Mary Lou Retton

For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed. ↗

— Mary Lou Retton

#bed #beneath #bread #five #i

Fragile egos are put on the line every day. ↗

— Mary Lou Retton

#egos #every #every day #fragile #line

Getting to know athletes from all over the planet is a big part of the Olympic experience. ↗

— Mary Lou Retton

#big #experience #getting #know #olympic

I usually don't mind giving autographs, but when hundreds of folks with paper and pen start coming at you, it's time to seek shelter. ↗

— Mary Lou Retton

#coming #folks #giving #hundreds #i

In L.A., we had a game room with a new sensation called Pac-Man. ↗

— Mary Lou Retton

#game #had #new #room #sensation

In the dressing room, I always put on my right shoe first. Same thing for my right wristband. ↗

— Mary Lou Retton

#dressing #dressing room #first #i #i always

It's going to be really weird when I'm 80 years old, in a walker, and people are still calling me America's sweetheart. We need a new one. ↗

— Mary Lou Retton

#calling #going #i #me #need

Many athletes competing in Atlanta wouldn't be here if it weren't for corporate support. ↗

— Mary Lou Retton

#atlanta #competing #corporate #here #many

Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for. ↗

— Mary Lou Retton

#dream #famous #many #medal #other

Pay-per-view would deprive many kids of the delight of seeing the Olympics. ↗

— Mary Lou Retton

#deprive #kids #many #olympics #seeing