Marion Jones, wow what a person she has turned out to be! I am impressed with her true character. After over half a decade of trouble, allegations, and innuendo, she has come clean. There are many people who are thinking what a terrible person she is. Perhaps she was simply an athlete who in this instance wanted to win above all else? I am sure she went a long way on her accolades over these last years, a lot farther than she ever deserved for what she has done. For most of what Marion Jones received, Marion Jones probably can never make right with those who deserved it and until now were denied their right to fame and victory.
But the truth is out now. Marion Jones was a hero of many up and coming female athletes, and I am sure, some male athletes too. Hopefully most of those will be able to see her confession for what it is. A person who has done something very wrong and can not live with herself any longer and has come clean, hopefully in every part of her life. How much courage it took Marion Jones to stand up in front of the world and admit the truth. How much courage, knowing she would be looked down upon by the world, held in some form of contempt by family members, friends, fellow athletes, past sponsors, and supporters. Knowing that she may be facing a prison term. Knowing at best her future is very, very dim.
What makes Marion Jones’ confession so bitter is Marion Jones has had to live with Marion Jones all these years along with all the secondary problems she has wrought. I am sure as time goes by, she will be able to look herself in the mirror and like the woman she will see, but not for a long while yet. For the near future and much of her past, Marion has not been able to like the person she saw in the mirror. Now, all that is left is to wonder could Marion Jones have achieved most or all of what she did without steroids. I would like to think she could have, but neither Marion Jones, nor you or I will ever know. What a shame that such a talented athlete was put under such pressure to win that not only did she take steroids, but it took her until now to admit it.
I hope when people look at Marion Jones, they think long and hard about their own lives before they dismiss Marion Jones as someone to be despised for being a liar, for cheating the rightful winners out of their victory, and all that she falsely took from them that she did not deserve. It has taken some time, but Marion Jones has showed her true colors at last. Marion Jones could no longer live with herself as a lie. I wish her the best for her future which as hard as it will be, will be no worse than the past years she has already lived through. As an American, I offer the rightful Gold medal winners my sincere apology, and I hope they can still claim most of what is rightfully theirs.
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