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Marion Jones on tough times: "The single worst moment was sitting in solitary confinement on my boys' birthdays"
Coming up this evening at 9 p.m., "Piers Morgan Tonight" welcomes Marion Jones for an honest and revealing sit down interview.
A former world and Olympic champion, Jones forfeited the bulk of her achieved accolades following a 2007 admission of performance enhancing drug use.
Having initially lied to a grand jury about the doping, Jones was sentenced to six months in prison:
"The single worst moment was sitting in solitary confinement on my boys' birthdays and not getting a chance to talk to them or - or hold them or hug them," Jones tells Piers Morgan. "It wasn't having to give back my medals. It wasn't the scandal. It wasn't all that. It was not - it was, I think, disappointing the ones that loved me and cared for me and supported me and cheered me on, knowing that I hurt them."
The mother of three children, Jones emphasizes honesty and forgiveness, both with her own kids, and the youth she mentors:
"In my household, we teach our kids that we all make mistakes. Like mommy makes mistakes...I'm not an exception. But it's what you do after the mistake," says the 36-year-old. "When I talk with young people now, that's what I tell them. 'Hey, OK, you're going to make a mistake, be prepared. But do the right thing afterward.'"
Watch the clip, then tune in this evening at 9 p.m. as Jones opens up about past missteps and resurrecting her image.
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HELLO PIERS this is true when i birth my first daughter ..was the most beautifull moment in my life i was young too 24 and when i tuch i did not believe i do this small doll was special//// and for other was very special but for firs was something very strange because i did not have any idea what was. life have happy moments but for mothers i think is something very special to have children..IS difficult but happy .end.. thank you sorry i have to say long long life for your baby.
As a former athletes and coach who has coached 11 Olympic athletes in track and field, Marion Jones is still a class act. Marion didn't mention that she made her first Olympic team at the age of 16 yrs. old, but I believe her mother thought she was too young to attend the games at the time. She didn't need performance enhancement to be on top, she would have gotten there anyway. I wish more people understood what running track professionally really means, it's tough; and its not the NBA or NFL by any stretch.
Piers, why is there no blog to comment on about Newt Gingrich? He's still on the ballot!
Oh, so is Newt on tonight?
Since Mitt only has 351 delegates the RNC will have an open convention. Do you think they will select a real Conservative like Newt, one who can actually defeat Barack Obama?
FACTS ABOUT BROKERED CONVENTIONS Did you know Lincoln was nominated as the Republican candidate through a brokered convention? The favorite at the time was William H. Seward. Lincoln was regarded as a dark horse contender with no chance of victory. However, he won the nomination on the third ballot, and as we all know, went on to win the presidency that November..FORCE A BROKERED cONVENTION!!! VOTE NEWT!!!
Lincoln isn't the only Republican -> Other Republican presidents who were nominated at a brokered convention include:
– Rutherford Hayes (7th ballot)
– James Garfield (36th ballot)
– Warning Harding (10th ballot) Harding started out at 6.7 % of the votes and ended up winning with 70.35%.
– Dwight D. Eisenhower (2nd ballot)
NEWT IS STILL ON ALL BALLOTS!
VOTE NEWT!
FORCE A BROKERED CONVENTION AND CARRY NEWT TO THE WHITE HOUSE!
Yeah! I'm in California and I plan to still vote NEWY!!!
Good for you, Godsgal! I pray all Californians ... and Texans ... and all the republicans in the rest of the primary states will have their eyes opened to the real solutions that Newt Gingrich has for our country. He truly loves our country. The whole reason he signed up to run for president was because of his heart for the future for his grandchildren. It certainly was not for accolades for himself.
America is a REPUBLIC, we send delegates and representatives to assemble and get business done. Primaries are for picking delegates to go to convention and elect the BEST NOMINEE. GOP convention is in August. Until then there is no nominee. VOTE NEWT and we can run a REAL CONSERVATIVE, one who will DEFEAT BARACK OBAMA in November. A VOTE for MITT is a vote for OBAMA!
