Here's What Happened To Former Olympic Athlete Marion Jones
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- She won some Olympic medals, headed to prison, and then became a gladiator. This is the story of the rise, downfall, and redemption of Marion Jones.
#Olympic #Athlete #MarionJones
Sports and romance | 0:00
2000 Olympics | 0:57
Motherhood | 1:57
IMAX star | 2:58
Steroid allegations | 3:42
Coming clean | 4:52
Heading behind bars | 6:01
Revoked medals | 6:59
Losing money | 7:47
Returning to the court | 8:47
Publishing a memoir | 9:45
Becoming a personal trainer | 10:41
Voiceover By: Krystle Futrell
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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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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
As a child I was a huge fan. It’s so nice to see this
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
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.😳
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??
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.
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.
It's all love! thank you for sharing!
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.
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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.
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.
@@oluwoleb.a.9070 Agreed. She screwed over her teammates because they all lost their medals and financial rewards too.
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President Bush included, remember Florida, the Supreme Court, and doubtless much else.
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.
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!!!!!🙏
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. )
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.
Respect for anyone who accepts their mistakes
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.
She's still a trooper in my book. 💖Marion Jones 💖
She's a cheater in my book.
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...
The strength of a woman should never, never be underestimated.
That's anybody
@@darbie6691 Bingo!
neither should her dishonesty.
Talk of sports apartheid,her color was not good ,remember Phelps ,no problem right race and color.
Rubbish
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
I was always a fan of hers and was wondering what she’s been up to
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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
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!
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??
I know her husband fairly well. He’s a very upright, honest man. He very likely influenced her to come clean.
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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I saw Marion Jones from the 9th grade to the 12th grade all 4 years the fastest high schooler in the world. California High School State champion in the 100 ,200 for 4 years last year state long jump champion. She was forced too a plead bargain of guilt because of not taking a chance in a trial run. Never found anything in her drug. Marion Jones you still my queen of track.
She didn't compete in state championships in her senior year.
Your tainted queen??
Marion Jones did complete in her senior year I was there for all 4 years
@@ameerrashad1485
Then you know she had to serve a 4 year ban for doping, which is why she played basketball in college, and only escaped a life time ban with the help of Johnnie Cochran of OJ Simpson fame.
Her ban was international news, I remember hearing it on the radio in the UK, not US.
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.
Make a movie. It will help other Athletes to learn about always doing the right thing. Write a book and enjoy the rest of your life. God forgives everyone and no one is perfect. Don't give up. Keep going.
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.
She has a message and I hope people listen. I am glad she is doing well.
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.
No matters GOD LOVES You Sis. 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.
I appreciate her ..she is a fighter
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 ?
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... :)
Love her always, she's a great athlete! Wish her and her family the best.
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.
I love the positive comments. I wish her all the best 🎉🎉🎉
I agree with all of you.💯 1:33
And Lance Armstrong is still live a jail free life.
This Is Sad She Allowed Some Bad People In Her Life To Make Decisions , And She Fell From Grace But She Can recover Because She Has Her Health And Strength. I Hope She Bounce Back Learn From Mistakes And Reach Out To A Higher Power If She Hasn't. Good Luck Lady Dig Deep Like You Did In Competition.
she bounce back. Bad people be gone.... MJ do good now
The solitary in confinement proved a blessing : she recognized where her life was headed, and started to change. She is now married to a man with an excellent reputation for honesty.
what strength not giving up
inspiration for all of us who face challenges in life
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.
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.
Always hear and watch this beautiful lady running no matter what we still love your marion jones please try to move on
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?
The queen of my life on attractive spring sports. I stopped watching tracks when she was hunt down. The lady that was worth being a champion
YES! she was hunt down..... Sad day world. Worthy champ indeed. Go MJ GO!
She is a cheat, did it through out HS, why do you keep looking past truth??
It was BALCO, CONTE, etc., who was hunted by the FBI. Some FBI agents felt drug cheating had to stop.
MJ got caught up in the BALCO scandal because she neglected to make sure the trail of evidence from BALCO, the doping calendars they held, were destroyed. This was purely due to stupid behaviour on her part : a level of stupidity even Trump, who is mentally classified as a moron, would be surprised by.
The only reason MJ got into adult athletics was due to her family using highly competent people to ensure she didn't get banned for life for doping. Her high school coach, Johnnie Cochran of OJ Simpson fame, and CJ Hunter.
Hunted down because of her colour. Lance Armstrong never went to jail. Why?
@@kayodeodeniyi8201
Because being a drug cheat, and obtaining prize by cheating, is embarrassing. Pay offs, Lance Armstrong, to appear clean, is likewise embarrassing. Marion Jones tried to mess with the US Banks, decidedly bad for the health, cheque fraud, and she confessed to being dishonest.
I freakin loved this woman as an athlete
Marion was my absolute favorite female athlete. Was so disappointed in her departure from the athletic arena!
