The world was in a state of shock after ex-Olympian track star Marion Jones confessed to using performance enhancement drugs. After quite some time denying allegations, Jones would finally turn herself in. Jones admitted in federal court last year that she used the designer steroid from September 2000 to July 2001. The designer steroid is best known as “the clear”.

"I'll ask myself, `Well, if you hadn't been given "the clear" do you think you would've won?"' Jones said on an episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" her first post-prison interview.

"I usually answer, yes," Jones stated.

After being found guilty Jones was stripped of her five medals that she won at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Her accolades were erased from all record books. Marion Jones had several opportunities to confess but instead she chose to continuously fabricate the truth.

"I made the decision I was going to lie and try to cover it up," Jones said on Winfrey's show. "I knew that all of my performances would be questioned."

Jones didn’t even fathom the idea that her teammates could possibly have to deal with her selfish acts. Not only were her accolades erased but her teammates records were permanently gone as well. Jones' U.S. relay teammates have filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in hopes of maintaining their 2000 Olympic medals.

While in prison Jones wrote several letters, one in particular was addressed to her teammates, in which she apologized to her teammates for lying to prosecutors. Jones also apologized to her friends, family, and to her sons. Jones agrees that her sentence in which she served time in prison was fair.

“Because of my actions, I am retiring from the sport of track and field, a sport which I deeply love,” Jones said.

Jones has stated she’s going to spend sometime getting to know herself better. And hopes to discover new things about herself. Jones has vowed to never run again. Jones wants to explore ways to inspire young people to make better decisions than she did.