I like what Marion Jones said about making mistakes. Best not to make them, but when we do, the important thing is how we respond when confronted. Proverbs 28:13 "He who conceals his sins does not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy."
Great Proverb
Oh, you mean by lying repeatedly about them?
RON PAUL HAS HAD A DELEGATE GROUND GAME FROM THE BEGINNING. PAUL WILL STOP MITT FROM GETTING 1,144 BEFORE THE CONVENTION. IF YOU WANT A LIBERTARIAN BE HAPPY. IF YOU WANT A CONSERVATIVE VOTE FOR NEWT! GET NEWT TO TAMPA, YOU KNOW HE’LL TAKE THE NOMINATION AND THEN MOP THE FLOOR WITH THE SOCIALIST OCCUPIER OF OUR WHITE HOUSE!
Yes, they do have a strong ground game because they understand the primary system set up for this Republic. They are gobbling up delegates left and right...which means.....open convention because they will prevent Romney from hitting the magic number of delegates! Of course I love this because after the first ballot, when Romney fails to secure 1144, most delegates are then unbound........leaving a gaping whole for a true conservative like NEWT to swoop in and capture the majority! I Love this country!!!
CHOOSING BETWEEN OBAMA AND ROMNEY IS LIKE DECIDING IF YOU’D PREFER TO BE EATEN BY SHARKS OR GATORS? IF YOU WANT A REAL CHOICE IN NOVEMBER AND YOU WANT OBAMA DEFEATED THEN VOTE FOR NEWT or Paul OR NEWT, I MEAN VOTE FOR NEWT OR NEWT!
GIVEN A CHOICE BETWEEN BARRACK MITT OBAMA and WILLARD HUSSEIN ROMNEY the obvious answer is SPEAKER NEWT GINGRICH A REAL CONSERVATIVE WHO TOLD US WHAT HE WAS GONNA DO AND THEN GOT IT DONE WITHIN 90 DAYS – CONTRACT WITH AMERICA!!!!! NEWT IS ON THE BALLOTS. NEWT CAN WIN THE CONVENTION! NEWT WILL DEFEAT OBAMA!!! NEWT!
Excellent point!!!!! We should settle for nothing less than the best candidate...and not the pre-supposed candidate! After all, voting is a civic duty and should be executed under the full weight of our own conscience, not the managed dictation of the elites! I'm voting for Newt when in my primary!
If I wanted America to fail: http://youtu.be/CZ-4gnNz0vc vs. If I wanted America to succeed: http://youtu.be/vOImnCrKPZ8
I can't wait to see Newt tonight! He is a true statesmen and the only conservative who accomplished what he set out to do! He is desperately needed right now to get this country back on track!
I couldn't agree more! He fulfilled that first Contract with America. He has a 21st Century Contract with America that he would certainly push to fulfill as well – if elected. I love listening to Newt Gingrich!
I had the opportunity to meet him in person... and let me tell you, he is authentic and magnanimous ! He looks you in the eye and pays attention when you speak. He wants the input of the American people and is respectful while remaining matter-of fact! I love that! He tells it like it is...and I guess that's why the elite are so scared of him! He is the only candidate that has gotten the job done!
An honorable and repentant man who has a proven record of doing great things for this country. I think Piers' interviews with Speaker Gingrich are the best ones.
Well, what Marion Jones said about the importance of how one responds after making mistakes certainly does apply to Newt Gingrich as well. For someone like Newt who has admitted his mistakes and renounced them, there is mercy. Proverbs 28:13 "He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy."
Humiliation followeth the proud: and glory shall uphold the humble of spirit. Prov 29:23 I think this describes Speaker Gingrich well also
NEWT is still on the ballot!!! Vote NEWT or ANYBODY BUT ROMNEY! Force a brokered Convention!
