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re: Olympic legend Mary Lou Retton ‘fighting for her life’ in ICU: daughter
Posted on 10/10/23 at 5:33 pm to Sao
Posted on 10/10/23 at 5:33 pm to Sao
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America went nuts and was as proud as we could be when she pulled that off in LA '84. Those summer games were an awesome arse kicking in so many ways.
I remember it well.. she was the ‘It’ girl, and no one else came close. ..if you would have told us South La kids back then that one day her kid would wind up being a gymnast at LSU, we would have all said ‘No way !’.. yet i dont think it got much publicity at all, other than a few crowd shots of MLR during meets.. . i guess it’s because 1984 was so long ago .
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 5:39 pm to BK Lounge
Most beautiful smile in Olympic history
Posted on 10/11/23 at 7:19 am to BK Lounge
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yet i dont think it got much publicity at all, other than a few crowd shots of MLR during meets..
I think that was the way Mary Lou wanted it. She was a supportive mother and the daughter was the competitor.
It was fun to see her whooping it up at the gymnastics meets, though.
Praying for a solid recovery. She is an American icon.
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