/80's and then Flo Jo's in 1988 that will never ever be broken.
As a child in Africa Marion jones was my favourite female track and field sprinter.I have to customised my Tottenham soccer jersey after her name . She and micheal Johnson made me fell into was track and field
This case shows just how ridiculous and useless the war on drugs was.
Now, it showed that some people get caught. There are are now rightful medallists who were initially cheated by Jones.
She was born 20 years too early. Nowadays, an athlete on PEDs is celebrated.
More like 20 years too late. In the 1980s the proven rate of PED use among sprinters was over 90%.
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I don't care what people say about Marian. Jones, she's freaking awesome and I'm glad she's doing good now. I love pulling for the underdogs. In this country instead of putting them down like dogs.@@irishadullah-al-akbaruthma8796
It was such a big letdown with what she did to herself. Good to see that she was able to forgive herself and now find redemption.
Those saying she deserves credit for admitting her faults should remember she also denied the real, clean winner of all the races and titles she won, from getting the riches they deserved, not her.
And she knew she would be doing this the day she decided to take drugs.
I still think she was an awesome athlete and was steered in the wrong direction by people that were less talented than her. I am proud of effort to redeem herself.
This really really sucks for the honest athletes who competed against her. I did not know her story. But the minute I saw the her build, it was very obvious. How she got away with it for so long?? How do you come back from that?
The thickened neck (look at Flo Jo's photos) and the totally ripped biceps are the giveaways in women. Now, instead of competing against drug enhanced females, they are competing against men pretending to be women who need no drugs. What a crazy world!
They all dope
No athlete in the world today runs clean even then everybody take something its what they testing for and who they pick to drang down if you dont do what they want
And people actually thought Flo Jo was clean lol, which is laughable . One look, and you could see she was doped to the gills
You don’t, my daughter ran against her in high school when she was cheating then. So many track stars suffered from her cheating
She was magic on the track. Steriod use is literally the worst kept secret in the Olympics, has anybody seen the PRC female track team?
Don't forget their swimmers, they make quarterbacks look like dieters.
Conte, BALCO fame, openly brags he made MJ a champion. He claims he is honest due to being watched, he can't say anything else.
Marion Jones will remain my best athlete in track and field ever and ever 💪💪💪💪
Wow, you lose your reputation, money, status, credibility, and your prized medals. Your name is removed from the record books. You tainted the athletes you performed with. Was it worth it? How could it be?! It breaks your heart.
If she was white, would've never paid this big of a price
The best women athlete to ever exist no matter what.
not true!
I appreciate her ..she is a fighter
I seen something special for success on Marion after watching her play for NC. Sorry to hear of her drastic issues in sports. It happens to the best of us. Glad to hear of her present comeback for success, after such critical stumbling blocks in past. I guess beauty with superhuman talent both comes with a price.
She didn't pay a price because she was talented or beautiful, she paid a very easy price for lying to federal investigators.
Man ain't nobody but flesh @killmenow6663. No matter what temporal authority or whatever, still, man is vain. Jesus Christ taught us that. It's better to fear God than man. I'm sure Marion is more afraid of God, than Dick Tracy or any other Marvel or DC comic-like alphabet letter people. Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom." Jesus Christ is Lord!!!!!
Merlene Ottie deserve those gold medals
SHE WILL ALWAYS BE AMAZING TO ME...knew her all through high school. loved her and still do. no matter what- her capabilities, always succeeded past Track and field....she got hands for BB aswell as a knowledge of sports . she is articulate and well spoken. she can be a sports television broadcast analyst for track and field.
I know she had lots of sleepless nights knowing that the lies she was telling would eventually break her down and have no choice but to come clean (with herself) and finding out how true the saying, "The Truth Will Set You Free" really is.
The truth definitely didn't set her free : her part in a multi-million $ cheque fraud scandal was exposed. She was lucky the judge didn't give her 5 years, the maximum sentence, she was able to secure a plea bargain which resulted in a 6 month confinement.
I admire this sister, she did wrong came clean and looking for redemption you go girl i wish you nothing but the best keep that head up.
I agree with all of you.💯 1:33
She’s still one of the greatest to ever do it!! Love Marion Jones!
You are a great person and athlete stay strong
We fall, we get back up, we learn and move forward. She will always be great to me.
I still love Marion jone❤❤❤❤
Love the color theme of 4RA, it’s so catchy and vibrant! Eye-candy bhi, money-candy bhi! 🌈💸
Very lovely woman treated unfairly. Her children will rise and shine like mum.
SHE IS MY FAVOURITE.I LOVE HER.❤❤🥰🥰💖💖💞💞👍👍💪💪
I will always Love her! I will always be a FAN! LIving in Dallas one day hoping to meet her. REspET
the first mucis in the background is 🔥 who is the composer ?
She is a very beautiful gifted lady. I hope she is doing well
Pumped full of what she was on for most, if not all of her career, and you'd be "gifted" too.
@@futurez12 She's fortunate that all that drugs hasn't severely harmed her health or killed her. I can't say the same for some other Olympians, One of them didn't even make it to age 40.
