Read more about Lolo Jones and Lesley Ann Brandt
Some of the worst stories can be found in a career that is dazzling. Lolo is in her current place of prominence after years of hard work and perseverance. Jones was the only child of a five-child family as well as grew up in extreme poverty. Her mother was constantly moving around, and had even been living in the basement of a church for a short length of time. Jones had to be moved to a different school each year up until her time in high school as a result of her nomadic life. Jones was separated from her family during Theodore Roosevelt for the purpose of competing in track and field events. Jones lived with four different families to ensure that she was studying at a high level. Jones was a cellist with the school's orchestra, and the winner of the Gatorade the track and field athlete of the year won her the Gatorade Iowa Athlete Award towards the conclusion of high school. Jones was one of the college's top hurdlers when she entered. In 2002, she became the champion of t...