Olympic Hopeful Lolo Jones On Remaining A Virgin: It’s ‘Harder Than Training For The Olympics’
Athletes train day in and day out, not just physically, but mentally preparing themselves for the big game. It’s tough, demanding and requires an immense amount of time and effort but for hurdling star Lori ‘Lolo’ Jones, she says there is one thing that is even harder: remaining a virgin.
The 29 year-old Christian and 2012 London Summer Olympics hopeful said she is committed to abstaining from pre-marital sex, despite the enormous pressures otherwise.
“It’s just not something I believe in. It’s just something, a gift I want to give my husband,” Jones told interviewer Mary Carillo on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumble. “But please understand that this journey has been hard. There are virgins out there and I’m going to let them know, it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. Harder than training for the Olympics. Harder than graduating from college has been to stay a virgin before marriage..”
“I’ve been tempted, I’ve had plenty of opportunities.”
Jones added: “It was cute when I was 22, 24…. [At] 24 to 29 it’s not cute. You get judged a lot, a lot of guys won’t return your calls after they find out.”
Jones has told fans she’s struggling to find the right guy.
“I don’t have a hard time finding dates but hard finding the right one to date,” she tweeted last month.
Jones may be having trouble finding the right guy, but she is also looking for something else: redemption. She was the favorite in the 2008 Bejing Summer Olympics but snagged the final hurdle and stumbled.
Good luck to Lolo on both fronts! I hope she is able to find happiness and take that gold medal.
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