Even if she was wrong we could forgive her she speak out what happen. This is a lesson for all. Any way i hope she get over her problems
I remember being such a strong track fan of hers and was very disappointed and saddened to find out she was a cheater after all. I feel sorry for her opponents who were robbed of the glory in the 2000 Olympics that they rightly should have gotten. No sympathy for cheaters who rob others!
They did her wrong a whole bunch of athletes use steroids they picked her because they was jealous of her no athletes in the world got punished that bad for using illegal muscle enhancers all of that they done her too wrong
She was mislead and deceived,she associated her self with the wrong set of people and before she could realized it and retraced her step it was too late.
She face the worst and consequences of her action and she paid massively for lying to the authority
She beg for forgiveness and trace her steps,she has redeemed herself and turn to a new leaf.😅
@@shehubankole3432 that's like get in 25 years in prison for jaywalking
The only difference between her and the other competitors is she got caught.
@@shehubankole3432 We were so outrageous with the Russian gymnast (?) in the last Olympics. I don't remember her name. There should not be a double standard which gives sympathy to American sportsmen who violate the same rule.
Growing up I watch her and truly love her and I still do. Congratulations Jones I still love and respect u alot
And what happened to the tour de France guy? Zero. When you're black they're always going to crucified you, meanwhile Armstrong is living a comfortable life.
Marion Jones an inspirational human being I grew up loving her will always love her❤❤
She is a great role model, obviously not regarding drug taking in sport - but in coming clean with it , admitting it and reinventing herself to live a better and more spiritual life of being truthful to yourself and others. Thats far more that can be said of many, many others not just in sport but in business as well particularly those in finance and commerce.
She has never admitted to doping. Her admission to being dishonest, meaning cheque fraud, was forced. Had she not done so, she would have been looking at years of prison.
Sad…I hope she is doing ok now.
Marion Jones may God continue to be with you. We will always love you
Lance Armstrong didn't have to pay back all his earnings for doping... So unfair. She is awesome
That part
…..Complexion for Protection.
In the end she prevailed ! 👏
She asked for forgiveness and now she’s forgiven ❤️
Love you always,❤ Mario Jones
The best sprinter for ever.
She was great, looking good and never stopped smiling
I love her
God bless you Marion
Why would an honest God bless cheats?? maybe he was a cheat himself??
Her smiles were smiles of aggression : contempt for all honest athletes. She knew her opposition in the Sydney 2000 Olympics were clean. They had the times and clustering of honest athletes.
My opinion:
For when I started hearing about the rumors and allegations that Marion Jones was taking performance enhancing drugs, I was giving her the benefits of the doubt. I stopped feeling sorry for her when I began to notice the pattern of her promoting a drug-free image only to end-up getting caught...with drugs herself. It was then that I realized she wasn't taking drugs by accident. She was doing it by her own free-will. I can appreciate her admitting to it, but she shot her credibility to hell. That's mainly why she retired from track and from sports in-general. I suspect the pressure of having to win is what drove her to cheat.
The evidence suggests MJ was a doper from age 12. Her school coaches, who were associated with other well known dopers, her teen ban for doping, reduced from life to 4 years, with the help of Johnnie Cochran of OJ Simpson fame, and sudden improvement in form, from a deadbeat to Olympian, as soon as the ban was lifted.
She was forced to retire from track, all IAAF events, because she didn't return the prize money she obtained by cheating, worth well over million $ today. Her every action can be accounted for, by a desire for $.
Marion Jones didn't retire, she simply refused to return the IAAF prize money, which adjusted for inflation would be worth millions $ today, she obtained by cheating. Until she does so, she cannot compete in IAAF events.
Her cheating had only 1 motive : $. She dumped CJ Hunter as soon as he was a liability to her advertising revenue.
She needed a calendar to keep track of the 4 drugs she was getting from BALCO : THG, CLEAR, Testosterone and HGH, CREAM, insulin and EPO for recovery.
Team US had to know she was a cheat : form, she got a life time ban for doping as a teen reduced to only 4 years with the help of Johnnie Cochran of OJ Simpson fame, and her transition from deadbeat to better than Olympic standard.
(Her ban as a teen was international news, I heard it on the radio in the United Kingdom. )
The reason you think MJ confessed to taking drugs is her confession on the court house steps after her conviction of "Being Dishonest", meaning cheque fraud. The journalists surrounding her were confused by the legalistic use of language into thinking she had confessed to doping.
The sad part is she robbed another athlete's moment of being an Olympian.
My two kids graduated from the same high school about 5 years ago, Rio Mesa, that she attended in her youth. There isn't a single picture of her anywhere there. It is so sad. I think she deserves a third chance even, and should be invited back to all the places where she's made contributions and tell her story. I think the kids will understand, I really do. They know, especially as teens, just how tempting it is to take the bait; even when you are already so gifted and talented. I understand why she lost everything; she cheated. I don't understand how she ended up in jail. There are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of olympic and other high-stakes professional athletes that have done as much, and often much worse, and have suffered little.