Practice Makes Perfect
Béla Károlyi believed in hard work and dedication, and the fact that his protégé felt the same lifted his spirits. By the time she was 13 years old, Nadia and Béla were training 8 hours a day, 6 days a week. Talk about dedication! The two had dreams of greatness, and nothing was going to stand in their way.
Practice Makes Perfect
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Never Too Much
Years after she became a champion, Nadia was asked whether or not she felt that the Károlyis had over-trained her, or pushed her too hard. Nadia felt that the opposite was true. She insisted that whenever Béla gave her an exercise, she always took it the extra mile, insisting on doing more and more. She wanted, more than anything else, to be the very best.
Never Too Much