Marion Jones admits to steroid use and pledges guilty.

[rayj161]

Its bad enough she is full of excuses, I'm reading all the excuses others are giving her in the comment section. I'm very short, diagnosed with a rare disorder, and I'm about to play professional basketball. Now that's character. I don't need steroids. If you are cheating, you just wasn't talented enough. Why else would you do it? I also grew up with people who CHOOSE a life of crime, and I CHOOSE not to hang out with them. She is full of shit.

[kpaaaants8]

you guys are fucking assholes. you didnt go through what she did and you dont even know how it is to have to stand in front of everyone and be an amazing athlete, so you cant go around fucking blaming her and calling her a bitch. when you go to that level and achieve what she achieved, then you can talk douchebags

[eclectica1]

@kpaaaants8 You're the douchebag for buying her crap. I wonder just "how hard" it was for her to compete at the highest level, or more to the point, cheating clean athletes out of the medals they deserved while she basically laughed at them.

Oh, and lying for many years about it before she had nowhere else to run. Do me a favour.

[MoonBHAA]

they all do it, it's just who does not get caught.

[extradutyfelt1]

it´s a very shamefull, that one of the purest, most pleasurable thing´s in life, which are sports, is infected with drug use...seem´s like winning at all costs, has become a sick obsession, rather than a healthy goal.

[mitchell4000]

@UT8962, there is no such thing as a clean athlete on the world level anymore. Everybody is using something. I don't give a dam what anybody states. To compete and try to win you have to get into the game.

[miny601goon]

It is not that serious. She didn't hurt anybody. She didn't kill. Why y'all actin like this?? Without the enhancements I bet she would still make a fine athlete.

[eclectica1]

@miny601goon Yeah, but we'll never know now.

[UT92862]

ARCH CRIMINAL.

Who in their right mind would "admire" a person who has cheated her ENTIRE career.(Yes she refused to take a drug test when in high-school) married TWO drug dealers & users, was involved in $ laundering, Lied to a Grand Jury & STOLE many honest athletes' places on the podium. THEN goes on to play the VICTIM on Oprah-claims she "made a mistake" WTF. SHe is a goddamn Gangster who has lead a life of CRIME and instead of having an INKLING of Shame she writes a bk to "inspire others."

[dan32113]

this women has no class, crawl back under your rock!!!

[mercury4metal]

@dan32113 - What the fuck do you know about class you cocksucker!!! More then 70% of people in sports use steroids. She was unjustly made an example of. If you spent less time masturbating and checking the facts, you'd know the truth!!! I think we all know who belongs under a rock!!!

[dan32113]

@mercury4metal cocksucker? actually i"m straight, but good luck with your Gay fantasy about me... she was justly vilified for the scum that she is, robbing other Atheletes of glory, Marion is a fake & a cheat. Take your tongue out of this cheats ass, it must stink of fraud but also shit! FACT

[eclectica1]

@mercury4metal So because 70% of people in sports allegedly use steroids (evidence please), it makes it right, does it? Apologists like you make me sick.

[mercury4metal]

@eclectica1 - Thanks for chiming in Idiot. I never said "it was right", I meant she was unjustly used as an example, when steroid use is at a high rate in Sports. But I shouldn't get upset at someone like yourself. You're the type that walks into the street, then looks both ways.

[magnusjsolberg]

For FUCKS sake! They all use steroids. Read anything by any honest person who knows anything about olympic-level athletics, and they'll all tell you the same thing.

[atheist382]

lol..I don't even know why people look up to sports figures...They should look up to doctors,scientists etc..

[BlackGold691]

Even Carl Lewis admitted to using some form of performance enhancing drug. He test positive for a banned substance more than twice during the '88 olympics and the USOC did nothing.

[roydcop]

She HAS NOT admitted her mistakes. Watch her on Oprah . She says' I made that one mistake' when 'i lied to the feds...Again I will state the fact that is easily proved. M.Jones was Cheating for close to 10 YEARS if not more. On top of that she was knowingly rying to cash bad checks. She is living in a delusional world where she thinks pple want Her advice when nbdy needs advice more than she. continues on her path of arrogance and conceit. This rod does not lead to glory. Shes in trouble.

