Practice Makes Perfect
Béla Károlyi was a big believer in commitment and diligence, so he was overjoyed by the fact that his protégé felt the same way. By the time Nadia was thirteen years old, she and Béla were training together six days a week, for eight hours each day. Nothing was going to stop them achieving their dreams of success.
Practice Makes Perfect
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Her Decision
Years later, after winning the Olympics, Nadia was once asked if she felt that the Károlyis’ had pushed too hard, if their exercise regime was too intense and demanding for such a young child – she responded that it was always her choice to always go the extra mile with whatever exercise Béla asked her to practice. She was set on being the very best.
Her Decision
