Olympic track star Sanya Richards-Ross reveals in her new book that she had an abortion prior to the 2008 Olympics, according to TMZ Sports.
In the book, entitled Chasing Grace, Richards-Ross said she had the abortion one day prior to flying to Beijing for the Olympic Games.
Richards-Ross said that she and her now-husband, former New York Giants cornerback Aaron Ross, made the decision together during a phone call.
In Chasing Grace, she also writes:
"Everything I ever wanted seemed to be within reach. The culmination of a lifetime of work was right before me.