But weren't "disappointed" in her underhanded tactics?
She departed from the international arena in order to not pay back the IAAF prize she obtained by cheating, which today would be worth well over million $. Her sole penalty is, she is unable to take part in IAAF events until she has paid back the money.
@@michaeledwards2251 Shame on you cheater!
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You will be delighted to know MJ was the greatest cheater in Track & Field history. The THG, she was taking is undetected by Gas Chromatography, the method in use during the Sydney 2000 Olympics, allowing her to take the maximum dose her body could withstand throughout the Sydney Olympics.
Flo Jo had no such possibility : all steroids available in 1988 were detectable by Gas Chromatography, and anyone using them had to maintain their physique without steroids.
The fact MJ was unable to beat 10.49, when Flo Jo was merely pleased to have won decisively, and stated in an interview immediately afterwards she had run faster, shows MJ was merely a doped up washout.
(Flo Jo achieved 10.16 in the 100m relay, it is apparent from videos of the relay, she did not accelerate until after she received the baton. Her true potential at 100m was 10.16. )
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%.
I will always Love her! I will always be a FAN! LIving in Dallas one day hoping to meet her. REspET
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.
You are a great person and athlete stay strong
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!!!!!
What a great story! I’m glad she preserved And found strength to keep going Good on her!
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.
God forgives that is the most important thing.
Love you always,❤ Mario Jones
The best women athlete to ever exist no matter what.
Merlene Ottie deserve those gold medals
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.
Growing up I watch her and truly love her and I still do. Congratulations Jones I still love and respect u alot
Watched her in Edmonton 2000 games.She was great and loved by everyone!
I still love Marion jone❤❤❤❤
I always admired and love her, all have sin and come short, God got her, He is a God of chances
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.
Very lovely woman treated unfairly. Her children will rise and shine like mum.
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
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.
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 .
I felt so bad for Marion when this came out! She was the best female track athlete in high school her senior year. Besides track she was an outstanding basketball player. She didn't need any steroids! She got involved with the wrong guy CJ the wrestler who got her into steroids in their relationship. Whatever Marion is doing i hope she is happy, and living a great life. 💯👏
Did you never question why her first 2 husbands were heavy drug cheats ? Given MJs mediocre performance in cross fit, she was likely doping from age 12.
Her high school coach, was the coach of Evelyn Ashford, the 10.7 100m World Record holder, who sported a moustache. Additionally she changed her school districts : consistent with looking for coaches.
It took Johnnie Cochran, of OJ Simpson fame, to reduce her teenage lifetime ban for doping to 4 years. This was an insult to all honest athletes.
The solitary she suffered during her 6 month confinement did her a favour. It forced her to recognize she was on a bad path, which would lead to either many years of prison, or serious injury from involvement with the wrong type of people. Once she realized this, she recognized she had to change direction. It took her time to fully change direction but from all accounts she has. (She is married to a man, who has an excellent reputation for honesty. )
Marion Jones may God continue to be with you. We will always love you
I still have a lot of respect for her
A respect for her cheating? Sounds real intelligent. SMH.
Marion Jones an inspirational human being I grew up loving her will always love her❤❤
I’m from Austin Texas and I ran track as a kid and many of my friends went to her gladiator camps!
I've always liked this woman.
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.
wow what a story i knew i recognise her from the early 2000's😢
Sad…I hope she is doing ok now.
mann i love her, she had this fire inside.
Probably caused by steroids....
Lance Armstrong didn't have to pay back all his earnings for doping... So unfair. She is awesome
That part
SHE IS MY FAVOURITE.I LOVE HER.❤❤🥰🥰💖💖💞💞👍👍💪💪
Dang...I'm glad i saw this but feel sad for her, truly. She was and one of my favorite Olympians, still is. I think it's that smile...still is. Imagine all the athletes still denying drug use...walking around with no jail time and haven't lost a dime, homes, etc. Too many to mention...you can fill in the several blanks.
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 Love I have for Marion Jones will never die in me. As for me she's the best female athlete with a beautiful smile. I am happy that she chose happiness, peace of mind and family over a lifetime of regrets. Her admission of guilty is a lesson to all humans. I LOVE Marion.
In the end she prevailed ! 👏
Marion Jones will remain my best athlete in track and field ever and ever 💪💪💪💪
This was very sad, that she had to endure all of this. They really stuck it to her because she's a black woman. How many times that Caucasian people use the same thing and never had to go through any of this.
She was impulsive. She said this herself when giving antidoping warnings to teens. She regrets not taking her lawyers advise, had she done so, she would likely have escaped any punishment. It amounts to not playing the game, the legal game in the US, smart enough.
(With the kind of money she had, she should have boxed clever, with the help of her lawyer, and gotten away clean.)
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.
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...
I was her biggest fan . I was so disappointed when it all became the truth. Life is hard no matter what you do,like she says it's important to stop and think about important decisions that you want to make. I wish her peace,love and health!