Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Rettonis a retired American gymnast. At the 1984 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the individual all-around competition, as well as two silver medals and two bronze medals. Her performance made her one of the most popular athletes in the United States...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGymnast
Date of Birth24 January 1968
CityFairmont, WV
CountryUnited States of America
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I can't justify taking money away from hungry kids and needy schools to pay for the Games when corporations are willing to write the checks.
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More than 10,000 athletes came to Atlanta seeking Olympic medals. Only a few of them will be lucky and skilled enough to claim one.
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Back in my day, they picked the top few, and since I was first at the U.S. Championships and first at the Trials I knew I was going.
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That's because the International Olympic Committee has a policy of never replacing medals.
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Many athletes competing in Atlanta wouldn't be here if it weren't for corporate support.
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The endorsement game has been very good to me.
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It's going to be really weird when I'm 80 years old, in a walker, and people are still calling me America's sweetheart. We need a new one.
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I'm very determined and stubborn. There's a desire in me that makes me want to do more and more, and to do it right. Each one of us has a fire in our heart for something. It's our goal in life to find it and to keep it lit.
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In L.A., we had a game room with a new sensation called Pac-Man.
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Faith is a gateway to happiness that remains permanently accessible to each of us, wherever we are, no matter our circumstances.
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Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun.
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Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for.
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I love her attitude, but as much as I'd like to bring my medals to a speech or appearance, I never do.
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Training for the Olympics was much easier than balancing my life now! When practice was over, there was time for me. But with four kids and a career, I have no downtime. When I'm not on the road, I finish my workday at 2:30 p.m. Then I pick the kids up from school and they get 100 percent Mommy, not part Mommy and part Mary Lou Retton.