Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Retton was born on January 24, 1968. She fell in love with gymnastics, something she attributed to witnessing Nadia Comăneci sweep the floor at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. She decided to move to Houston, Texas upon learning that coaches Béla and Márta Károlyi have relocated there. She soon began training with them.
Mary Lou Retton
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