Tony,
Why
must you always be the one to cast suspicion when all evidence points to a
benign conclusion? Based on her early performances, obviously the potential to
become a world-class sprinter was there, but would the money bestowed to any
athlete at a level below "world's best" exceed that of being a top player on a
WNBA team? At the time, I would say that pursuing her basketball career was a
much more "economic path" for her.
Dennis.
-----Original Message-----Such a small deal that after ducking the testers and being suspended she immediately then "quit track" to play basketball for 3 years?????
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of A.J. Craddock
Sent: September 25, 2000 12:48 AM
To: Mike Trujillo; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: t-and-f: Marion Jones drug test in HS
A bizarre voluntary career and economic path for a world-class sprinter.
Tony Craddock
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At 10:18 PM 9/24/00 -0500, Mike Trujillo wrote:
> Well let's not forget that Marion Jones is in fact no stranger to drug
>controversies, having been suspended by TAC while in High School for
>missing a mandatory drug test.
>
> OJ Simpson's attorney Johnnie Cochran was the one who represented her at
>the hearing.
>
> Tony Craddock
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I lived in Los Angeles at the time, and was professionally acquainted with
Jones' coach at Rio Mesa (Brian Fitzgerald, who had some other notable
sprinters come out of his program). The way I remember it, Marion was
summoned during school hours and was unaware of the severity of the
request. She pretty much blew it off, then was surprised when TAC got all
bent out of shape about it. Cochran entered the picture and the non-issue
was dropped. No one at the time had any notion that she was using
something. It was mostly a case of poor communication (nah, our NGB has
NEVER done that before, have they? :-)
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Mike Trujillo, Angeleno-in-exile
Asst. Girl's Track & Field Coach
Davenport (Iowa) Central HS
(319) 391-5448
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