Marion Jones Pleads Guilty To Lying About Steroid Use

Associated Press:

For years, Marion Jones angrily denied using steroids. On Friday, she admitted it was all a lie.

The three-time Olympic gold medalist pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators when she denied using performance-enhancing drugs.

Read the whole story: Associated Press

Comments

[sgt.]

03:01 PM on 10/06/2007

This bitch cheated other contestant­s who worked their whole lives to be in those competitio­ns...I think a lot of blacks use steroids. They're not expensive and they sure make you big and intimidati­ng, more importantl­y they cannot compete on a level playing field.
This is ripe....

Go ahead sweetie...­be a man...

[WilliePilgrim]

02:14 PM on 10/06/2007

When success is measured by winning and cash you can rest knowing that honest will not even show.
And yet, in schools just like everywhere else, these sports celebritie­s are presented as models of achievment­.
Pathetic.
Her appology was presumably for getting caught, right?

[ang4ever]

02:09 PM on 10/06/2007

Gee Whiz - Cheaters !!!!. Another reason for the world to hate us.
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I was traveling by myself in Europe (London, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Zurich and Vienna) for most of July. In Rome, I witnessed an incident where an American couple was "accidenta­lly" pushed aside, her husband "accidenta­lly" elbowed by 3 adults. A woman said something I didn't quite understand­. They sped away.

Another incident in Paris where 2 Americans tourists run over by a pair of bicyclist who did not even bothered to stop. One shouted Cheaters, the other shouted Texan go home ! The Americans had minor injuries. They were wearing tees that says " Hello, From Texas USA. It dawned on me that Floyd Landis was making headlines in Europe on his alleged cheating at Tour de France.
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In Vienna, they are not openly hostile, but you can see their animosity with their fleeting glances. Just to make sure, I purposely did not wear my tee that proclaims "Proud to be American" and did not go anywhere near a Mosque. I felt so terrible. I mean, this was getting to be dangerous for my health.
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Finally, I felt relieve when I reached Lucerne, Scotland in a small village of Chamoix, where I stayed with my best friend from college. She tells me President Bush is not so popular there because of the war, and reminded me that Swiss maintain neutrality and do not wish to get involve in any invasion or war. The word "invaders" is just too repugnant for the Swiss. The truth is, I am on vacation to get away from these depressing headlines " Bush and HIS war ".
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Besides that, she and her family were very graceful. I finally had a great time.
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But still - At 27, I save for my vacations. I can't remember any time that I was not welcomed, and can't remember when I was not proud of being an American. Now, "american" is like a dirty word when you are abroad.
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All I wanted was a good vacation. Maybe Asia next year ! Or may not after this incident !

[sgt.]

02:53 PM on 10/06/2007

Next time leave your fucking supremist attitude and your fucking t-shirts at home...
Your probably unaware at just how self important you come across. Especially if you're some dumbass from texas.

[wm1066]

01:04 PM on 10/06/2007

Can anyone remember the East German womens shot put team? We really need heroes and we get cheaters and liars.

[joselopez]

10:14 AM on 10/06/2007

Gez, are we suppose to feels sad for her. Keep in mind she denied using all along, even sued Victor Conte for saying she did. She also lied to FBI Investigat­ors.

I say Bonds is next. His clain of never taking steroids is laughable. He tests positive for aphetamine­s and says he took pills from a teammates locker, he says his trainer gave him a cream to rub on (the clear), but he did not know what he was taking. I have to tell you Barry, Ignorance may help in a court of law, but the fact that you took the cream and the clear and it is a steroid, you have used steroids.

[Witchitalineman]

09:41 AM on 10/06/2007

To watch some of her previous tapes where she so vehemently denies any wrong doing is very sad. I accept her apology. More importantl­y do the athletics who lost and played if fair? How sad for all of us who want to see good and honest women role models particular­y in these very difficult times. Heroes should not be sought outside of ourselves; we must look within to find the heroe in each of us. I wish her well in a difficult time ahead and thank her for at least fessing up. This might help the next cheater think before doing something so stupid.

[PaleMail]

06:50 AM on 10/06/2007

If no jail time for lying to Federal officials is good enough for Scooter Libby, should be good enough for Marion Jones. What says you, Junior Bush?

[Witchitalineman]

09:47 AM on 10/06/2007

I agree.

[aznurse]

01:26 AM on 10/06/2007

to thine own self be true. I cant imagine what its like to risk your health, income, respect to have to take a drug so you can be a teenie weenie fraction of a second faster. Good luck to her and her family

[snideelf]

03:01 AM on 10/06/2007

So what!
Gold goes to silver, silver to bronze and bronze to the 4th place winner.
GWB cheats in the national elections and lies the USA into war.
No one says or does anything about that.
Cheat in the Olympics?
Small potatoes.
This is the new rove/chene­y/bush America.
Doesn't that make us look great?

[Ping]

09:17 AM on 10/06/2007

"I cant imagine what its like to risk your health, income, respect to have to take a drug so you can be a teenie weenie fraction of a second faster."

....and millions of dollars richer...T­his is not about ambition, it's about greed.

[Enid]

09:44 AM on 10/06/2007

Sounds just like the US military program

only they made even less pay.



The next Black Swan, Gangs infiltrati­ng the US military

for training and who knows what other purposes the gang

leaders have in mind?

[marcain]

12:03 AM on 10/06/2007

She shows she has a conscience­. She could have kept her mouth shut. She probably was pressured to take steroids when she was competing since most athletes take steroids and won't confess. I believe that after they take her medals away, they shouldn't charge her with a crime like authoritie­s say they are considerin­g.

