Marion Jones update: She’ll speak at Nov. 15 Brower meet
Marion Jones may be a lyin’ cheatin’ unrepentant ex-doper. But she has guts. Despite wide attention attracted by my posts here and on the Track & Field News message board, Marion still plans to speak at a youth clinic organized by masters friend Seth Brower, brother of our committee secretary Jeff Brower. Seth writes about his November 15 USATF/Lions 20th Relays at St. Michaels Academy in Austin, Texas: “Special notes for this meet. Marion Jones is confirmed and will give her ‘Take a Break’ message which is designed to help kids, coaches, parents, make the right choices by just stepping back and ‘taking a break’ when faced with a bad choice. She will speak from 9AM-9:45AM. There is no cost for this so please get the word out to as many kids/parents as you can.”
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If Marion Jones truly had “guts” she would freely and unconditionally admit she has made many BAD DECISIONS….not bad mistakes, which are entirely different from bad decisions…. How can she be sincere (and be taken seriously) when advising kids about bad choices (making decisions), if she herself continues to deny the reality of her own bad decisions.
It would be appropriate for Ms. Jones to “Take a Break” and reflect on her own bad choices for a moment. And then make the right choice and come clean. I commend her for promoting the proper message, but the messenger should be a role model here, not the model of person who could have, should have and still needs to take a break concerning her many bad decisions including her speech on the Winfrey Show.
i am compelled to add my thoughts…to anonymous… i really don’t understand why a person that is offering their advice feels the need to omit their name…i understand that it’s ok to do so, but i can’t for the life of me figure out why. i don’t mean to be judgemental, but …it seems to me that people that hide their identity (and there seem to be quite a few in these posts) have no guts. please don’t take offense to my comments, but what reasons could a person have for “wearing a mask” in a friendly forum like this…what are you afraid of ?
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