Writing History
Everyone wanted to know what Nadia had to say about the unprecedented score she received. To everyone’s surprise, Nadia let the world know that she did not like looking at the scoreboards when she competes. She admitted, “I didn’t know I was making history when I got the 10.”
Writing History
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The Perfect “10”
Upon seeing the scoreboard, Béla Károlyi was infuriated. He was under the impression that the judges made a mistake or otherwise made a penalty he did not notice. He said, “I said ‘holy cow, they deducted something over here, there is a deduction, there is a penalty,’ I was on my way to the jury, then I heard, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, first time in the history of the sport, a perfect 10 in the Olympic Games.’”
The Perfect “10”
