NEW YORK (CNN) -- Track star Marion Jones pleaded guilty Friday to lying to a federal investigator about taking banned substances.
"It is with a great amount of shame that I stand before you and tell you I have betrayed your trust," she said outside the courthouse Friday.
"Making these false statements to federal agents was an incredibly stupid thing for me to do, and I am responsible fully for my actions."
She asked for forgiveness, adding that she understood that a simple apology "might not be enough and sufficient to address the pain and the hurt I have caused you."
"Because of my actions, I am retiring from the sport of track and field, a sport which I deeply love," she said.
Further, Jones said the example of her "wrong choices and bad decisions" would "be used to make the lives of many people improve." Video Watch her tearful apology »
Jones -- who had long vehemently denied taking steroids -- appeared in U.S. District Court in White Plains, New York, before Judge Kenneth Karas.
Jones, 31, told the court that her then coach, Trevor Graham, first gave her steroids in 1999, telling her it was flaxseed oil.
She said she took the steroid known as "the clear," or THG, from that time until 2001, covering her participation in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Photo See photos from throughout Jones' athletic career »
Graham has been indicted for allegedly lying to federal investigators. He has pleaded not guilty.
Federal sentencing guidelines suggest Jones could face jail time. She has been ordered back to court on January 11, 2008, for sentencing.
The admission could also cost her the five medals she won at the 2000 Olympic games in Sydney -- three of them gold.
Jones may not be the only one affected. The entire 4x400m women's relay team could lose their gold medals as a result.
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she was so good, too. what will the ravens do at middle linebacker now?
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It sucks for her teamates if they all lose their medals. I think most people would be shocked if we ever were to find out how many athletes have used performance enhancing drugs.
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barefeet222 wrote:
It sucks for her teamates if they all lose their medals. I think most people would be shocked if we ever were to find out how many athletes have used performance enhancing drugs.
That's the part that pisses me off. Her relay partners that lose their gold medals despite doing nothing wrong.
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So to this point pretty much everyone accused from Game of Shadows has been exposed as cheats. Is there anyone out there who still thinks Bonds is innocent?
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It sucks for her teamates if they all lose their medals. I think most people would be shocked if we ever were to find out how many athletes have used performance enhancing drugs.
That's the part that pisses me off. Her relay partners that lose their gold medals despite doing nothing wrong.
they did that shit too
fuck those n bombs
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i got bugs wrote:
Go_State wrote:
barefeet222 wrote:
It sucks for her teamates if they all lose their medals. I think most people would be shocked if we ever were to find out how many athletes have used performance enhancing drugs.
That's the part that pisses me off. Her relay partners that lose their gold medals despite doing nothing wrong.
they did that shit too
fuck those n bombs
aw snap!
i can't believe you made reference to N bombs (no-gooders)
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jimmac24 wrote:
So to this point pretty much everyone accused from Game of Shadows has been exposed as cheats. Is there anyone out there who still thinks Bonds is innocent?
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:roll: why are we even surprised by this?
We're surprised that she suddenly stopped lying, I guess.
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Go_State wrote:
barefeet222 wrote:
It sucks for her teamates if they all lose their medals. I think most people would be shocked if we ever were to find out how many athletes have used performance enhancing drugs.
That's the part that pisses me off. Her relay partners that lose their gold medals despite doing nothing wrong.
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