Ato Boldon: " << ... I knew Marion was doping and I think it's pretty clear to anyone with a brain that Marion has basically been doping her whole career."
Kajsa Bergqvist: "I became sad" (when she heard the news of Jones).
(Aftonbladet asks if Bergqvist, herself ever had a relationship with Jones): "No, not more than that we said hello to each other and small-talked a little now and then. But I can:t say that I 'know' her."
"It:s good they are getting caught. It shows the system is working."
Christine Arron: "Marion Jones always has been an illusion ... "They [Jones and Gatlin] have no scruples, no ethics; they want glory and money, even if it lasts only a few years," Arron said."
EPelle wrote:Olga Yegorova: "I didn't know," Yegorova said, raising an eyebrow. "For EPO?" she queried. "I am surprised. Why a sprinter? I don't understand."
Kim Gavaert: "I was very disappointed when I heard about it."
"The world of athletics had given her a second chance after the BALCO case. Bizarrely, she took the risk to do it again. I must admit that I don't understand her behavior.
"It's a big disappointment even although, in a way, it is rather a good thing to see an athlete of such importance get caught," Gevaert added.
"It's a pity what has happened with Marion," pole vault world-record holder Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia said Saturday at a meet in Birmingham, England. "Of course, it's a big blow to athletics. It adds a black point to the sport."
"It's a pity what has happened with Marion," pole vault world-record holder Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia said Saturday at a meet in Birmingham, England. "Of course, it's a big blow to athletics. It adds a black point to the sport."
Whats a pity? That a cheater got caught? Seems like that is a GOOD thing. Cry if you must. I wont.
Allyson Felix, the world 200-meter champion and silver medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics, said she was dismayed when she found out Jones failed an initial doping test at the U.S. championships in June.
"There are a lot of young girls who are coming up in athletics, like I was, and a lot of them look up to Marion, so I do hope it's not true," Felix said at a meet in Birmingham, England, on Sunday.
"All I can worry about is me and what I can do and try to do what I can to shine a light on American sports," said world 100 champion Lauryn Williams.
"It's a pity what has happened with Marion," pole vault world-record holder Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia said Saturday at a meet in Birmingham, England. "Of course, it's a big blow to athletics. It adds a black point to the sport."
Whats a pity? That a cheater got caught? Seems like that is a GOOD thing. Cry if you must. I wont.
She did not say that it was a pity that she got caught, she said that it was a pity what happened to her -- That she is (and was, presumably) taking PEDs to better compete.
It was and remains a frigging pity that the selfishness of Marion Jones was such that she wiggled her way into running on the relay team and robbing L. Williams and others of a medal.
Allyson Felix, on Justin Gatlin: (From USA Today -- <... Felix, who is friends with joint world-record holder Gatlin, said the sprinter is) "doing OK. It's definitely a difficult situation and it's pretty tough for him right now."
Who said that. In all seriousness i think you should have to pass some kind of athletics general knowledge test before being allowed on any international team.
