Here's What Happened To Former Olympic Athlete Marion Jones

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  • @NickiSwift
    @NickiSwift  ปีที่แล้ว +93

    What do you think is next for Marion Jones?

    • @richardwricht6347
      @richardwricht6347 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      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

    • @cliftonjarvis8010
      @cliftonjarvis8010 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      She worked for what she has ,I think she has paid her dues

    • @wendyredman8897
      @wendyredman8897 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      She is doing great things just look her up and you will see her journey

    • @spmqqse5621
      @spmqqse5621 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      world wide disgrace.

    • @P8860
      @P8860 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Onlyfans

  • @SHERRYSLU
    @SHERRYSLU ปีที่แล้ว +220

    As a child I was a huge fan. It’s so nice to see this

  • @gloriaa.garcia3985
    @gloriaa.garcia3985 ปีที่แล้ว +1010

    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.

    • @eloiserobinson8212
      @eloiserobinson8212 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She’s Black!!!!

    • @michaelgraves7718
      @michaelgraves7718 ปีที่แล้ว +376

      He white 🤷🏽‍♂️

    • @TMCLLNH
      @TMCLLNH ปีที่แล้ว

      White privilege

    • @sinahmphahlele9657
      @sinahmphahlele9657 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      Yes.Why was Armstrong never imprisoned?That is a liar of an athlete.I would like to see his story one day.

    • @growlerfrown487
      @growlerfrown487 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaelgraves7718no black athletes during her era who got busted went to jail either

  • @DavidSmith-sf4rl
    @DavidSmith-sf4rl ปีที่แล้ว +472

    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.

    • @spmqqse5621
      @spmqqse5621 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

    • @imhereforitall9218
      @imhereforitall9218 ปีที่แล้ว

      She admitted her wrongs after she ruined other people's careers? Took her messed up tooth self on Oprah and lied like a rug.

    • @killmenow6663
      @killmenow6663 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      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.

    • @imhereforitall9218
      @imhereforitall9218 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      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.

    • @J.Crooner
      @J.Crooner 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@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.😳

  • @dennispounds605
    @dennispounds605 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    I respect her for coming clean ,and telling the truth

    • @jackiebenjamin8772
      @jackiebenjamin8772 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      America loves 'cancel culture', but she was a great candidate to speak with youths or anyone who are into sports, regardless of the discipline.

    • @J.Crooner
      @J.Crooner 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      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.😳

    • @J.Crooner
      @J.Crooner 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@@jackiebenjamin8772Unfortunately she only chose to speak afterwards to the youth to simply attempt to dodge looking like a total NITWIT for what she did.

    • @haraldbjthunem4059
      @haraldbjthunem4059 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jackiebenjamin8772 whatever you say. A thief is a thief. A cheater is a cheater.

    • @wendyredman8897
      @wendyredman8897 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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

  • @nandiphakhemese3940
    @nandiphakhemese3940 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    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

    • @J.Crooner
      @J.Crooner 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      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!!!!!😳

    • @Dias_De_Noe
      @Dias_De_Noe 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@J.Croonerwell if *everybody* is cheating than no one is and the playing field is leveled at PED levels

    • @nandiphakhemese3940
      @nandiphakhemese3940 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@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

    • @dj_lyricalmusic3303
      @dj_lyricalmusic3303 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She would be a great Evangelist , what a testimony!!!❤❤❤❤

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@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.

  • @sparkle3000
    @sparkle3000 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    I never understood how she went to prison when Rose, A-Rod and other athletes are being celebrated.

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      They didn't commit cheque fraud, she did. Messing with US Bankers is bad for the health.

    • @sparkle3000
      @sparkle3000 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@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.

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sparkle3000
      QED is legalized fraud : $ 35 trillion is just a taster.

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@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.

    • @Madmoves1
      @Madmoves1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They didn't lie to the Feds.

  • @samuelbruku129
    @samuelbruku129 ปีที่แล้ว +253

    We all have our challenges.She has paid her dues. I respect her She should be left alone to get on with her life.