[roydcop]

Get a grip Marion. You go on Oprah and are still talking shit. You have used PED"S since highschool. STeroids were an absolute lifestyle for you. You married TWO big time users and you pretend like you made one little mistake. THEN you write a book to "help others" ////WTF !!!

GET REAL or just disappear

[kinggreg41189]

this bitch....

[mgrealdeals]

DISGRACEFUL.



[MellowMadness86]

2 facts about steroids

1.) there have only been 3 deaths medically associated with the abuse of steroids....ever

2.) of all the substances people are brought in to the ER to treat for abuse....steriods is documented #141....behind substances like ibuprofen and vitamin c

get the facts don't buy the BS

[MellowMadness86]

none of you hypocrites we're saying a damn thing when she was winning medals and was this beautiful, intelligent, larger than life athlete.....ofcouse she denied the use why wouldn't she? look how you irrational pricks throw stones at her, look how the media unfairly and improperly portrays steroids....some of you judge saying shes only sorry after being caught....well duh she was put in jail and away from her children and family

[PrissPop]

don't do anything unless you know you won't get caught ;-)

[MrDeitschland]

illegal enhancement drugs - who of those athletes today doesn't use'em at all? sport has become nothing less than an industrial branch with intense competition including all dirty measures like in other branches.

[johnsmdm]

they all use...its all a fraud...

[MRpseudoDUDE]

LOSER LOSER NO TALENT

[tunkunrunk]

why on earth she didn't kept the secret ? these days it's trendy among famous athletes to confess they've taken steroids . I can remember when she won the olympics , she became famous all over the world ,she was on lot of magazines cover ,she had a huge poster smiling with the usa flags on her shoulder ...steroids are dangerous she could have killed herslef

[centralviva]

she is still denying to this day that she knowingly took them

[cowardattack]

This is sad because she really was the best female athelete. But because other females were cheating and trying to catch up to her, she felt she had the right to do the same. Now nobody cares about the also-rans that cheated. Just her. Don't worry I still love you Marion, so many have walked your path and gotten off easier.

[ABCDCBA856]

aw Marion =(

[nazir512]

wow! so american!

[sahooq]

over reacting?

[superpredatorr]

fuck roiders

see my pic for a natural..

steroids are for pussies

[aparonstein]

You people should be ashamed. This woman would have never been found guilty of the charges against her, there was simply no evidence. She pled guilty to the charges only out of her own strength of character. Not once in professional sports has any athlete not made any mistakes, but I for sure know that a good deal of them have never owned up to any of their mistakes. Look yourself in the mirror before you judge a woman who made a very human mistake and did her damnedest to rise above it

[roydcop]

On top of the cheating and ROBBING clean athletes-- she was involved in a money laundering ring and consciously tried to pass bad checks Maybe she could get together with OJ and write a self-help book. Reasons why she went to prison. $ Laundering, Lying To Federal Agents. SHE IS A THEIF she stole clean athletes place on the podium over and over again.She has been using PED"s 4 10 Yrs. get caught holding you go to prison. She continues to lie and pretend like she is some kind of role model.

[prettyboy0909]

why didnt you fix ur teeth?

[boolookoo123]

i have no sympathy for hr one bit! I use to support her and will her on to win for many years when i was young! now i'm just pissed off and angry! how could she!

[urwhatthewho]

@boolookoo123 get over yourself.....everybody can't be perfect like you....you should sell your perfection to the masses...oh great one....fucking grow up and stop being a spoiled whiny jacksass.

[redassasain18]

I have no fucking sympathy for people like this. cheating to win, especially when other trained really hard for this shit, and you just fucking cheat, it pisses me off so fuckin much. I don't think i speak for just myself when i say this: she got what she deserved.

[RichJBarry]

She's only sorry cos she got caught.......

[steroidsR4losers]

...

[LeftosDoussis]

fail

[joespike555]

Shame my ass U bitch. U fuckin new what u were doing and like bonds too baseball u have contributed to the lowering of sport. I fucking Hate U Jones... Don't EVER COME BACK U CHEATER!!!!

[ezmaaco]

Why, Marion!? WHY!? :(

[pajo55]

you cant run from me, its the juice !

