Did not Torri Edwards fail a drug test, serve her time, and has since rebounded to be a force on the world track scene, winning a gold medal at the Osaka World Championships, and with honor, re-gaining the respect of her teammates?
My question is, why didn't Marion Jones follow suit? Admit her mistakes, train hard during her suspension, and then today she may still be capable of a successful track career, making hundreds of thousands of dollars for an 11-flat 100m sprinter? Or, was her offense so much greater than Edwards that she would have faced a 4-8 year ban from the onset?
Thoughts?