Marion Jones: Life in the Fast Lane - An Illustrated Autobiography [Hardcover]

Marion Jones (Author), Kate Sekules (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 8, 2004

For the first time ever, Marion Jones gives her account of the victories, defeats, controversies and breakthroughs of her life. She sheds light on her private mission to become the fastest woman of all time while dealing with such events as her father abandoning her,the controversy over her then husband testing positive for steroids, as well as her new life as the hard-working mother of an infant son with sprinter Tim Montgomery.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (July 8, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446524557
• ISBN-13: 978-0446524551
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,043,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marion Jones is a former world champion track and field athlete. She won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia but voluntarily returned all her Olympic medals and forfieted all her race results from September 2000 after admitting she lied to federal investigators about her use of a performance-enhancing drug.

After her release from prison, Marion sought to take her experiences and encourage others to learn from them. She is actively speaking to teens and other groups and spreading her "Take a Break" message through which she advices young people to stop, take a break, think and seek proper advice from people you trust and who have your best interests at heart before making critical decisions that will have a profound impact on their lives. In short, Marion encourages young and older people alike to stay on track and just do what's right.

Currently, Marion is living a dream deferred and is playing professional basketball as a Rookie for the WNBA team the Tulsa Shock in 2010. She and her husband and children make their home in Austin, Texas.

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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars All Lies!!, October 29, 2008

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Jericho941 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Marion Jones: Life in the Fast Lane - An Illustrated Autobiography (Hardcover)

In this cover up masquerading itself as an inspirational tale we get a story of overcoming the odds to win it all. I'll acknowledge Marion's inner strength and determination but there is one humongous glaring omission. Never once does she mention BALCO or her use of steroids. Those are the things that propelled her to stardom in the 2000 Olympics.

If you're a young girl looking for a fictionalized, albiet loosely based in reality hero, then this is the book for you. If you're looking for a truthful account of one of track and fields most celebrated athletes, you're looking in the wrong book.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy Read, Excellent Illustrations, September 19, 2008

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This review is from: Marion Jones: Life in the Fast Lane - An Illustrated Autobiography (Hardcover)

9/19/08 This autobiography of Olympic athlete, Ms Marion Jones is well written and has many great illustrations...It does not have an index ; in my scanning of the book ,I did see the names of people and places ,which in my opinion, did merit being listed within an index. 9/19/08 abj

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read, August 27, 2004

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This review is from: Marion Jones: Life in the Fast Lane - An Illustrated Autobiography (Hardcover)

Excellent book. The book allows you to view Marion's world from the inside out. Remarkable woman who has overcome so much.