[007863355873]

Marion Jones es muy hermosa

[Ipodmastur1]

Well that must been embarissing

[lucasboden]

Jimmy Swaggart moment.

[sonya3020]

Jesus, over and over saying, "No I didn't do this". It's ok now Ms Jones you did the right thing.

[mistassam]

This is terribly embarrassing...

[xxxxxxxxxcollinxxxxx]

oscor winning performance..... bravo!!!!

[uncoverbrother]

ooh.  you're wrong for that! but, you're oh, so right!

[kahirij]

which of these track bitches has the fattest ass?

[steroidsR4losers]

...

[ThatEvilGuy]

Oscar worthy performance, she deserves a second oscar, the first one she deserves for lying so well in interviews and conferences before admitting.

[urwhatthewho]

@ThatEvilGuy stfu, judge, you will judged as well.

[TheAllisiana]

@ThatEvilGuy she made a mistake. Calm down and forgive the woman

[Vitruviux]

@TheAllisiana You tell that to all the other athletes she robbed off the victory.

[TheAllisiana]

@Vitruviux Yeah i admit, what she did was MESSED UP. But its years later and if obviously other people like the WNBA can forgive her....why is it taking people like you not to? I met the woman, she's a remarkable person...very strong minded and Christian oriented....realize she made a mistake and let it go...

[Vitruviux]

@TheAllisiana I don't hold anything against her, it's just she is a cheater, that's a fact and will always be, simple as that. It's not about the forgiveness or prejudice against her, if I ever meet her, I'm not going to be rude to her or scream "cheater" no, I will be nice and polite and won't even mention anything about it, but if a conversation ever comes up about her sport's career I will say that she is a cheater because it's a fact.

[TheAllisiana]

@Vitruviux Well sweetie that is your opinion, i personally love the woman....i don't view her as a cheater, i view her as a human being who made a mistake. And after personally talking with her, she's just like you and me....HUMAN. Who is changing her life and has learned from her mistake. Point Period.

[Vitruviux]

@TheAllisiana You loving her is clouding your judgement. How was it a mistake? Did she accidentally sit on a sofa with a syringe full of clear? Did Victor Conte sneak up on her and inject her while she was sleeping? The only reason she admitted the "mistake" is because she got caught, had she not been caught it wouldn't have been a mistake.

[TheAllisiana]

@Vitruviux Your ignorance is not going to affect what I think about her. People like you make me sick, can't seem to just forget and forgive like God has asked us to. That's on you, I know that when I see her, I'm not going to throw this in her face. SHE IS HUMAN. And I'm sure you've made a mistake, you're not proud of. I know I have and we have been forgiven, therefore I can forgive her. Good Day and stop the ignorance.

[dan32113]

@TheAllisiana Antonio pettigrew robbed the british of at least 1 gold medal from 1997 world 4 x400m. Roger Black was 2nd to Pettigrew a few times, so he was robbed of his moment! marion Jones is a fucking fraud, these crocodile tears are a joke! Its emotional blackmail...

[TheAllisiana]

@dan32113 Look, I already said what she did was wrong....but who she is now. The woman who has grown passed a mistake, a dumb mistake that she encountered; I have it in my heart to forgive her.....end of story. See, people like you can't just move on. She's an activist, a top leader in her church, and a wonderful mother and wife....so just like any other athlete, she did her dirt, suffered the consequences, and is moving on.

[roydcop]

@TheAllisiana Get real she is STILL LYING !!! She has been using drugs SINCE HIGH SCHOOL!!!!

SHe is a FRAUD and she is CONTINUING TO LIE...What kind of a church do you go to that admires arrogant cheaters who repeatedly LIE and deceive???? Please.

[TheAllisiana]

@roydcop One I visited the church I don't go there. Two it is proven people can change. And to keep this going, Her church admires her bc she admitted to her mistakes and has been on the road of change. I don't think she would be able to represent Austin, Tx if she was still a liar and deceiver..........GET REAL

[BSG24fan]

She was my inspiration when I was younger. I almost got her autograph, but was too shocked to bring my poster to her. What a shame.

[nje71]

i still love you Marion Jones,

will you married me please

[flyordie94]

im so dissapointed as a woman.

