Explore Quotes by Marion Jones

I think the people who have really followed my career from the time I was seven years old can see my steady progress and see the type of person and athlete I am.

I did pretty well at the Sydney Olympics, but those were my first Games.

As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion.

My father wasn't really involved and my mom is the light in my life.

Love is not about two people doing things similar. It is about two people doing things differently to cover one another's flaws, and making it a perfect whole.

We realized that the only persons we can truly trust in this world is each other and our families.

I've never worked a day in my life. Don't get me wrong. I work at track. If you love what you do, it's not work.

I train harder than anyone else in the world. Last year I was supposed to take a month off and I took three days off because I was afraid somebody out there was training harder. That's the feeling I go through every day - Am I not doing what somebody else is doing? Is someone out there training harder than I am? I can't live with myself if someone is.

Greatness is defined by someone who is not simply awesome and wonderful in the sport they compete in but goes beyond that and is great in whatever they do off the track or off the court.

I recognize that by saying that I'm deeply sorry, it might not be enough and sufficient to address the pain and the hurt that I have caused you. Therefore, I want to ask for your forgiveness for my actions, and I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me.