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The most impressive career could conceal the most tragic of tales. Lolo Jones, who was the winner of the USA as well as the World championships in hurdle events in 2013, achieved this feat through a great deal of work and perseverance. Jones had a poor and difficult life being the daughter of a single mother who had five other children. She lived with her mom in the basement of a church, and was constantly moving around. This nomadic life made it necessary for Jones to change schools and attend an entirely new school each year until the time she entered the high school. Jones was separated from her family during Theodore Roosevelt in order to compete in athletics in track and field. Jones lived with 4 different families to ensure that she was studying at a high level. Jones was a member of both the Orchestra of Iowa as well as the Gatorade Track and Field Award. She also won this award in school. Jones was among the best hurdlers in her age group when she first entered college. She w...