    • @negus7984
      @negus7984 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      No she hasn’t, what about PETA Gaye Dawes she cheated this Jamaican sprinter of her dues.

    • @J.Crooner
      @J.Crooner 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@negus7984Exactly!!!!! This entire world revolves around cheaters and how they get to keep being fake champions which keeps the world fake.😩

    • @mssha1980
      @mssha1980 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@negus7984she wasn’t the only sprinter on peds. She got caught

    • @Jaime-u5m
      @Jaime-u5m 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@negus7984 That's right she cheated deserving women out of the limelight. What say you defenders of this cheater about this??

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      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.

  • @blu48
    @blu48 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +67

    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.

    • @aquilmikaeel1098
      @aquilmikaeel1098 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      No Doubt, that was definitely overdoing it.

    • @KTee18
      @KTee18 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      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.

    • @Deeplycloseted435
      @Deeplycloseted435 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Perjury and check fraud are crimes, and were unrelated to her athletic endeavors and cheating.

    • @Juke582
      @Juke582 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nooo! Prison for all of them! They screwed a lot of peoples careers!

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @alicegauteng2358
    @alicegauteng2358 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    I loved her! I still do. She was great. I wish her the best

    • @muspylenz
      @muspylenz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This was one athlete Iloved and felt so connected from a very far country home of the world marathon champions I dont know why'

    • @Jaime-u5m
      @Jaime-u5m 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      How can she be "great" when she cheated the game??

    • @omarpatterson2474
      @omarpatterson2474 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She is America this is how they act, nothing is wrong when they're the one doing it​@user-qu4ey5yy3f

    • @MrWisdomseekr
      @MrWisdomseekr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Jaime-u5m There is something wrong with this TH-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!

    • @soca0111
      @soca0111 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I love and admire her..many cheat and I am sure still do

  • @webmeister5000
    @webmeister5000 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    It takes character to admit when one is wrong and be accountable for one's actions. I will forever respect her for this.

    • @navtel
      @navtel ปีที่แล้ว

      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

    • @killmenow6663
      @killmenow6663 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

    • @J.Crooner
      @J.Crooner 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      😳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.🤷

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Her drug doping was so systematic she needed a calendar to keep track, which is how she was found out.

    • @samkaihenry916
      @samkaihenry916 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@J.Crooner exactly she robbed the other athletes

  • @brianfergus839
    @brianfergus839 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    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.

    • @DarqJestor
      @DarqJestor ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Very, very gracious of you. 👍

    • @calvinhaskett8712
      @calvinhaskett8712 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      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..

    • @Jaime-u5m
      @Jaime-u5m 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Did they give her some special sauce??

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@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.

    • @calvinhaskett8712
      @calvinhaskett8712 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@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...

  • @neilifill4819
    @neilifill4819 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I know her husband fairly well. He’s a very upright, honest man. He very likely influenced her to come clean.

  • @StandardYoutuberExcellent
    @StandardYoutuberExcellent ปีที่แล้ว +136

    She's great. Keep your head up and don't let these people get you down.

    • @RG-jr8ym
      @RG-jr8ym ปีที่แล้ว +4

      She let herself down and led a double life...wish she finds her way out of it..

    • @realOBA
      @realOBA ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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.

    • @killmenow6663
      @killmenow6663 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@realOBA Agreed. She screwed over her teammates because they all lost their medals and financial rewards too.

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@realOBA
      President Bush included, remember Florida, the Supreme Court, and doubtless much else.

  • @jimbrown5091
    @jimbrown5091 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    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.

    • @donnajohnson5923
      @donnajohnson5923 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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.

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@donnajohnson5923
      MJ admitted she reacted on impulse, rather than listen to her lawyer. Had she done, she likely would have gotten off.

    • @jamaicanqueen1058
      @jamaicanqueen1058 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I respect the fact that she came out and admitted to cheating.

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@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.