There is NO nominee until the delegates select one at the RNC Convention in August. NEWT is on all remaining ballots. Put the cereal box down, turn off the TV and learn the rules and some real history.
America suffered a DEPRESSION in 1920; by 1921 we were over it because the government and the Fed didn’t do much at all. The economy was booming and a REAL CONSERVATIVE was president. Silent CAL COOLIDGE.
In 1924 the Democrats went into their convention with McAdoo leading 18 other candidates with 431 delegates to John Davis’ 31. By the 103rd, that’s ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD ballot, Davis pulled off the nomination!
More people should seek out the truth about the primary process and realize that an open convention is a natural part of that process!
Email from Newt's headquarters: 3 days ago
"...no candidate is even halfway towards securing the 1,144 delegates necessary to win the nomination. Not even halfway!
...
Newt's campaign is full speed ahead towards a Big Choice convention in Tampa in August.
Anybody who thinks Newt is dropping out doesn't know the Newt Gingrich that I know. With the very soul of the Republican Party at stake, Newt is in this race for the long haul to offer bold solutions and take the fight to President Obama.
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Our movement has been built by the grassroots support of over 176,000 Americans from all over the country..
Thank you,
Vince Haley
Campaign Manager
Newt 2012
There are A LOT of obama supporters here calling people who are plainly calling out the realities of the politics "religious bigots". Romney is so far out of the mainstream that he might as well be on another planet. And every liberal in NYC media is sitting here on their hands just waiting for him to get the nomination.
I have family in Texas and they all seem to understand that this is still the primary and so they are all going to vote for Newt because he is still on the ballot in all remaining primary states.
Look, I WORK in NYC media and this whole town is gearing up to destroy Romney totally. You know what the biggest hit on Broadway is, soon to be a motion picture? The Book of Mormon, the Musical, by the South Park guys, sold out a year in advance, it eviscerates the lunatic faith. The people laughing their heads off in the theater will be all of America by November. A female reporter just showed up to an event riding in a dog kennel on top of a car. Romney refuses to play hardball with Obama and cannot seem to construct a convincing response to those attacking his cult, including those by his own cousin who used to belong to it. this is a train wreck. IT MUST BE NEWT AT THE BROKERED CONVENTION. VOTE FOR NEWT. DENY ROMNEY THE VOTES. TAKE THIS TO TAMPA!
I wonder why the media is not telling the voters they can still vote for the other candidates that suspended their campaigns? The voters do not realize they are not stuck with the establishments golden boy Mitt. Romney can not defeat Obama and I refuse to vote for their choice.
My choice is Newt Gingrich, the true conservative candidate and he can still win at a brokered convention.
It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds” ...Samuel Adams...
Don't get discouraged Newt supporters! Force a Brokered Convention! Vote NEWT OR ANYBODY but Romney
How did Bush do against Clinton? How did Dole do? How did McCain do against the current occupant of the WH? For that matter how did Bush, Jr. do against Kerry – I mean Kerry is as bad as Romney and Bush barely won. He lost every single voter demographic except one and that put him over the top! Guess who that was – yup. Socially and Morally CONSERVATIVE voters broke for bush by 80%!!!! That's how you win. Get a real candidate and stop accusing US of helping OBAMA it is YOU and all the Romdroids that are giving Obama another four years. Wake up!
NEWT IS THE ONLY POLITICIAN WHO TOLD US WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO, WON A SWEEPING VICTORY (FIRST IN 40 YEARS AND THEY SAID IT COULDN’T BE DONE) THEN HE WENT TO DUMPSTER CITY (DC) AND ACTUALLY DID IT.
NEWT GOT THE BEST ENDORSEMENTS FROM CONSERVATIVE SUPERSTARS; Perry, Cain, Palin, Michael Reagan, JC Watts, Thomas sowell, the list goes on forever. Who does Romney have? McCain. this is going to be a train wreck. DENY ROMENY THE VOTES. VOTE FOR NEWT – HE IS STILL ON THE BALLOT. Take this to a brokered convention!
