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Back in Romania, always I was struggling to compete with Vladislav Rastorotsky, the great Russian coach of Lyudmila Turishcheva. He was a powerful coach, internationally. I took him like the major challenge of my life, and pretty soon I'm beating him and we are pushing each other so hard, so fierce. But out of the arena, we are friends.

~Bela Karolyi

Topics: Always Arena Back Beating Challenge Coach Compete Each Fierce Friends Great Hard He Him Internationally Life Like Major My Life Other Out Powerful Pretty Pushing Romania Russian Soon Struggling Took

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The rest of the world laughed at American gymnastics before I came.

~Bela Karolyi

Topics: American Before Came Gymnastics Laughed Rest World I Came

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I would love very much to win a medal at the Olympics for myself, by my own performance. But that will never happen.

~Bela Karolyi

Topics: Happen Love Medal Much My Own Myself Never Olympics Own Performance Very Will Win Would

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What is the cruelest thing you can do to someone who is trying to concentrate? Call their name.

~Bela Karolyi

Topics: Call Concentrate Cruelest Name Someone Thing Trying Who You

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I consider myself very lucky that I could live my life through all the ups and downs.

~Bela Karolyi

Topics: Consider Could Downs Life Live Lucky My Life Myself Through Ups Ups And Downs Very

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What makes the vault so spectacular is because it's a very athletic type of event, where it needs a lot of speed, a lot of explosive action and, of course, great coordination.

~Bela Karolyi

Topics: Action Athletic Because Coordination Course Event Explosive Great Lot Makes Needs Spectacular Speed Type Vault Very Where

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A good 80 percent of the vault is still physical and another percentage of it, 20, 25 percent is mental. Mental is always the mental strength, the confidence building up to that contest or repetition, practice, practice, and practice.

~Bela Karolyi

Topics: Always Another Building Confidence Contest Good Mental Percent Percentage Physical Practice Repetition Still Strength Up Vault

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The Olympics shows the community what gymnastics is all about.

~Bela Karolyi

Topics: About Community Gymnastics Olympics Shows

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I'm tired of being hunted all over. I can't go anywhere without criticism.

~Bela Karolyi

Topics: Anywhere Being Criticism Go Hunted Over Tired Without

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Biography

Nationality: Romanian

Type: Coach

Born: September 13th, 1942

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