[SteroidsRnotworthit]

She should of been given a life sentence for her disgrace to the sport by cheating.

[tabletka666]

hahaha die bich!!!!

[steroidsR4losers]

steroids=cheating

[jemina360]

yer well she owned up in the end and thats positive

[teecayb]

This is sad as many people admired her. Yes, she should forfeit her medals but I don't think she should've gone to prison for it (there are worse crimes).

[Quirky01]

No...only she won Olympic games dosing up on steroids. U see there's a big difference don't u think?

[papakarlo1977]

every one in big sport use steroids.she dont need to cry about it. every one was used it. but only she won olympic games.

[TediusZanarukando]

Too bad, Marion Jones will not participate in Beijing or maybe London. She last participated in Athens.

[AndreaJamesp56]

hey bro, wahts up man

[MasdiCerson]

make it happen man, that is cool

[Priscila2709]

i still love her..... =( ..... she was my idol

[chloechloe67]

nice idol fucken cheater you too

[slimeyb]

liar, cheat, theif. if she wasn't caught there wouldn't have been this charade and crocodile tears. fraud.

[tplaws101]

I've coached alotta athletes and is not oblivious to the extent of the use performance enhancing drugs even by professional athletes world wide. Although, steriods is the most illegal, there other drugs on the market that do the same things but still go undetected under testing.

The focus has been lost to wanting to be thee best athlete in the world without putting in the hard yards...I guess they all just want to win in the end NO MATTER the consequences...

[jarheadgrunt91]

Another great role model for our young people...what a disgrace

[giallore]

Your young people need better role models then athletes.

[1983Dave1983]

She forgot to say "I let my family down, and I let my friends down". Isin't winning about being the best?

[stormshadow2k]

Lou, u dont get it at all do u? Its cheaters like Marion that ruin the sport! We have to come down hard on people like her, even with their oh-Im-so-sorry-u-caught-me-so-­now-I-will-make-a-public-displ­ay-of-shame tears running down their cheeks. It OK that people make mistakes, and its OK to be sorry after, but that does not make what she did OK, and she has lost ALL honor as an athlete, all her merits now shine under a different light. She went from a winner to an all time looser over night

[grenadebiter]

She only admitted after she was caught. There is not much dignity in that. I dont think she should go to prison, but as an athlete she has no honor, just look at all those fiery denials she did in the past.

[Loubega405]

Marion jones has never killed anybody. There are lots of killers like Osama bin Laden, George Bush, Fidel Castro, paedophiles, criminals who are free. Idiots like stormshadow2K are also roaming our streets. Jones has apologised for her acts & we shd forgive her and standby her.

[Loubega405]

Marion Jones, u brought us joy & happiness. On top of your beauty, u had talent. With or without steroids,u wd have won those medals..U will always be remembered for your great days on the track & field. God bless u Jones..

[stormshadow2k]

Liar, liar, pants of bitch ass fire! Oh how far we have dropped now Marion, lol.. U will go down in history as a female Ben Johnson, ur sex's all time cheater! Have a nice day :)

[Loubega405]

People like stormshadow2K are intellectual dwarfs. If Youtube required us to pass aptitude & IQ tests, u wdnt be here with us. Marion jones is a great athlete, it takes lots of courage to make a public apology.

[chloechloe67]

fucken loser, courage to cheat other girls, nice scum bag

[jons021]

still luv u marion

[SirMicDre]

No shit she was on roids...when she won the gold she looked like a fucking man for christ sake!!!

That is from Testosterone usage.

[Loubega405]

Try them also & compete in your local leauge. i bet, u will come first from behind!

[fanaticdancer]

she was my idol the womens 100 metres is gone soo boring without her i still luv her and sur fuck it shes still the best ever im sure all the atlethes she beat were taking some form of drug dat jus cant be traced yet!!!Its v sad dat she wont go down in history as an all time great now!!i miss her!!!

[loki04sw]

Obviously she most have been on low doses ...because she seems to not have been hit by the cosmetical side effects that steroids can give you. No deepening voice , skin acne , no water retention and so on.