    • @jamaicanqueen1058
      @jamaicanqueen1058 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@michaeledwards2251Really? I thought all her records were erased and she admitted to knowingly taking drugs.

  • @inthezone2023
    @inthezone2023 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    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.

    • @londonbowcat1
      @londonbowcat1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      4:06 he is an African?

  • @bodhisattva6308
    @bodhisattva6308 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Respect for anyone who accepts their mistakes

    • @londonbowcat1
      @londonbowcat1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      4:40 so it was false

  • @pinkyjohns5198
    @pinkyjohns5198 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    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.

  • @jeanrichards9248
    @jeanrichards9248 ปีที่แล้ว +212

    You are human. You deserve a second chance. Lift up your head up and keep going

    • @Redridge07
      @Redridge07 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Jeanrichards She is 48 years old

    • @roddas26
      @roddas26 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And don't be a cheat.

    • @stephenc2481
      @stephenc2481 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It would be fair if she give up the medals to the runner ups.

    • @Jaime-u5m
      @Jaime-u5m 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      She's a cheater and will always wear that chain.

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@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.

  • @1962SHANKAR
    @1962SHANKAR ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Most gracious soul and her running style was out of this world!

    • @magikindian
      @magikindian ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, running is very important because only a lucky few was blessed with such a gift lol.

    • @robertmarley8852
      @robertmarley8852 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Perfect form .....that can't be taught....that's God given

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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. )

  • @pj2614
    @pj2614 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    The strength of a woman should never, never be underestimated.

    • @darbie6691
      @darbie6691 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's anybody

    • @urrywest
      @urrywest ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@darbie6691 Bingo!

    • @abdallahkabuto8392
      @abdallahkabuto8392 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Talk of sports apartheid,her color was not good ,remember Phelps ,no problem right race and color.

    • @Menstral
      @Menstral 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Rubbish

    • @Jaime-u5m
      @Jaime-u5m 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@abdallahkabuto8392 We Blacks and Browns are always under that microscope; we will always get found-out my people.
      So don't do it!

  • @donnajohnson5923
    @donnajohnson5923 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    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.

    • @sandrabrown322
      @sandrabrown322 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The melonin in her skin made her a target and they made an example of her

    • @carlosjbolden7525
      @carlosjbolden7525 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@sandrabrown322True

  • @deonsutherland5588
    @deonsutherland5588 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    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

    • @stephygee189
      @stephygee189 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yep, I see the complex everytime I go home to Belize. I hope she will return as well.

    • @Jaime-u5m
      @Jaime-u5m 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Return and say what? DON'T CHEAT LIKE ME??

  • @HarumiAida
    @HarumiAida ปีที่แล้ว +66

    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.

    • @katboss4886
      @katboss4886 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Funny that only a woman went to prison. 🤔

    • @WapajeaWalksOnWater
      @WapajeaWalksOnWater ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@katboss4886Exactly, that part

    • @slimboyd
      @slimboyd ปีที่แล้ว

      She lied to the feds.

    • @vincentvangogh8092
      @vincentvangogh8092 ปีที่แล้ว

      others owned up she did not also she took mega coktails of drugs due to her fear of needles @@katboss4886

    • @yaadythommo5548
      @yaadythommo5548 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      She was imprisoned for lying to investigators.

  • @barrirereid3848
    @barrirereid3848 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    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!

  • @FeLoNYusMonK
    @FeLoNYusMonK ปีที่แล้ว +157

    I still got love for her. I think she's awesome!!!

    • @imhereforitall9218
      @imhereforitall9218 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤡

    • @J.Crooner
      @J.Crooner 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      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?😳

    • @Menstral
      @Menstral 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No

    • @jazthing1
      @jazthing1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

    • @J.Crooner
      @J.Crooner 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@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!!!!!🙏

  • @goodbrother1000
    @goodbrother1000 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    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!

    • @vokso11
      @vokso11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here

    • @Jaime-u5m
      @Jaime-u5m 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You will always be a cheat in my book! as you are to the person you see in the mirror.

  • @isasaleh1508
    @isasaleh1508 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    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.

