The Frailty Myth by Colette Dowling6/30/2023 It may well happen,for Jones,currently the fastest female in the world,clearly has the talent.But she also has a confidence,many say arrogance, that is pushing people 's buttons in a way unseen before.From the beginning,Jones did not dare to suggest,wish,or hope she might win five medals.She declared it a certainty.Įven to a public shed of many sexist attitudes about women being non-starters in sports -witness the hysteria following the US women 's football team winning the World Cup,the Spice Girls-like adulation for the Williams sisters at Wimbledon -Jones is too much. Marion Jones wants to be the Mark Spitz of the 21st century.The 24- year-old track and field star plans to win five gold medals at the Olympics next month, setting a new record in athletics the way Spitz,with seven in 1972,set it in swimming.
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