I love to see the old commercials!! Marylou was America's sweetheart. What a powerful young lady, having immense mind & body strength. When Strug came in, I thought of her as being "the next" ML - oxoxo
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So refreshing to have athletes that were proud to be Americans, stand for the anthem, etc. Not today's bitter people that have it made yet constantly complain about being victims.
She was so smart when she was young, not to many kids are like that then and now. Did I mention how brave she was by making that decision of moving from her comfort zone her family and made that life changing decision to follow her dream of a shot. Well, she got it. She also put America on the map that year. Thank u so much Mary. We love you
OMG... the Paper Dolls commercial. I faintly remember there being a tv show but the movie is one of my favorites!!! Trying to find it on DVD but not having much luck.
Had the Olympics not been boycotted and in a different country the outcome would have been very different. She benefited from a boycotted Olympics, the event being held in the US and being overscored. She was not as good as you think she is.
I was six years old watching so excited when she did a gold vault olympics 1984 . My mom always kept my hair short and used to tell me i looked like her. Good memories
AAAWWWWE!! She is America's sweetheart! God bless her. I pray she makes a full recovery from her recent health problems and remains our pride and joy for many more decades.
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It's just a random thought, but Mary Lou Retton looks like a normal teenager back then. Yes, her height makes her look smaller, but she's just like a normal teen back in 1984.
1984 waren die ersten Spiele, die kommerziell ausgerichtet waren!Bis heute ist dieses Rad immer schneller ins laufen geraten! Wie wird die olympische Welt der Zukunft aussehen? Sehr spannend....
YA I DO REMEMBER THIS SHE KICKED BUTT...in the floor routine flying through the air i was like nineteen and trying out for the mile run or something.....it was like watching nadia ...she was amazing....it never happened again
I’ll never get over her. When I was 11yrs old she was a Goddess to me. Do you think most people realize that she went from spinning clockwise then switched to counterclockwise in mid air on that last vault?
Gosh, I had no idea! You very likely saw her as a Goddess to you because of how fast she ran and then did her mid-air spinning!! She could have been easily as fast as lighting...Especially during the 2nd vault-run she did.
@@StormOfMaat Do you want to learn how to run really, really fast...? Charge towards a vault then hesitate after it's' too late to stop. That was the first time I was ever on the ground UNABLE TO BREATHE IN AIR until I almost turned blue. *That was a pivotal moment in my life. I had a decision to make. *All, or nothing??
Mary Lou, truly America‘s sweetheart, a „golden one“ we shall add. She aged gracefully, and is truly a symbol of American sportsmanship, dedication and athletic success. Inspiring still, a classy All American Athlete Lady, pure class.
Mary Lou was the one who went to DC with Steven Penny to lobby against the Safe Sports Act, which was being passed to protect children from sexual abuse in sports after the Nassar Scandal. She also unconditionally supported USA Gymnastics, Steve Penny and her disgusting coaches(the abusive Karolyis)!!Not once did she support the survivors .In fact she was on the USAG board all those years when Nassar was abusing gymnasts!!
1984 olympics was the GREATEST olympics ever and almost every event not only gymnastics had a duo battling it out! Never again will there be this awesome time, feel, mentality, excellence. Soviet boycott didnt matter cause they were all doped which was the sports decision to not send the athletes, because drug testing had become stricter than ever before with brand new testing available! These were the greatest say their names in deepest reverence
Already before 1984 sports experts in the West were assuming that was only one part of the issue, the other was maybe more important, namely that the anti-doping tests at 84 LA were able to detect every substance the Soviets and East Germans were using, they all would have been caught, would have led to huge international issue, so good they didn't go
Wow I just a couple weeks old during these Olympics. It’s fun watching the different games on RU-vid. I must say watching the commercials was fun. Man long distance phone calls were a problem back in the day. Though it wasn’t all that long ago when it changed. I remember back in 2010 how we wanted to make mobile to mobile calls.
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she losses to Szabo in this final (individual vault final, which this is- not the AA final from 2 nights before)- pity the video wastes 2/3 of it's time on the judging delay for the Chinese girl. Would have been nice to see Szabo's 2 vaults.
I am so sad to hear about the news of Her health declining. And I think she's on life support. I wish her all the best and I pray that she can overcome this.
Often, in the heat of competition, great gymnasts bend their knees or go out of bounds or fall off the beam or the uneven bars caused by all of the hysteria and pressure performing before a large audience as opposed to their practicing in the gym.