    • @wheresbaby7783
      @wheresbaby7783 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      She was caught .come on .her ex husband ratted her out

    • @lomeoNS
      @lomeoNS ปีที่แล้ว

      Really though, you ain’t always gonna back up your blacks. Just call it as you see it.

    • @gariejoyce5263
      @gariejoyce5263 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      She didn’t get caught ? lmao.

    • @jwill3856
      @jwill3856 ปีที่แล้ว

      Come clean without being caught…huh?

    • @gariejoyce5263
      @gariejoyce5263 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you smoking ?

  • @TonnyOkello
    @TonnyOkello 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    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 .

  • @Kamala_b
    @Kamala_b ปีที่แล้ว +27

    She has a message and I hope people listen. I am glad she is doing well.

  • @itube612
    @itube612 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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.

  • @tdoggsmackem7498
    @tdoggsmackem7498 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I was always a fan of hers and was wondering what she’s been up to

  • @native2704
    @native2704 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Sad part is she took all the blame and punishment for something all athletes did and do to this day.

    • @haraldbjthunem4059
      @haraldbjthunem4059 ปีที่แล้ว

      She's another charter and thief. Thousands of good athleads had no chanse

    • @simonlevett4776
      @simonlevett4776 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not all athletes are drug cheats.

    • @haraldbjthunem4059
      @haraldbjthunem4059 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@simonlevett4776
      But M J clearly was.
      Shame on her - thief!

    • @haraldbjthunem4059
      @haraldbjthunem4059 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@benbewa A Cheater is never the best one.
      These people ruined the beautiful athletic sport ,- never recovered...

    • @johnarch6876
      @johnarch6876 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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.

  • @jakemccoy
    @jakemccoy ปีที่แล้ว +12

    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.

  • @henryfolarin-bl8ko
    @henryfolarin-bl8ko ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Thank God she’s still standing strong and striving. Amazing athlete.

    • @marktapley7571
      @marktapley7571 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The only thing amazing is that she got away with this fraud for so long, She should still be in prison.

    • @henryfolarin-bl8ko
      @henryfolarin-bl8ko 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Really?

    • @henryfolarin-bl8ko
      @henryfolarin-bl8ko 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You can’t do better.

    • @henryfolarin-bl8ko
      @henryfolarin-bl8ko 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good for you

    • @henryfolarin-bl8ko
      @henryfolarin-bl8ko 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@marktapley7571 what do you do and what can you do. Probably nothing.

  • @jaywholoveseveryone1721
    @jaywholoveseveryone1721 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    She's still a trooper in my book. 💖Marion Jones 💖

    • @Jaime-u5m
      @Jaime-u5m 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      She's a cheater in my book.

  • @elenoraextavour2858
    @elenoraextavour2858 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    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

    • @chrishowgill888
      @chrishowgill888 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      B. S Cheat

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @marisalombardi385
    @marisalombardi385 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Cheating is cheating, no matter who does it: it is WRONG!

    • @ImadogGarcia
      @ImadogGarcia ปีที่แล้ว +11

      She got punished. Case closed

    • @thomaspick4123
      @thomaspick4123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am not a crook!

    • @robertoddiaz7323
      @robertoddiaz7323 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah right how about Carl Lewis the greatest American cheater in athletics

    • @tredinabrown2249
      @tredinabrown2249 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@robertoddiaz7323PSALM 148:14 Yes Our People Don Have Their Identity At All! Read 2 Corinthians 11:22

    • @JoyHarrison
      @JoyHarrison 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@robertoddiaz7323 He got away with it, likewise, a certain female one who is no longer with us.

  • @OniTan22
    @OniTan22 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    She will always be a legend in woman sports..❤

    • @imhereforitall9218
      @imhereforitall9218 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      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.

    • @emyleewong3600
      @emyleewong3600 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love her.
      She is so beautiful and strong

    • @imhereforitall9218
      @imhereforitall9218 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣@@emyleewong3600

    • @Jaime-u5m
      @Jaime-u5m 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@imhereforitall9218 Defenders of the undeserving are a dime a dozen.