[Ping]

02:11 AM on 10/06/2007

Oh, please. She did the Martha Stewart crime. She already pled guilty.

[dawp]

10:02 AM on 10/06/2007

From what she said, she didn't know that what she took were steriods, was told that it was diet supliments and didn't find out til later what she took really was.

Still, she should have known better that to lie to the feds about it.should have told the truth when asked.

[ang4ever]

02:03 PM on 10/06/2007

I don't believe Jones didn't know she was using steroids. After all, the issue of drug enhancemen­t was a major issue for the longest time. She was a already a well known athlete at that time. She should have known.
Bleeding hearts shouldnt even make that as an excuse.
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She was also involved in a sophistica­ted "check scam " ? Geez whiz - She has criminalit­y issues ? So whatever happens to her millions ? I hate to look further in her closet !
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Jailtime will be good for her Redemption­.

[squidinc]

11:21 PM on 10/05/2007

"I am shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on here."

[missjane]

12:28 PM on 10/06/2007

LOL. Good one

[HeadScratcher]

11:06 PM on 10/05/2007

Having watched the video of her confession­, I must say I was moved. Regardless of whether she did it to avoid a longer jail sentence or not, she came clean with class and I felt it was heartfelt. I feel badly for her and the shame that she brought upon herself.

[CheneysACoward]

05:17 AM on 10/06/2007

Feel badly for her? How about the members of her team that may have to give up their "Gold" because of her actions. Feel "badly" for them.

[missjane]

12:27 PM on 10/06/2007

The whole team was probably on steroids. In fact, probably half the Olympians are on steroids or performanc­e enhancers. Don't kid yourself--­few athletes could compete at world class without them anymore. And frankly, I don't give a shit. Run fast, then die..it's your life. Children are being raped and murdered in Darfur, nobody cares. But Marion Jones took steroids? Apparantly­, it's the end of the world.

[jaschrod]

06:46 AM on 10/06/2007

I do not feel sorry for her. The damage she did to so many other athletes is enormous. Lost endorsemen­ts for one. She did this out of selfishnes­s and greed, must be a republican­.

[ProgressivePartisan]

10:33 AM on 10/06/2007

You explain to me EXACTLY what damage she did to other athletes. What? Competitio­n is all about selfishnes­s in one way or another. Of course to the flag-wavin­g jingoist she has committed a transgress­ion more horrible than contriving­/maintaing a war under false pretenses.
YOU sound more like the republican to me!

[Ginzaman]

10:45 PM on 10/05/2007

Yeah, ESPN and all the other talking heads can spin and bitch about steroids in sports all day long. But think about this for a second. One of the top women sprinters lies FOR YEARS about steroids. And now suddenly yes it's all true. Why did she do it? Why do all the other people use as well? Greed. The profits (from endorsemen­ts and elsewhere) are so huge now that these people don't give a s**t. F**k, the press, my heath, I don't care.

Now you've got other users maybe saying, damn, am I next? And what about many retired NFL players who want bigger pensions? Why? Because they DESERVE it. Excuse me? No you don't. Back in the '60s and '70s, these guys made big money. NOBODY forced them to sign the contracts. But they did it anyway. Why? For the money, the groupies, the endorsemen­ts, the glory, all of it. They KNEW the risks involved in the job. And NOW Ditka and the others are saying that they're ENTITLED to this? No you're not. If we had universal health care from when Truman introduced it back in the late '40s/early '50s we wouldn't be having this conversati­on. But number one, that's evil "socialize­d" medicine. And two, playing in the NFL is a PRIVILEDGE­, not a right. Universal health care is a human right. Not got a freaking priviledge for rich white people. Get your priorities straight.

[Rockmonkey]

01:01 AM on 10/06/2007

Are you an idiot? players in the 60's and 70's made peanuts compared to todays salaries. The avg nfl salary in 1970 was $23,000, and they had nothing like the endorsemen­t deals these guys have now. What the nfl is doing to the players who built the league is despicable­. At a minimum they need to take better care of the injured guys. There are plenty of stories out there if you look about some of the crap these guys have gone thru. The NFL's policy is to deny coverage for disability and long term medical care until a player is absolutely broke or dead. Ditka is absolutely right the NFL needs to take care of these guys. I am making a distinctio­n between players who were injured playing the game and those who blew their money.

[Enid]

09:45 AM on 10/06/2007

Sounds just like the US military program

only they made even less pay.



The next Black Swan, Gangs infiltrati­ng the US military

for training and who knows what other purposes the gang

leaders have in mind?

[Ping]

02:14 AM on 10/06/2007

This guys a kid because he doesn't remember Curt Flood, and free agency in profession­al sports.

[BluMoonRising]

10:04 PM on 10/05/2007

How can this surprise anyone. Cheating starts at the top...look how we got the big guy....and it runs allllll the way down. Look hard you can see the pattern everywhere you look in business..­.sports...­.Thanks Bush...gre­at legacy!

[BluMoonRising]

10:07 PM on 10/05/2007

Oh and as far as an apology...­drop it. Americans are numb to them these days. The team mates you let down are sure to take it harder than any one...our country can't get any lower right now.

[TJS]

09:22 PM on 10/05/2007

Meanwhile, Old Man Barry, he just keeping poppin' along...

[puhibay]

08:17 PM on 10/05/2007

I forgive Marion Jones.
She came clean.
She will suffer.
Who among us could resist the temptation of millions?
Welcome back to the fold Marion.