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Marion Jones was an American track-and-field athlete who won multiple Olympic medals, but was later stripped of them after admitting to lying about her knowledge of performance-enhancing drugs. She also played professional basketball in the WNBA.
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About the Marion Jones
Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track-and-field athlete and former professional basketball player. She won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, but was later stripped of her medals after admitting to lying to federal investigators about her knowledge of performance enhancing drugs.
Jones was one of the most famous athletes to be linked to the BALCO scandal. The performance-enhancing substance usage scandal covered more than 20 top-level athletes, including Jones’s ex-husband, shot putter C.J. Hunter, and 100 m sprinter Tim Montgomery.
Jones has also played professional basketball in the Women’s National Basketball Association, as point guard in the team of Tulsa Shock between 2010 and 2011.
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Marion Jones was born on October 12, 1975.
Marion Jones won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Marion Jones was stripped of her Olympic medals after admitting to lying to federal investigators about her knowledge of performance-enhancing drugs.
The BALCO scandal was a performance-enhancing substance usage scandal that covered more than 20 top-level athletes, including Marion Jones’s ex-husband, shot putter C.J. Hunter, and 100 m sprinter Tim Montgomery.
Marion Jones played as a point guard for the Tulsa Shock in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) between 2010 and 2011.
Marion Jones was also known as Marion Jones-Thompson.
The BALCO scandal involved more than 20 top-level athletes, including Marion Jones’s ex-husband, shot putter C.J. Hunter, and 100 m sprinter Tim Montgomery.
21 Quotes by Marion Jones
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Everywhere we go, people recognize me.
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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.
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Nobody has ever said anything about Marion Jones every using performance-enhancing drugs and they never will.
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I’m for a drug-free sport and always will be.
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It’s hard to have a bad hair day when you’re famous.
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A lot of women say they love being pregnant, but I wasn’t such a big fan.
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I did pretty well at the Sydney Olympics, but those were my first Games.
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I was only 24 then, but 18 of those 24 years had been dedicated to wanting to get to that moment.
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I’ve set no world record.
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Our lives are so hectic and full, and we have a big family right now.
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When I’m home, I’m relaxed.
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You forget that sometimes people are out there to get you – they don’t even have a reason.
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We realized that the only persons we can truly trust in this world is each other and our families.
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My father wasn’t really involved and my mom is the light in my life.
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I’m a jock and I’m an athlete, and that’s what I love to do.
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I will continue to express the fact I am for a drug-free sport and always will be.
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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.
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But I don’t believe in guilt by association.
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As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion.
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I’m an Internet junkie.
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In my opinion, Jackie is the greatest female athlete ever.
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