never done drugs myself
Jill Geer on M. Jones: "People loved her..I wonder if Marion prevented us from ever loving an athlete like that again.&qu 7/21/2012 1:46PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Full quote.

"People loved her. Loved her. Housewives, kids, men. I wonder if Marion prevented us from ever loving an athlete like that again."
evanjageristhebomb
RE: Jill Geer on M. Jones: "People loved her..I wonder if Marion prevented us from ever loving an athlete like that again. 7/21/2012 1:52PM - in reply to never done drugs myself Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Ummmm...has Geer ever heard of Lolo Jones?
never done drugs myself
RE: Jill Geer on M. Jones: "People loved her..I wonder if Marion prevented us from ever loving an athlete like that again. 7/21/2012 3:42PM - in reply to evanjageristhebomb Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
pick me pick me pick me
RE: Jill Geer on M. Jones: "People loved her..I wonder if Marion prevented us from ever loving an athlete like that again. 7/21/2012 5:20PM - in reply to never done drugs myself Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Jill Geer also still thinks that Angelo Taylor is a great guy. She was wearing pigtails and Mary Janes when she said that.
Razorback Creep
RE: Jill Geer on M. Jones: "People loved her..I wonder if Marion prevented us from ever loving an athlete like that again. 7/21/2012 5:24PM - in reply to never done drugs myself Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
never done drugs myself wrote:

Full quote.

"People loved her. Loved her. Housewives, kids, men. I wonder if Marion prevented us from ever loving an athlete like that again."



I once loved Jill Geer and hated Marion J.
Crimea River
RE: Jill Geer on M. Jones: "People loved her..I wonder if Marion prevented us from ever loving an athlete like that again. 7/21/2012 5:44PM - in reply to Razorback Creep Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
People loved Mary Slaney until LA '84. We get over it.
jsquire
RE: Jill Geer on M. Jones: "People loved her..I wonder if Marion prevented us from ever loving an athlete like that again. 7/21/2012 5:53PM - in reply to Crimea River Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Jones was a big phony. You had to watch carefully to see it but by 2001 or so it was pretty obvious to me.
Thrice
RE: Jill Geer on M. Jones: "People loved her..I wonder if Marion prevented us from ever loving an athlete like that again. 7/22/2012 5:58AM - in reply to jsquire Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I was one of those people. I REALLY liked Marion, even though I was a HS distance guy at the time. She just had this cool competitive spirit and was so dominant. My 4 year old nephew even liked watching her race. I saw her compete at the trials in 2000 and she was amazing (as was Regina Jacobs...) and I even bought her book.

I like a lot of athletes now, big fan of Ritz, Rupp, Fernandez, and Hasay, but I can probably never REALLY like an athlete again because of how tarnished this sport is and how let down I've felt seeing my favorites test positive for PEDs.
yup..
RE: Jill Geer on M. Jones: "People loved her..I wonder if Marion prevented us from ever loving an athlete like that again. 7/22/2012 10:19AM - in reply to Thrice Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I was a nine year old girl with a poster of Marion Jones in my bedroom, she was my hero. When I found out she cheated, even though I was in college as a distance runner and had long since taken the poster down, it still made me tear up.

Thrice wrote:
I like a lot of athletes now... but I can probably never REALLY like an athlete again because of how tarnished this sport is and how let down I've felt seeing my favorites test positive for PEDs.


That's how I feel. I love following track and like a lot of the athletes, but am more wary- the trust is gone. Who's to know if they're really on EPO or not? I would not be surprised if any professional athlete admitted to cheating.
Nissan
RE: Jill Geer on M. Jones: "People loved her..I wonder if Marion prevented us from ever loving an athlete like that again. 7/22/2012 12:03PM - in reply to never done drugs myself Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
This is why fangirls should't be paid money to hang around the sport. USATF needs some professionalism in the national office.