[docbryguy]

She once she said hoped to be mentioned in the same breath as Michael Jordan, Pele and Muhammed Ali. Now she gets to be mentioned in the same breath as Floyd Landis and Rafael Palmeiro. She could have been the best of all time, now she's the worst of all time.

[Reashley]

still love her, you are still my idol... don't matter what happens....... I was suporting you since I was a baby and i'll keep doing it ;) Don't worry you didn't killed nobody

[fengfu]

Marion never uses drugs period!

Our Amelican pharmacy are so advanced that there is no way to find this out!

[trblselves]

thats what a conscious is supposed to do, i doubt if you ll ever tell a 'BIG' lie again good thing is that now you are FREE U can sleep better breath better see better, because gal u had MURDERED YOUR SLEEP with guilt.....hats off !!!

[dimitriosales]

Someone slip Barry Bonds and ol George Bush the truth serum as well

[iluvsports6493]

i looked up to her

she was my idol

not anymore

[TOILETLOG]

she doped because she's a lazy cheat.

[antbanks35]

Marion Jones: WHY!!!!!!

[tornadohurricane5]

The only thing you should feel ashamed of is lying to the citizens.

Screw the government.

It lies everyday and people die as a result of it.

Apology accepted.

[doviejames]

i'm with tornadohurricane5. i can't believe all the half ass sanctimonious fools, not to mention the bigots, loading up on this. makes some people feel better about themselves i guess. she would have been amazing without the dope, just less so. i feel bad for everyone involved, especially the other athletes.

[tornadohurricane5]

Don't understand who counseled you to make these public statements this way.

There is too much real life and death injustice in this world for you to make yourself a martyr over something that has to do with sports.

The worst thing you did is lie to the American public.

I applaud you for lying to the scumbag authorities. They don't deserve shit.

[tornadohurricane5]

Why apologize about something like this when elements within our own government orchestrated 9/11?

Apologize to your God about something like this not the government.

The government is killing people everyday.

It doesn't deserve shit.

[tornadohurricane5]

Can't wait to hear Cheney say all this crap when he admits to orchestrating 9/11.

[TOILETLOG]

what a total liar and complete piece of shit.

fuck you bitch. God won't save you, so don't bring that up. how pathetic.

good thing you returned those medals you didn't earn. another cheater busted!!!

[gymguy25]

Ain't it funny how this little lady has more balls than Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds? I have to say that as much as I dissapprove of steroid use, I have always respected people who can admit to their mistakes. Most athletes who take steroids only admit it once they get caught (some of them even still deny it then), but she never failed a drug test and then came out to admit it, can't say I have anything but respect for that.

[TOILETLOG]

go lick the "little lady's" asshole some more dude....sad.

[neorunt]

Guess who's gonna git her day of reckoning in the slam when those lesbos git a hold of her Bwaahahahahahahahahahh!!!!

[bluenote71]

She probably has a big enough man-gina to satisfy them all!!

[sandiegoecho]

The whole concept of separate but equal events for women is ridiculous. She wanted to take steroids, fine, she also should have run with the men. I don't know what women are doing in the Olympic Games anyway, unless they actually are the best athletes in the events entered.

[CzarinaCzarina]

Ethiopians & Kenyans may eat herbs that give similar effect as a performance drug, herbs in certain concentrations can be the same as a drug. Indigenous foods, such as exotic fruits, may be prescribed to the Ethiopian and Kenyan runners/sprinters. We know that grapefruit acts as a capacitor and keeps certain chemicals in the body longer. We have to look at the diet of the Es & Ks before giving them all honor and glory.

[vikktror]

That was the most STUPID thing I've heard this week, and I hear a lot of stupid things, as I work in a kindergarten :)

[CzarinaCzarina]

some1 wrote:"The Greek runner who finished 2nd behind her in the womens 100 metre, and would get the gold medal if she is stripped, was actually involved in an embarassing scandal 4 years later where she is a famous greek male sprinter were involved in a motorcycle accident seemingly trying to avoid a drug test, then trying to get false identifications at the hospital. So that is an example of what you are talking about. "

[chalis888]

Stay strong Marion. Wait, that'll be easy for you because you're a man.

