Writing History
It was only after several years later that curious fans got to know how she felt at the moment it dawned on her. She admitted, “I didn’t know I was making history when I got the 10.” According to her, she did not like looking at scoreboards when she performs.
Writing History
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The Perfect “10”
During the confusion, Bela Karolyi got angry. He recounts the moment he saw what the scoreboards 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”
