New York, August 9
Lolo Jones, who was described as a marketing and glamour-driven sensation like Anna Kournikova by the Times two days before she missed her medal in the 100-meter hurdles, has now spoke out about her hurt. One of the cover girls of these Games, who missed the medal by .1 seconds, was likened to tennis player, who had much more success posing for pictures than she ever did on the tennis court. "I think it was crazy just because it was two days before I competed, and then the fact that it was from U.S. media," the New York Daily news quoted her as saying on 'The Today Show'. "They should be supporting our U.S. Olympic athletes and instead they just ripped me to shreds. I just thought that that was crazy because I worked six days a week, every day, for four years for a 12-second race and the fact that they just tore me apart, which is heartbreaking. "They didn't even do their research, calling me the Anna Kournikova of track. I have the American record. I am the American record holder indoors, I have two world indoor titles. Just because I don't boast about these things, I don't think I should be ripped apart by media. "I laid it out there, fought hard for my country and it's just a shame that I have to deal with so much backlash when I'm already so brokenhearted as it is," she added.
Lolo Jones, who was described as a marketing and glamour-driven sensation like Anna Kournikova by the Times two days before she missed her medal in the 100-meter hurdles, has now spoke out about her hurt. One of the cover girls of these Games, who missed the medal by .1 seconds, was likened to tennis player, who had much more success posing for pictures than she ever did on the tennis court. "I think it was crazy just because it was two days before I competed, and then the fact that it was from U.S. media," the New York Daily news quoted her as saying on 'The Today Show'. "They should be supporting our U.S. Olympic athletes and instead they just ripped me to shreds. I just thought that that was crazy because I worked six days a week, every day, for four years for a 12-second race and the fact that they just tore me apart, which is heartbreaking. "They didn't even do their research, calling me the Anna Kournikova of track. I have the American record. I am the American record holder indoors, I have two world indoor titles. Just because I don't boast about these things, I don't think I should be ripped apart by media. "I laid it out there, fought hard for my country and it's just a shame that I have to deal with so much backlash when I'm already so brokenhearted as it is," she added.
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