Losing Béla
The bad news of her parents was only the start of a sour spell of worse luck. Romanian sporting officials decided to split Nadia and her coach up. Béla Károlyi had been Nadia’s coach since she was six years old, and he had shaped her into the star she had become. This was the start of a distressing time.
Losing Béla
Difficult Times
She was only 15 years old when trouble came from all sides, and she didn’t know how to deal with it all. Nadia lost her motivation and drive to train and became very upset. She found herself in hosital because of the overwhelming pressure she didn’t know how to deal with.
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Difficult Times