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can someone explain to me the difference between a quervo and a handspring front half. What is the difference, why mechanically and why is it harder? It looks nicer but I have never really understood it.
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ThePaveleck in a Cuervo, the twist is early right off of the horse. Equally as difficult. I would say the the only difference is with a Cuervo you have more time to spot the landing.
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Imagine being a millionaire, not believing in medical insurance (gasp, too socilized!) But then begging for money to pay her hospital bill....while having a net worth of 2-3 million dollars.
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If you'd like, you can feel free to send me the raw footage once you are done transferring to digital. I would be happy to take the time to edit out the commercials. I just thought that the title of your video was a bit misleading (keeping the length in mind) I was under the impression I was going to be treated to close to 15 minutes of Mary Lou Retton's 1984 Gymnastics highlights which included her perfect 10 on the vault.
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Something tells me Bela was especially busy with the backroom deals here. Hence MLR not being deducted for putting her hand down on optional floor so she'd still be in it for the AA.. And in return, Kati Szabo "won" vault despite these jumps clearly being inferior to Mary Lou's. Wtf was that second vault??? Cathy says it's a Tsuk full in piked position... And that was not a Tsukahara entry. It looks like some odd abomination of a piked Cuervo.. Only she did a crooked tucked Cuervo as her first vault with drastically different technique. Make it make sense.. But MLR had already been gifted the one that mattered most, let's be real 🤷♂️.
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Yeah, that isn't right to me either. I mean, aside from the fact that the landing was bad, you add the knee down and that's really bad. It was bad execution. She landed that way because she didn't get high enough on the vault to push off. Looks like they put that spring board way far back. I wonder why they did that? It seems to me if it was closer, she could have gotten her hands high enough. Or maybe if it was too close her hands would have been too high.
Désolée mais elle ne méritait pas la médaille d'or...La championne était Zabou qui a été privée de la médaille d'or...Tout le monde à l'époque ne parlait que de ça...Le seul point fort de Mary lou Retton était le saut de cheval et pourtant Eucatarina Zabou l a fait aussi bien qu elle...
Typical European attitude. If your athlete doesn’t win you complain about unfair judging. Guess you fobs forget that at every other Olympics you were given imperfect routines a ten while many other more deserving athletes were ignored by judges who were in your pockets. Mary Lou had better performances throughout this competition and EARNED her gold. No amount of churlish, bigoted whining on your part will change that.
@@saragrant9749 Good morning my dear and pretty Sarah..Eucatarina..Zabou....is not a Moroccan athlete....as you know perfecly....she is from Romania.....please....do not reply an other time if you do not....see or know...who....comment.....Zabou was perfect and she was the number one during this Olympic time.....Have a nice and peaceful day......
Lady. The video is from 1984. For God's sake, what do you expect? I swear, people like you just have to complain complain complain. Have you nothing better to do than whine about FREE CONTENT someone is GIVING you? Don't even see the shaking you're on about. Maybe that's you.
Susan Keating lol shut up and stop complaining. you have a right to an opinion and they have a right to call you out for having such a dumb opinion. so entitled and demanding. if you don’t like it, don’t watch it.
@@susankeating8678 wow, insults and profanity. So, you're hateful, bitter, rude, AND classless. No wonder you spend all your time complaining online. I'm sorry you're so unhappy. I hope things get better for you.
Good thing your opinion doesn’t matter. The countries who boycotted would have tainted these games by having the judges in their pockets, making it impossible for anyone but themselves compete for victory. Ever wonder how the Soviet Union won so much? It’s because they cheated by having control of the judges- NOT because they were better. The one overrated here is YOU- as a human being.
@@saragrant9749 Lmao. You triggered because I stated my opinion? She was not even the most talented in LA. She was over scored. If you visit gymnast forums, you will see many people share this opinion. ✅
@@foodculture6355meh. She was doing the hardest routines. If Russia had been there she may not have won…but we all know all Russian athletes were doping pretty much forever.
That's not very nice. I don't believe Retton deserved to win the AA, I sincerely believe that Szabo clearly won, but was cheated by corrupt judges/officials. I don't blame Retton for the USA's fascistic fervor during the 1984 Summer Olympics.
In your case I’d say you could qualify as an ape- or a chimpanzee- because your attitude is certainly not in any way human like. What a bigoted and hateful comment.
@@saragrant9749 Is it because I’m half black you consider me an ape or chimpanzee you don’t know my pronouns so Calm down Karen green is green blue is blue she looks like a boy or it
