Marion Jones, in her first interview since being sentenced to prison for lying about her steroid use and check fraud, told Oprah that she accepts responsibility for what she's done.
In an episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show airing today, Jones says, "I think that I absolutely should have to accept responsibility for breaking the law. I have no regrets for doing what I did on October the 5th and pleading guilty and admitting to the world that I lied, that I've made mistakes."
Jones, who was sentenced to six months in prison and stripped of her Olympic medals, says the hardest part is dealing with the pain she has caused loved ones. "[It pales] in comparison to seeing my husband cry," she tells Winfrey. "They [pale] in comparison to seeing my mother have to stand there in the courtroom and bawl. You know, those things to me are what mean the most."
As for explaining to her 4-year-old son what it all means, "It's a very sensitive topic, and we're not dealing with a 15-year-old here who perceives things a different way," she says. "We're talking about a 4-year-old who was upset this morning that I couldn't drop him off at school, you know? It's going to be challenging."