    • @HibiscusfamilyKE
      @HibiscusfamilyKE 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Cheated from college sporting days then throughout pro career

  • @zaneclone
    @zaneclone ปีที่แล้ว +20

    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... :)

  • @CallowXayne
    @CallowXayne ปีที่แล้ว +20

    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.

    • @Bruss813
      @Bruss813 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Stays out of trouble? It's not like she's some petty criminal

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@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.

  • @thehuntx
    @thehuntx 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +64

    And Lance Armstrong is still live a jail free life.

    • @JSP1234-m6g
      @JSP1234-m6g 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      He is white. That makes a difference

    • @inessabanovic8491
      @inessabanovic8491 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      she got it for lying to the prosecutors.

    • @gianlucastrong8197
      @gianlucastrong8197 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Study maths, stop with skin colour bs, perjury and check fraud are crimes, and were unrelated to her athletic endeavors and cheating.

    • @markcleaver6573
      @markcleaver6573 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gianlucastrong8197 Everything is racism these days.

    • @That90sShow
      @That90sShow 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@JSP1234-m6g😂😂😂 ok peasant

  • @itsjemmabond
    @itsjemmabond ปีที่แล้ว +27

    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.

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I have seen a confession of "Being Dishonest" from her : where did she make an apology ?
      To my knowledge, she has never apologized.

    • @itsjemmabond
      @itsjemmabond 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@michaeledwards2251 Google's your friend. There's a whole video on CNN.

    • @blackmanaigbiremolen2143
      @blackmanaigbiremolen2143 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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

  • @TennesseeWhiskii
    @TennesseeWhiskii ปีที่แล้ว +10

    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...

    • @KTMBAJ
      @KTMBAJ ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mistakes? An error? It’s fraud!! End of. A dirty greedy cheat.

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @luphumloncanywa3664
    @luphumloncanywa3664 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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.

    • @TenThirteen-f1x
      @TenThirteen-f1x 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @gwarren6386
    @gwarren6386 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    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.

    • @Jimmy-po9qd
      @Jimmy-po9qd ปีที่แล้ว

      If she was white, would've never paid this big of a price

  • @luckydikeocha
    @luckydikeocha 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    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

  • @gordonstafford6952
    @gordonstafford6952 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    No matters GOD LOVES You Sis. Jones ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @senettahunt3109
    @senettahunt3109 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It's all love! thank you for sharing!

  • @vinnybell5075
    @vinnybell5075 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Love her always, she's a great athlete! Wish her and her family the best.

  • @vinnette4583
    @vinnette4583 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Always hear and watch this beautiful lady running no matter what we still love your marion jones please try to move on

  • @jonkite0071
    @jonkite0071 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I freakin loved this woman as an athlete

  • @jdm9700
    @jdm9700 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This case shows just how ridiculous and useless the war on drugs was.

    • @Fatima502
      @Fatima502 ปีที่แล้ว

      Now, it showed that some people get caught. There are are now rightful medallists who were initially cheated by Jones.

  • @anastacioiii4047
    @anastacioiii4047 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    She was born 20 years too early. Nowadays, an athlete on PEDs is celebrated.

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      More like 20 years too late. In the 1980s the proven rate of PED use among sprinters was over 90%.

  • @isangakpabio7158
    @isangakpabio7158 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    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...

  • @george791000
    @george791000 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love the positive comments. I wish her all the best 🎉🎉🎉

  • @MrLarryec
    @MrLarryec ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Much props to her and her family. 🙏💯👍👍👍

  • @eddieingalls534
    @eddieingalls534 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    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.

  • @pierre1114
    @pierre1114 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    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.

  • @nancyhagan7553
    @nancyhagan7553 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    what strength not giving up
    inspiration for all of us who face challenges in life

  • @bootsy037
    @bootsy037 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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.

