TV news shows have been buzzing with the news that former Olympian, Marion Jones has joined the WNBA’s Tulsa Shock team. I’m happy that Marion is getting another shot at being an athlete, but I was so disappointed in her for having to surrender 5 medals because of using performance enhancing drugs. In our society there aren’t so many atheletic role models for girls and so I sorta took the Marion Jones doping thing personally. We so need more female athletes like Venus and Serena that represent being the best without drugs, alcohol, or any other negative stuff. But, I’m not gonna stay in the past, Marion should be allowed to start over in her fans eyes, in the media’s eyes and in her family’s eyes. Life doesn’t always give you a do-over, so I hope Marion takes advantage of this and shows us what she’s really made of. I wish her the best of luck.

And also, if my memory serves me correctly, Marion has children.  I think the best part of this story is the fact that she fell, but she’s getting up. That’s a lesson that children all over the world should learn.

We all fall down, but a true warrior keeps getting up. A fighting spirit refuses to allow you to stay down.