THE QUEEN WHO LOST ALL THAT SHE HAD WON

She was the physical fulfillment of the expression, 'The All American Super Athlete', she was adored by millions of not just her countrymen but fans from all over the world. 'All Hail The Queen' they must have said in their hearts and in the open air where they talked about her. Not only was she an A-list athlete, she was also a worthy ambassador of her nation and big earning brand ambassador of companies who could not resist her combination of charm and charisma.
   Then her world of admiration came crumbling like a pack of cards when she was accused of doping allegations, allegations which she had always denied. Then came the moment of truth that left us all stunned even till this day, our queen of the track finally admitted to the use of performance enhancing drugs. While the world was still reeling from the punch of her bad behaviour, she was busted for fraud due to an involvement in a cheque counterfeiting scheme which saw her going behind bars for six months. After paying her debt to society, she played basketball in the WNBA for the Tulsa Shock but the damage had been done for though she was a good player, she was no longer the queen that was once admired. She was a shadow of her former self
    A word for the wise who are reading this article, the moment of victory is also the moment of peril, if what you were about to do now is published in the papers tomorrow, would you be proud of it? One thing is most important than talent which is never enough, character, that person who behaves or misbehaves when no one is around. Your character will be long remembered when your talents have long worn off and what will you be remembered for, the problems you solved or the ones you created? The choice is solely up to you.