Marion Jones Quotes


Marion Jones

But I don`t believe in guilt by association.

When I`m home, I`m relaxed.

I`m a jock and I`m an athlete, and that`s what I love to do.

I did pretty well at the Sydney Olympics, but those were my first Games.

I was only 24 then, but 18 of those 24 years had been dedicated to wanting to get to that moment.

I will continue to express the fact I am for a drug-free sport and always will be.

We realized that the only persons we can truly trust in this world is each other and our families.

It`s hard to have a bad hair day when you`re famous.

I`m for a drug-free sport and always will be.

A lot of women say they love being pregnant, but I wasn`t such a big fan.

Everywhere we go, people recognize me.

I`m a jeans and sweats type of lady, but I think it`s important to occasionally show a little bit of femininity, and I think I do anyway.

As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion.

I was going to get it done as best as possible, enjoy the moment and then we would deal with all of the accusations after the Games.

I`m an Internet junkie.

I`ve set no world record.

Was I married to C J Hunter, who tested positive? Sure.

My father wasn`t really involved and my mom is the light in my life.

Our lives are so hectic and full, and we have a big family right now.

Nobody has ever said anything about Marion Jones every using performance-enhancing drugs and they never will.

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.

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.

In my opinion, Jackie is the greatest female athlete ever.

You forget that sometimes people are out there to get you - they don`t even have a reason.

As an athlete who`s used to being in peak form, it was challenging for me to watch my body totally change since I had no control over that.

My career has always been one of the most important things, but after having a baby you find that it drops down on the totem pole.






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