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @shaulshakur
    @shaulshakur ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Merlene Ottie deserve those gold medals

  • @collinswuks3959
    @collinswuks3959 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @stephenshw2262
    @stephenshw2262 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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?

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @Kvieri889
    @Kvieri889 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I appreciate her ..she is a fighter

  • @nathanwoods1810
    @nathanwoods1810 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    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.

  • @bellalee6927
    @bellalee6927 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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.

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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.)

  • @terence.j
    @terence.j 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    We fall, we get back up, we learn and move forward. She will always be great to me.

  • @vicomexengineering2664
    @vicomexengineering2664 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Very lovely woman treated unfairly. Her children will rise and shine like mum.

  • @ameerrashad1485
    @ameerrashad1485 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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.

    • @jody8526937
      @jody8526937 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She didn't compete in state championships in her senior year.

    • @Jaime-u5m
      @Jaime-u5m 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Your tainted queen??

    • @ameerrashad1485
      @ameerrashad1485 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Marion Jones did complete in her senior year I was there for all 4 years

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@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.

  • @jupiter1363
    @jupiter1363 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    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.

    • @Fiona3000
      @Fiona3000 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I would like to see a Lifetime movie made about her scandalous life.

  • @mikailzayd3043
    @mikailzayd3043 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The best women athlete to ever exist no matter what.

  • @Obkerry
    @Obkerry ปีที่แล้ว +14

    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.

  • @ChauNguyetAi
    @ChauNguyetAi 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the color theme of 4RA, it’s so catchy and vibrant! Eye-candy bhi, money-candy bhi! 🌈💸

  • @tinabarber7854
    @tinabarber7854 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    She asked for forgiveness and now she’s forgiven ❤️

  • @chevalierdesangreal
    @chevalierdesangreal 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the first mucis in the background is 🔥 who is the composer ?

  • @tessa7582
    @tessa7582 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    God forgives that is the most important thing.

  • @Drrck11
    @Drrck11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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 $.

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @NezterBedford
    @NezterBedford ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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.

    • @killmenow6663
      @killmenow6663 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She didn't pay a price because she was talented or beautiful, she paid a very easy price for lying to federal investigators.

    • @NezterBedford
      @NezterBedford ปีที่แล้ว

      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!!!!!

  • @wreckim
    @wreckim 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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.

  • @derickmccaulsky5380
    @derickmccaulsky5380 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    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

  • @JuliaBascombe
    @JuliaBascombe 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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.

  • @blezinjean4938
    @blezinjean4938 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @irishadullah-al-akbaruthma8796
    @irishadullah-al-akbaruthma8796 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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

    • @irishadullah-al-akbaruthma8796
      @irishadullah-al-akbaruthma8796 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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    • @michaelporter107
      @michaelporter107 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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

  • @sammyinbrooklyn
    @sammyinbrooklyn ปีที่แล้ว +28

    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?

    • @CookieZ3353
      @CookieZ3353 ปีที่แล้ว

      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!

    • @wheresbaby7783
      @wheresbaby7783 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      They all dope

    • @wendyredman8897
      @wendyredman8897 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      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

    • @gariejoyce5263
      @gariejoyce5263 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      And people actually thought Flo Jo was clean lol, which is laughable . One look, and you could see she was doped to the gills

    • @irmapugh6497
      @irmapugh6497 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You don’t, my daughter ran against her in high school when she was cheating then. So many track stars suffered from her cheating

  • @StanleyDenmark
    @StanleyDenmark 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    She’s still one of the greatest to ever do it!! Love Marion Jones!

  • @dallrevenge9256
    @dallrevenge9256 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lance Armstrong didn't have to pay back all his earnings for doping... So unfair. She is awesome

    • @SacredSoulPractice
      @SacredSoulPractice ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That part

    • @V.L.R.
      @V.L.R. 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      …..Complexion for Protection.

  • @aboudiop1887
    @aboudiop1887 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The best sprinter for ever.
    She was great, looking good and never stopped smiling
    I love her
    God bless you Marion

    • @Jaime-u5m
      @Jaime-u5m 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why would an honest God bless cheats?? maybe he was a cheat himself??

