Olympic athlete Marion Jones tells her compelling story of success, downfall, and recovery, encouraging readers to do what's right. For more than a decade, Marion Jones was hailed as the "the fastest woman on the planet." In 2000 in Sydney, Australia, she became the first woman ever to win five...
Olympic athlete Marion Jones tells her compelling story of success, downfall, and recovery, encouraging readers to do what's right. For more than a decade, Marion Jones was hailed as the "the fastest woman on the planet." In 2000 in Sydney, Australia, she became the first woman ever to win five medals at one Olympic game. That same year, the Associated Press and ESPN named her "Athlete of the Year." Marion seemed to have it all-fame, fortune, talent, and international acclaim.
But then Marion lied to federal agents about using a performance-enhancing drug and her knowledge of a check fraud scam. A few years later, no longer able to live with the lies, she admitted the truth. In a sad end to what seemed like a storybook career, Marion was stripped of her medals, and her track and field records were wiped from the books. In 2008, Marion served a six-month prison sentence, saying goodbye to her husband, children, and family.
*On the Right Track*is Marion's story of how she came to grips with her lies, the consequences of her actions, and how she made meaning from all of it. She describes events leading up to, and including, her incarceration, as well as life after prison-and what she learned about honesty, decision-making, discouragement, failure, hope, and inner strength.
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Olympic athlete Marion Jones tells her compelling story of success, downfall, and recovery, encouraging readers to do what's right. For more than a decade, Marion Jones was hailed as the "the fastest woman on the planet." In 2000 in Sydney, Australia, she became the first woman ever to win five...
Olympic athlete Marion Jones tells her compelling story of success, downfall, and recovery, encouraging readers to do what's right. For more than a decade, Marion Jones was hailed as the "the fastest woman on the planet." In 2000 in Sydney, Australia, she became the first woman ever to win five medals at one Olympic game. That same year, the Associated Press and ESPN named her "Athlete of the Year." Marion seemed to have it all-fame, fortune, talent, and international acclaim.
But then Marion lied to federal agents about using a performance-enhancing drug and her knowledge of a check fraud scam. A few years later, no longer able to live with the lies, she admitted the truth. In a sad end to what seemed like a storybook career, Marion was stripped of her medals, and her track and field records were wiped from the books. In 2008, Marion served a six-month prison sentence, saying goodbye to her husband, children, and family.
*On the Right Track*is Marion's story of how she came to grips with her lies, the consequences of her actions, and how she made meaning from all of it. She describes events leading up to, and including, her incarceration, as well as life after prison-and what she learned about honesty, decision-making, discouragement, failure, hope, and inner strength.
On the Right Track$43.99
Koorong code330028
ISBN9781451626308
Pages224
PublisherHoward Books Publishing
Publication date02 August 2011
Dimensions15 x 142 x 223mm
Weight0.25kg
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