SENTINEL WATCH December 10, 2007 ISSUE

COMPASSION FOR THOSE IN DISGRACE

RUTH WALKER

My connection with the world of sports comes and goes. But the stories a few weeks ago about Olympic champion sprinter Marion Jones, who, after admitting to steroid use, had to relinquish the five medals she had won, really got my attention (The New York Times, Oct. 5, 2007).

How does someone rebuild her life when her most public achievements turn out to be, by her own admission, based on a fraud?

About the author

Ruth Walker is a journalist and writer in Boston.

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