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @stanleyishimah216
    @stanleyishimah216 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    To be honest, i dont feel sorry for people like her, they had a choice, but chose the wrong option, life did not throw any hurdle at her, she did it to her self. would it not be better, to compete clean, let your talent speak for you, rather than cutting corners, because you wanted to be number one. I wonder how it would have panned out, if she did not admit, and continued to claim innocence. Her story is a lesson, to aspiring atheletes.

  • @fifthdimension1984
    @fifthdimension1984 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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.

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @DominicR-y5d
    @DominicR-y5d ปีที่แล้ว +37

    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!

    • @richardwricht6347
      @richardwricht6347 ปีที่แล้ว

      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

    • @shehubankole3432
      @shehubankole3432 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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.😅

    • @richardwricht6347
      @richardwricht6347 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shehubankole3432 that's like get in 25 years in prison for jaywalking

    • @kkjwdfjopwekfjopcdsxzdfsdf3967
      @kkjwdfjopwekfjopcdsxzdfsdf3967 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The only difference between her and the other competitors is she got caught.

    • @hanaluong2672
      @hanaluong2672 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@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.

  • @fonnestor6509
    @fonnestor6509 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    She is a very beautiful gifted lady. I hope she is doing well

    • @futurez12
      @futurez12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pumped full of what she was on for most, if not all of her career, and you'd be "gifted" too.

    • @JoyHarrison
      @JoyHarrison 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@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.

  • @teddystarks5648
    @teddystarks5648 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I still love Marion jone❤❤❤❤

  • @ShowtimeLakersbaby808
    @ShowtimeLakersbaby808 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What percentage of world-class athletes do we think are doing it "clean"? Meaning, not just steroid-free but no HGH, no testosterone, no blood doping. There are millions of dollars at stake, every serious athlete trains like a maniac, and for many of these substances there is no adequate testing. Or, if there are advanced tests they are prohibitively expensive for the governing bodies to administer. USADA is the gold standard but there are ways that athletes and coaches can stay ahead of the testers 99 percent of the time. If people thought about it critically, the whole thing might fall in on itself like a house of cards. Do we think Carl Lewis was "clean"? Do we really think Justin Gatlin was the only modern sprinter using? I have a lot of empathy for all the athletes and Marion made bad choices but also paid a heavy cost for coming forward, being honest, and breaking the cycle. Much respect to her and her family for surviving an continuing to move forward and be an example.

  • @PaulaScarlett-vc9cq
    @PaulaScarlett-vc9cq ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I always admired and love her, all have sin and come short, God got her, He is a God of chances

  • @mikebsibb
    @mikebsibb 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I had a major crush on Marion! I'm glad that she's moved forward in her life.

  • @eliasMazhindu
    @eliasMazhindu ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Marion Jones may God continue to be with you. We will always love you

  • @namuyimbwaflorence4874
    @namuyimbwaflorence4874 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Marion Jones will remain my best athlete in track and field ever and ever 💪💪💪💪

  • @allietone20
    @allietone20 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was 9 when she so. And when I saw she was a cheater, my love and trust in her went out the window. It's good for her she is doing better, but she herself caused a ripple effect for Black women in the Olympics

    • @wendyredman8897
      @wendyredman8897 ปีที่แล้ว

      So who tell you she is a cheater if you know what goes on behind the sceen with our black athletes you will change that talk know one go after an athlete that not winning they will always try to pull a black athlete down right now they trying to pull shelly ann down so careful what you call someone she could of been setup for all you know

    • @michaeledwards2251
      @michaeledwards2251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@wendyredman8897
      Its wasn't the drugs which caused her woes. Embarrassing, yes, but no teeth. She chose to be part of a multi-million $ cheque fraud scheme, resulting in jail time and loss of fortune.

  • @rayokolo
    @rayokolo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Growing up I watch her and truly love her and I still do. Congratulations Jones I still love and respect u alot