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Marion Jones
American
Athlete
About the author
I did pretty well at the Sydney Olympics, but those were my first Games.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#Games
#Pretty
#First
Everywhere we go, people recognize me.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#People
I will continue to express the fact I am for a drug-free sport and always will be.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#Will
#Fact
My father wasn't really involved and my mom is the light in my life.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#Life
#Light
#Father
#Mom
I'm a jock and I'm an athlete, and that's what I love to do.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#Love
I'm an Internet junkie.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#Internet
I'm for a drug-free sport and always will be.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#Will
Our lives are so hectic and full, and we have a big family right now.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#Right
#Now
#Family
In my opinion, Jackie is the greatest female athlete ever.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#Opinion
It's hard to have a bad hair day when you're famous.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#Day
#Famous
#Hair
I think the people who have really followed my career from the time I was seven years old can see my steady progress and see the type of person and athlete I am.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#Time
#People
#Years
#Career
#Old
#Progress
We realized that the only persons we can truly trust in this world is each other and our families.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#World
#Trust
Nobody has ever said anything about Marion Jones every using performance-enhancing drugs and they never will.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#Will
#Performance
#Drugs
The ultimate would be to compete in a couple more Olympics, hopefully break some world records and wind up my sports career with a couple of years in the WNBA.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#Years
#World
#Career
#Wind
#Sports
I've set no world record.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#World
I was only 24 then, but 18 of those 24 years had been dedicated to wanting to get to that moment.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#Years
You forget that sometimes people are out there to get you - they don't even have a reason.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#People
#Forget
#Reason
A lot of women say they love being pregnant, but I wasn't such a big fan.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#Love
#Being
#Women
As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#Age
#Sports
But I don't believe in guilt by association.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#Guilt
When I'm home, I'm relaxed.
Marion Jones,
American
Athlete
#Home