But behind the star turns, she writes, her bellicose father and controlling coach, Bela Karolyi, were screaming at her. And if Karolyi was angry enough, he called Dimitry Moceanu, who hit her.I mean, what the fuck - are the NO other gymnastics coaches in the world other than Bela Karolyi? Have you ever heard of one? When he dies, will gymnastics shut down? What the fuck - is it a given that once you cross a certain level of greatness, you'll end up in his abusive mitts? The only things that are certain in this life are death, taxes, and that if you never grow taller than 4'6" and can fling yourself around the in the air while wearing glorified lingerie you'll eventually end up on Karolyi's shit list? Ugh.
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Gymnasts WTF
Dominique Moceanu was a gymnast who won a gold medal in the 1996 Olympics and now has a book out detailing that oh shit, becoming rich and famous was miserable:
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Bela is like the Yankees of Gymnastics. No one gives a shit unless you played for/with him.
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