In the dressing room, I always put on my right shoe first. Same thing for my right wristband.
- Mary Lou Retton
Right, Always, Same Thing, Dressing Room
Pay-per-view would deprive many kids of the delight of seeing the Olympics.
- Mary Lou Retton
Seeing, Would, Olympics, Delight
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
New, Sweetheart, Still, Walker
If I had a bad performance in a particular leotard, I threw it in the trash.
- Mary Lou Retton
Performance, Bad, Threw, Bad Performance
Companies that support sports developmental programs in our communities should also be applauded.
- Mary Lou Retton
Applauded, Developmental, Communities
Having a home away from the media glare is important to world-class athletes.
- Mary Lou Retton
Important, Away, Having, Glare
As a kid, I was a pretty good little sprinter.
- Mary Lou Retton
Kid, Pretty, Pretty Good, Sprinter
As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given.
- Mary Lou Retton
Making, Been, Given, Talents
Former Olympians also get paid to make appearances. Many of them won their medals in an era when Olympic success didn't go hand-in-hand with financial success.
- Mary Lou Retton
Financial, Medals, Olympic, Olympians
Be cocky. Walk into the Georgia Dome like you own it.
- Mary Lou Retton
Cocky, Own, Like, Georgia
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
Mind, Start, Shelter, Autographs
Fragile egos are put on the line every day.
- Mary Lou Retton
Every Day, Fragile, Line, Egos
Many athletes competing in Atlanta wouldn't be here if it weren't for corporate support.
- Mary Lou Retton
Here, Competing, Corporate, Atlanta
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.
- Mary Lou Retton
I Think, Your, Awful, Gained
For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed.
- Mary Lou Retton
Bed, Medals, Olympic, Wrapped
Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for.
- Mary Lou Retton
Winners, Other, Competing, Medal
For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth.
- Mary Lou Retton
Test, Athletes, Ultimate, Olympics
That's because the International Olympic Committee has a policy of never replacing medals.
- Mary Lou Retton
Never, Medals, Olympic, Replacing
Getting to know athletes from all over the planet is a big part of the Olympic experience.
- Mary Lou Retton
Big, Over, Getting, Athletes
The endorsement game has been very good to me.
- Mary Lou Retton
Game, Been, Very, Endorsement
In L.A., we had a game room with a new sensation called Pac-Man.
- Mary Lou Retton
Game, New, Had, Sensation
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