Mutual Respect
Despite the scandal in Moscow fresh in everyone’s mind, Nadia managed to bring home a gold medal and earned the respect of both her fans and competitors from different parts of the globe. Nellie Kim, a Soviet gymnast, embraced her and congratulated her when they were on the podium. She cleared the misconceptions about Nadia’s coldness when she said, “She was psychologically prepared, not emotionless.”
Mutual Respect
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