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Bela Karolyi's Profile

Brief about Bela Karolyi: By info that we know Bela Karolyi was born at 1942-09-13. And also Bela Karolyi is Romanian Coach.

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Genetics is all about showcasing human beauty along with high-quality performance.

Tags: Along, Beauty, Human

I am very familiar with Hungary, because I grew up in Romania, which borders it.

Tags: Borders, Familiar, Hungary

I consider myself very lucky that I could live my life through all the ups and downs.

Tags: Consider, Life, Lucky

I know gymnastics. It's always been a subjective appreciation.

Tags: Gymnastics, Subjective

I would love very much to win a medal at the Olympics for myself, by my own performance. But that will never happen.

Tags: Happen, Love, Win

I'm tired of being hunted all over. I can't go anywhere without criticism.

Tags: Anywhere, Criticism, Tired

Just like an animal, when you want to survive, you don't think anymore.

Tags: Animal, Anymore, Survive

My gymnasts are always the best-prepared in the world. And they win. In the end, that's what matters.

Tags: End, Matters, Win

The crowd sometimes plays a tremendous role to give you wings and carry you to victory.

Tags: Give, Sometimes, Victory

The Olympics shows the community what gymnastics is all about.

Tags: Community, Gymnastics, Shows

The rest of the world laughed at American gymnastics before I came.

Tags: American, Gymnastics, Rest

What is a better way to prove that your methods work than by winning? I have proved that my methods work.

Tags: Prove, Winning, Work

What is the cruelest thing you can do to someone who is trying to concentrate? Call their name.

Tags: Call, Someone, Trying

A good 80 percent of the vault is still physical and another percentage of it, 20, 25 percent is mental. Mental is always the mental strength, the confidence building up to that contest or repetition, practice, practice, and practice.

Tags: Confidence, Good, Strength

Back in Romania, always I was struggling to compete with Vladislav Rastorotsky, the great Russian coach of Lyudmila Turishcheva. He was a powerful coach, internationally. I took him like the major challenge of my life, and pretty soon I'm beating him and we are pushing each other so hard, so fierce. But out of the arena, we are friends.

Tags: Great, Life, Powerful

I still love to find and develop the young athletes in traditional ways. I like to watch the physical and mental growth. That has always been very exciting.

Tags: Growth, Love, Young

In gymnastics, smaller will always be better in many ways. The stress in the head, that will be the same for all. But the stress on the body and the concussions it must endure, that will always be easier for the little ones.

Tags: Body, Head, Stress

The ideal gymnast would be between 4 feet 7 and 5-2. I wouldn't be able to pinpoint an ideal height, however. It would be foolish to say that a gymnast above 5-2 could not be great.

Tags: Able, Between, Great

What makes the vault so spectacular is because it's a very athletic type of event, where it needs a lot of speed, a lot of explosive action and, of course, great coordination.

Tags: Action, Great, Makes

This is a gift that God has given me. I'm not smart enough to write for everybody, but it's the love in these books that comes from Him and goes out to my reading audience. I'm forever grateful for that. It's a privilege.

Tags: God, Love, Smart
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