I think the demise of both himself and his former girlfriend marion jones from world's fastest couple to prison is an ad for cheaters don't prosper.
Montgomery's convictions for cheque fraud conspiracy and heroin distribution also give an insight into his character and shows why it's no surprise that he would have cheated to succeed in athletics. Former Olympic gold medal winner Tim Montgomery has pleaded guilty to federal heroin distribution charges.http://www.sportinglife.com/others/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=others/08/07/04/ATHLETICS_Montgomery.htmlMontgomery, who won gold in the 4x100 metres relay in Sydney in 2000, appeared briefly before US District Judge Jerome B Friedman, who asked the former 100 metre world record holder if he understood the guilty plea.
Montgomery, who was charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of over 100 grams of heroin, politely responded with answers of "Yes, sir" and "No, sir" to Friedman.
Already serving a four-year prison sentence for his role in a cheque-fraud conspiracy, Montgomery faces a minimum of five years in prison when he receives his sentence on the heroin charges, scheduled for October 10.
Montgomery could also be fined up to US dollars 2million and faces at least four years of supervised release.
Montgomery retired from track and field in December 2005 in the wake of receiving a two-year doping ban, not for failing a drugs test but on the basis of an admission he gave about his use of steroids in 2001 in testimony to the 2003 BALCO investigation.
His ban from the sport also brought with it an order to return his Olympic medals, the gold he won in Sydney and a silver in the same event at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Montgomery's world record-breaking 100 metre run of 9.78 seconds, set in Paris in 2002, was also erased from the history books.