Romney fundraiser w/manufacturer of the Morning After Pill http://shar.es/q0GKT w/out 'social' conservatives GOP loses, get better candidate – there is still time, the delegates pick the nominee at the convention in August. Faithful Christians (the majority of voters) will NOT vote for this guy and the GOP will lose. WE MUST DEFEAT Obama in Nov. We need a CONSERVATIVE candidate, not one who cheerfully accepts blood money.
You see, this is exactly what i mean when i talk to people and tell them that Romney can't even begin to defend himself against his record.....because he is still pro-choice! His actions speak way louder than his vapid words! Nobody wants Romney because he is a counterfeit ! Obama and Romney are two peas in a pod and the good people of these United States realize this is a disaster for the GOP. We must nominate a true conservative that will carry the bold colors of conservatism to the White House. Since Newt is still on all remaining ballots we must vote for Newt to save America!
If Newt is on tonight, what is the subject of his interview? You should ask him about his big solutions for America. He is the only one that I have heard clearly articulate ways to turn our country around and bring back the America that we all love.
I am proud to say I stand WITH NEWT without hesitation in this fight to save America, regardless of whatever curvy paths it takes us down, the road to success is NEVER straight.
I trust his strategy, knowledge, judgment and wisdom. VOTE NEWT!!!
I'm with you, Godsgal! I stand with Newt all the way. He is brilliant!
Newt is on Piers show now. Newt is the most experienced candidate and is the best choice to get our Country back on track. Newt suspended his campaign but he did NOT quit. Newt is still on all the primary ballots and can win at a brokered convention in Tampa. Romney can not defeat Obama , nor could he fix our Country.
NEWT is still on the ballot in upcoming primaries in Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky and California.
Vote NEWT for President
WE THE PEOPLE DO NOT CHOOSE THE ESTABLISHMENTS MITT THEY CHOSE FOR US, WE WANT THE TRUE CONSERVATIVE...BE SURE TO STOP ROMNEY FROM GETTING MORE DELEGATES AND VOTE FOR THE SMART CANDIDATE THIS TIME,...VOTE NEWT GINGRICH !
If you are sick of high gas prices VOTE NEWT!
Newt Gingrich has a plan to lower fuel prices back down to $2.50 per gal or less,
NEWT Gingrich is the smartest man in any room. Newt as Speaker of the House presided over balanced budget amendments and welfare reform.
I proudly stand with Newt Gingrich to be President of the United States.
Just love watching and listening to Newt! I hope America can see that he is who we need right now to turn our country back into "One Nation Under God'. He knows the Christian heritage of our nation. He would fight against any war on religion.
Most American voters are professed Christians. That is certainly true for the GOP. How can the party force Christians to accept a nominee who claims to be pro-life, yet skips the GA state GOP convention to got to Florida to collect $50,000 a plate from the manufacturers of Plan B, a drug that induces abortion by killing the baby in its mother's womb and doing so much damage to the woman and I'm not even talking about side-effects, just the normal action of the drug. There is no way American Christians can violate their conscience's and vote for such deceit against the commandments of God.
The Gingrich Jobs and Growth Plan returns America to robust job creation with a bold set of tax cuts and regulatory reforms that will free American entrepreneurs to invest and hire, as well as by reforming the Federal Reserve and creating a training requirement for extended federal unemployment benefits to encourage work and improve the quality of our workforce. According to Fiscal Associates, Gingrich’s economic policies would balance the budget within four years and lead to 6.6 million new jobs created in two years.
For God's sake, don't become another Bill O'Reilly................LET YOUR GUESTS SPEAK, AND GIVE THEIR OPINION, AND STOP INTERRUPTING. YOU HAVE BECOME THE WORST IN THIS, AND I NORMALLY LIKE YOUR SHOW, BUT LET THEM SPEAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
With Gingrich’s Patient Power reforms, healthcare can be transformed from an anchor on our economy to an engine. From a broken, fragmented system to a coordinated, innovative system that delivers better health with more choices at lower cost for all Americans.