[YoungWun410]

nice! lol

[CzarinaCzarina]

SHE WAS SET-UP. SHE divorced her husband for the same reason years ago. "Marion Jones, winner of a record five medals at the 2000 Olympics, has separated from her husband, world shot put champion C.J. Hunter, and will seek a divorce.

Jones had stood at her husband's side at the Sydney Olympics when Hunter was accused of using performance-enhancing drugs"

[CzarinaCzarina]

her couch perverted her character by giving her that substance, she didn't need it to do well.  what a perversion.

[CzarinaCzarina]

i think she looked to masculine for her face, even if she didn't know, maybe she should have wondered why she was getting so bulked, i mean, her face is feminine, but her body is like a man, she should have wondered, it's rare for women to get that masculine/bulked.

[JUNGLEJUSTICE9mm]

stay strong marion. i do hope those lessas r gentle

[jenlenJONES]

"I will always love you baby no matter if you're" in or out (of athletics ) . So sweet when you are smiling , so fast when you were competing.One Woman (different from all these strong gorillas ...)- this sport would "never EVER" be the same without you !!!

MARION JONES FOREVER !!!!!

[fanaticdancer]

o i so agree she was my id i stayed up til four in da morn when i was like 10 to her in da world championships!!Never forget wen she got beaten for her first time in like 4000 days by pintusivich block in da world championships i cried n all!!d best thlete ever i luv her!!She still would have been the best without doping she used to win by like a metre and she only used a small amount of steroids im sure other athlete she beat were using some sort to dat the world can track yet!

[stormshadow2k]

"A small amount of doping"?? Hehe, get ur facts straight, she used every kind there was, over a looong time.

[1mdwood]

Let us build a case here;

Regina Jacobs, Kevin Toth, Melissa Price, Calvin Harrison, Chryste Gaines, Chris Phillips, Alvin Harrison, Kelli White, Tim Montgomery, Marion Jones, Justin Gatlin

Play fear or don't be allowed to compete

To many athletes used banned substance knowingly or not, from one Country

[amgalanbator]

US olympic committee needs to be blamed for this too, cuz they couldnt prevent a small problem before it got big!!!!!!.

[amgalanbator]

I think there are more people who support sportsmen to use steroid. those people need to be brought up to justice,not only the atheletes. She is an olympic medalist, what about our domestic ones!!!!!!? Basketball, hockey, baseball, football.

[Neoplazmatski]

ALL athlets using drugs..ALL if they are profesion or just for hobby, but only she confess this.

[PeaceGod12]

What Hipocrisy of this establishment..

How unfortunate this lady has to shoulder the sins of the establishment! All Athlete use a form of performance enhancing drugs.. 93% of football players, Nascar stimulants, boxing, tennis players, runners, Tiger Woods put on 20 lbs muscle in 2 weeks!! All Bicylist of repute, most baseball players...What HIPOSCRISY!! All because Bonds breaks Babe Ruths record?? WTF!!!

[bluenote71]

She admitted to taking substances that she at the time didn't know were steroids - not a real confession, and although I can only speculate, she's still lying.

[rpdbe5]

What a disgrace for our country that we can't send athletes who train honestly and don't need to cheat to win. I guess it represents us, I hope we can change the system and that the US Olympic Committee comes down hard on people who cheat. I really feel sorry for all of the other athletes who didn't get to participate in the Olympics due to this type of activity.

[cretize30]

how do you know who is being honest now without taking a blood sample... will it have to come down to that!!!to keep them honest???or will someone come up a drug that is not detectable in your blood!!!we shall see

[miniheli]

Shame......

[NYVoice]

Was this all really necessary? If this is a ploy to salvage her medals, she better pack it in. She had to sell her Mom's house just to pay her legal bills. They hit her pretty good but that's the price you pay for not coming clean-in her case, running clean.

[lostinseganet]

Back in 2000? I would have assumed that what ever drugs she had would be long gone in her system. Why admit to this with no proof. Were there tapes of her taking the stuff.

[Iiridescent]

True, but she tested positive in 2006 for the banned substance, EPO. The back up test turned out negative. Keep in mind that her first husband and ex-boyfriend both were linked to steriod use and BALCO. Her ex bf was stripped of his Olympic records. I'm pretty sure both were band from the sport as well.