Loudly whispered suspicions have been confirmed that Olympian Marion Jones used performance enhancing substances in the lead up to the Sydney Olympics.
Jones has said that “tapped around the truth for too long”. Tapped around the truth? Ms Jones, you have stomped on the truth then run it over with a steam roller before burying it in an unmarked grave in a wasteland of denial. Then you have the temerity, as Raelene Boyle pointed out, to qualify your admission by stating it was the coach’s fault.
Flaxseed oil indeed. Have you no shame?
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Phil // Oct 6, 2007 at 12:02 pm
Same old story. And she never returned a positive for anything. One thing has to be noted about this, it’s very hard to fail a doping test, if an athlete returns a positive sample for something it’s generally right that they have doped no matter the protest. So when you hear them complain about the process, or the lab etc it’s usually bullshit.
Am I sad for Marion? Yes, deeply, she was a very naieve girl who had made some very bad choices in life, not the brightest of bulbs but a very talented athlete who would probably have won everything anyway.
Shaun // Oct 6, 2007 at 2:39 pm
Given she was married to CJ Hunter, I just can’t quite by the naivety line regarding doping. But you are right that it is sad that she felt that her talent wasn’t enough.
It make me wonder if similar skeletons are lurking in the closets of Australian athletics.
Leinad // Oct 6, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Shaun: with thoughts like that be glad you aren’t going for Aussie citizenship.
Shaun // Oct 6, 2007 at 9:00 pm
Heh. But as much as Australia tries to maintain that our athletes are drug free, a “schock” admission when say a career is over does not surprise me.