I proudly stand with Newt.
How crazy does the GOP have to be to nominate a governor who implemented the socialistic health care plan on which PPACA (Obamacare) was based. The American people didn't want this nightmare, and even more dislike it today and next year if it all kicks in our health care costs will sky-rocket. There is no way Romney can defeat Obama and even if he did, why does anyone think he would undo the very same plan that he implemented in his state? We need someone with real solutions and a record of getting them implemented. Speaker Gingrich delivered in 1994 and he'll do it again. Vote for Newt and send him to Tampa with delegates so he can defeat Obama and repeal and replace Obamacare.
Newt Gingrich was a pro-life legislator before he entered the Catholic Church. Now armed with a 2,000 year old deposit of faith, he will defend the pre-born because Newt believes that which Jefferson wrote. Our rights come from our Creator and among these are the unalienable rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Notice without Creator and Life, none of the other rights are even possible.
Newt did not drop out. He suspended not ended his campaign. People are being told that Newt dropped out, that he isn't an option, that only Romney remains, and that Mitt's inevitable. And that's simply false. Newt is still on the ballot. He's a consistent conservative with a proven track record, and he can beat Obama in a debate and in November. Romney can't. And, Romney has nowhere near the 1,144 delegates needed to win the nomination. A brokered GOP convention will give Newt a chance to shine, and the delegates, a chance to get it right, by selecting someone who can win against Obama, and win for the American People... Newt Gingrich.
That's a great point. A suspended campaign is usually out of money. McCain suspended his campaign to go back to DC to give $870 billion TARP to Wall Street – that didn't work out to well for the rest of us. So Newt is still on the ballots, still has delegates and after the first ballot at the RNC convention in August all the delegates will be released and Newt can pick up the nomination and defeat Obama in November. I guess his numbers in the news are up to the good people of Arkansas, Kentucky and Texas now. But the nomination is up to the delegates in Tampa this summer. Pray America, we need a man like Newt to get us out of the mess we're in.
I'm glad Newt pointed out that Romney is better only when compared to Obama. Unfortunately not by much. In the upcoming primaries, tomorrow in Arkansas and Kentucky and on may 29 in Texas – vote for Newt to let the GOP you want a conservative candidate and in the off chance that Romney wins anyway (Paul is going to make that impossible); then you can hold your nose once again and vote for him and watch him lose to Obama in November. But why vote for such a tepid and weak candidate who disagrees with conservatives on just about everything twice!
I agree....You never actually heard him SUPPORT Romney.....did you? He just kept coming back to how awful Obama is...
Faithful Christians (the majority of voters) will NOT vote for Romney (in fact Christians cannot vote for him) and the GOP will lose. WE MUST DEFEAT Obama in Nov. We need a CONSERVATIVE candidate, not one who cheerfully accepts blood money. Romney fundraiser w/manufacturer of the Morning After Pill http://shar.es/q0GKT w/out 'social' conservatives GOP loses, get better candidate – there is still time, the delegates pick the nominee at the convention in August.
NEWT GINGRICH IS STILL ON THE BALLOTS, VOTE NEWT TO DEFEAT OBAMA AND GET OUR COUNTRY BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK!
Newt Gingrich has a plan to lower fuel prices back down to 2.50 per gal or less. Vote Newt!
I was disappointed to hear the subject matter of Pier's interview with Speaker Gingrich tonight (yet Newt has no control over that) ...BUT I believe their is a "method to his madness" If you KNOW NEWT then it is not hard to figure out his plans. He is travelling around speaking for conservative values on the RNC and Media's dime, still getting his message to the PEOPLE to take back their country. We can only do that by going to the polls and voting NEWT!
