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Marion Jones

Marion Jones is a former world champion track and field athlete. She won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia but voluntarily returned all her Olympic medals and forfieted all her race results from September 2000 after admitting she lied to federal investigators about her use of a performance-enhancing drug.After her release from prison, Marion sought to take her experiences and encourage others to learn from them. She is actively speaking to teens and other groups and spreading her "Take a Break" message through which she advices young people to stop, take a break, think and seek proper advice from people you trust and who have your best... Read full bio

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On the Right Track
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On the Right Track From Olympic Downfall to Finding Forgiveness and the Strength to Overcome and Succeed By: Marion Jones
with: Maggie Greenwood-Robinson
This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: October 26, 2010
For more than a decade, Marion Jones was hailed as the “the fastest woman on the planet.” At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, she became the first woman ever to win five medals at one Olympics. That...
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Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback