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Disgraced Sprinter

II Timothy 2:1 – 15 “Similarly, if anyone compete as an athlete, he does not receive the victors crown unless he competes according to the rules” v 6. In the spring of August 2000 at the Sydney Olympics a young lady by name Mario Jones, stunned the whole world by winning five(s) Olympic medals in one championship, straight ahead she became the talk of the town, an instant celebrity, her alma mater back there in the USA, entered her name and portray in the hall of fame and she became the greatest female athlete ever; yours faithfully was moved by her achievement, she earned my respect, even up till now.   However, it was but for a season, because in October 2007, seven (7) year later; she pleaded guilty to using drugs to enhance her performance on the track since 1999, after several denial; this led to her being stripped of her five medals; the once golden Girl of the track said one newspaper article is now known as MARIO JONES A DISGRACED SPRINTER. In her words, whe...