The path we have to take is never the path we intend in the beginning, but what matters is we don't stop moving toward the finish line...Newt keeps chugging along as the champion of this country, putting his own personal gain aside, and pressing forward to his goal as always against all attacks, odds and criticisms. WE MUST STAND WITH NEWT! Force a Brokered Convention!!!
Your courage is truly commendable and your greatest legacy to the world shall now be those that you mentor along the correct path to greatness.
Great interview, for you, come on Pierce, come clean with the phone hacking scandel. Free yourself, Marion has opened the door for you. Make your children proud. You've proved you're a repugnantCON CONservative that should be tried and let the chips fall where they may (Murduck will bail you out, wink, wink, shhsh, we won't tell).
Piers, by far your best interview !!!! I today, have a great deal on admiration for Marion.... She is a very bright, responsible young lady. You treated her well. !!! Nice jobe Britt...............
This is sarcasm, right L. Cox? If not, how much are you being paid for your comment?
The point the President is trying to make, is that being a Venture Capitalist is not training for President of the USA. Romney is great at making a profit at a business. The USA IS NOT a profit making business nor should it be. The role of Government is a different animal. It is to Serve and Protect the interest of the population. It is also much more complex than a single business. Why doesn't Romney tout his success as Governor of Massachusetts? Oh, it wasn't all that successful? If he is unable to brag about that part of his career, what would make anyone think he can handle the Presidency? I think of him as a poor little rich boy. Anyone who has a lot of money can make money in business, you just hire the smartest people you can find to run the business.
Marion Jones is a deluded liar. She knew damn well she was on the juice. She is so indignant and so conceited. Ï belive I could have done it all with my God given ability." she said. What a load of crap. She is a cheated and a huge fraud. Please stop giving her publicity, we are ashamed to be associated with cheaters like her.
I am proud to say I stand WITH NEWT without hesitation in this fight to save America, regardless of whatever curvy paths it takes us down, the road to success is NEVER straight.
I trust his strategy, knowledge, judgment and wisdom. VOTE NEWT!!
I STILL LOVE MARION JONES!!!
I do not believe with all my heart that Marion Jones knowingly took the enhancing drugs. I have been a runner for many years and there is something in the eyes of runners that you just cant fake. They wear their hearts in their eyes. She looked so determined to win and win honestly I believe her. I feel sadly, she took a hit for someone else. So sad for she was a marvelous athlete.
This was an excellant interview and very theraputic.
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Hi, I competed with Marion Jones for several years and was ranked 2nd in the Nation to her. Please feel free to google me. I was chosen Gatorade Female Athlete of the Meet over her twice. She was the only person in Track that I couldn't beat, and once the steriod situation came into the picture it then made since. I think that being an Athlete that the World can see and being an Athlete that young kids look up to should be the first incintive to do the right thing. I don't feel for her, not at all. To make things worse, she has ruined lives of those that participated in the relays. As a World Class Athlete it's not about you,it's about how one repesents their country. I have set records, broke records, completed in the Olympic Trials and did it all with hard work, focus, dedication, and free of drugs. One thing is for certain, the real Athletes in Track and Field will continue to strive to be the best in the world with or without Marion Jones.
Somehow I like her, I always have. There is a nice quality about her. It might also be the reason that she allowed herself to get into trouble; her self-assuredness. I welcome her living on a good track and look for good things to come from her. If you can still run dear, you can probably handle marathons. More importantly though is the life that you lead outside of sports; it seems you know how to do this well.
Wow Pierce,
Nice to take this little snippet of her time solitary and NOT tell the whole story. As she said this was the single worse moment but also her time solitary is when she truly reflected on what she did. She found herself, a new ambition for life, realized her mistakes in life and took this time not to fuel more anger but turn it into a positive.
In her interview with Dr. Phil she explains this and her new book show how this time was perhaps a life saver for her. Made her a better person. Once again Mr. Morgan, you choose to show the only the bad and try trash everything in this country.
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