Quotes from Marion Jones

I was only 24 then, but 18 of those 24 years had been dedicated to wanting to get to that moment.

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

The ultimate would be to compete in a couple more Olympics, hopefully break some world records and wind up my sports career with a couple of years in the WNBA.

I will continue to express the fact I am for a drug-free sport and always will be.

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.

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

It's hard to have a bad hair day when you're famous.

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

But I don't believe in guilt by association.

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.

Everywhere we go, people recognize me.

I've set no world record.

When I'm home, I'm relaxed.

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.

I'm a jock and I'm an athlete, and that's what I love to do.

I'm an Internet junkie.

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

A lot of women say they love being pregnant, but I wasn't such a big fan.

I'm for a drug-free sport and always will be.

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.

In my opinion, Jackie is the greatest female athlete ever.

Nobody has ever said anything about Marion Jones every using performance-enhancing drugs and they never will.

Our lives are so hectic and full, and we have a big family right now.

I train so hard to make sure failure doesn't happen. If I do everything I can, and run as fast as I possibly can and someone still beats me, I don't think of that as failure.