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Karolyi - cruel, brutal and abusive?

This, sadly, seems to be the week of Romanian coach abuse. Gymbrooke cited an award of infamy presented to both Bela and Marta by Romanian-Gymnastics.com:… cruel, brutal and abusive, Soviet-inspired gymnastics training system in Romania, Bela Karolyi and wife Martha got the “deservedâ€? recognition: “The Platinum Cactus Awardâ€? from the most popular webiste (Google) about [...]

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I heard. have you read Little Girls in Pretty Boxes? It actuallly made me cry for some of the girls.
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I tried to get that book from the library yesterday but they did not have it... I also wanted to read "Letters to a Young Gymnast", but they did not have that one either... I did read "Diaries of Hilary Grivich" and I teared up - the stuff is heart breaking for sure! I am not sure what I am getting my daughter into...

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