Passion: Lolo Jones hits 9th hurdle to lose the race of her life

"Mom, I can't go to a city that doesn't have a track. I'm trying to pursue my dream"- Lolo


“I’ve been watching the Olympics since I was a little kid, and honestly, I would just like to inspire someone out there. Our sport has been thrown in the garbage the last couple of years, with drugs and the attitude of some athletes. I know I can reach somebody and I just want to do it in a positive way.”-Lolo

Lolo is no stranger to obstacles. During her childhood, Jones attended eight schools in eight years while her single mother held down two jobs to support her family. At one point in Lolo's childhood she and her family had to settle in the basement of the Des Moines church.

When her family was about to make another move, this time to Forest city, Iowa Lolo told her mother "Mom, I can't go to a city that doesn't have a track. I'm trying to pursue my dream." Lolo and her family parted ways, and she lived with four different families during her enrollment at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Des Moines

Yesterday in Beijing Lolo faced another wall that kept her from the dream that she has been fighting to keep alive her entire life. We will see a giant prevail, you can rest assured that she is no longer going to be robbed of what she has set out to do. Lolo has been blessed to have found her passion at such a young age and we do expect to see her dream inspire all those that have found and share the same passion.

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