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• Mary Lou Retton was a gymnast who competed from 1983 through 1985, including a successful appearance at the 1984 Olympics. In 1983, at the age of fifteen, she won the American Cup Title and the Chunichi Cup in Japan.IGHF.com: Mary Lou Retton An Olympic gold medalist in 1984 for Women's Gymnastics All-Around, she also won silver and bronze medals for Team Competition, the Horse Vault, Floor Exercise and the Uneven bars.Mary Lou Retton.com: Mary Lou Retton Biography

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Mary Lou Retton Kelley
  2. Born: January 24, 1968
  3. Birthplace: Fairmont, West VirginiaMary Lou Retton.com: Mary Lou Retton Biography
  4. Height: 4'9"
  5. Spouse: Shannon Kelley, former University of Texas quarterbackSports Illustrated: Catching Up With Mary Lou Retton
  6. Member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and SportsFitness.gov: Mary Lou Retton Biography
  7. 2002: Hosted Mary Lou's Flip Flop Shop on TVEducation Update: Mary Lou Retton Starts “Flip Flop Shop”

• Additional Career Highlights

  1. Trained with Bela and Marta KarolyiSidewalkstv.com: Mary Lou and Bela Reunited on Sidewalks (May 2007)
  2. 1984: Featured on a Wheaties box Wheaties.com: Wheaties Fun Facts
  3. 1997: Inducted into the International Gymanstics Hall of FameIGHF.com: Mary Lou Retton

  Movie Appearances

  1. Scrooged with Bill Murray
  2. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult with Leslie NielsenMary Lou Retton.com: Mary Lou Retton Biography

  Mary Lou Retton Quotes

  "You give up your childhood. You miss proms and games and high-school events, and people say it's awful... I say it was a good trade. You miss something but I think I gained more than I lost."Brainy Quote: Mary Lou Retton Quotes

  "Be cocky. Walk into the Georgia Dome like you own it."Brainy Quote: Mary Lou Retton Quotes

  "For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed."Brainy Quote: Mary Lou Retton Quotes

  "I'm very determined and stubborn. There's a desire in me that makes me want to do more and more, and to do it right. Each one of us has a fire in our heart for something. It's our goal in life to find it and to keep it lit."Famous Quotes and Quotations.com: Mary Lou Retton

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