Marion Jones, the disgraced Olympic Sprinter and once known as the fastest woman in the world, was recently introduced as the member of WNBA’s Tulsa Shock.

Jones offered no apologies for use of steroids or her time in the Federal Prison and didn’t seem reluctant to answer questions about her troubled past.

Jones said at a news conference, flanked by team president Steve Swetoha and Coach Nolan Richardson, that redemption is not a word in her vocabulary.

From Sportsillustrated.CNN.com:

Jones also spent about six months in a Texas prison for lying to federal prosecutors about doping and her role in a check-fraud scam.

The 34-year-old Jones joined the team just four days after working out for Richardson, who is also the team’s general manager. She was signed to at least a one-year contract but terms were not disclosed.

Jones was the starting point guard on North Carolina’s national championship team in 1994 and she was drafted by Phoenix in 2003 but never played in the WNBA. She said playing for the Shock is not about her past but instead fulfills her dream of playing basketball against the best players in the world.

“I think when I even started to think about this 10 months ago, I know how much the game has grown from the time that I played,” Jones said. “And that became even more of a challenge for me, because I know that although I know certain things and played a certain way, that it’s 10 times faster, that the athletes are 10 times more skilled.”

WNBA president Donna Orender, who attended the news conference, said Jones generates interest in the league because she’s a highly accomplished athlete who has competed on a global stage.

Steve Swetoha remarked that Jones may have harmed her career by making some ill-advised decisions but she deserves a chance to excel like every one.

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