Posted on 10/11/2023 8:25:50 PM PDT by nickcarraway
This was the last gasp of amateurism at the Olympics. Most of the nations who’d already made a sham of the ideal stayed away, the Soviet-bloc boycott of the 1984 Games of Los Angeles allowing the rest of the world to gather one last time under the Games’ original ideology, unburdened by the state-sponsored automatons of Moscow and East Berlin and Prague.
By 1988, those countries would be back. By ’92, everyone else — starting with the U.S. jumping in gleefully with both feet — would welcome professionals, too. But in ’84, it was still possible for an athlete to craft a legend for themselves across a glorious fortnight, plus two. And those 16 days in LA yielded a solar system of American superstars — Edwin Moses, Carl Lewis, Michael Jordan, Greg Louganis, Joan Benoit.
None stood taller, shone brighter, than a 4-foot-11, 100-pound dynamo named Mary Lou Retton. All across 1984, some of the greatest athletes we’d ever see were at the top of their games.
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I should note, the headline almost makes it seem like she passed away, but that is not true.
She is very ill, so that’s what I thought, too.
Well, I understand that Mary Lou Retton is very sick now, and thus the praise. However, Julianne McNamara was no slouch either.
But asking for our help because she is sick and uninsured? I don’t get it.
Why is she ‘uninsured’
Why the ‘go fund me’….?
She should be worth millions, at least
I hope she is getting vit C IVs
Something Crooked, this way comes, if you ask me!
Somebody’s filling their pockets, somebody who we would not normally be throwing money at.
As did I.
From Brave AI, so take it for what it is:
Mary Lou Retton is a retired American professional gymnast who won the gold medal in the individual all-around competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics.13 As of June 1, 2023, her net worth is estimated to be $8 million, according to multiple sources, including Celebrity Net Worth, Wikipedia, Forbes, and Business Insider.
You don’t get it? It’s hard in the ACA (Obamacare) era. Not everyone can get insurance now. Or it doesn’t cover anything.
They probbaly have her obit all filled out.
My friend found his in laws on there, and it said they were billionaires. I don't think so.
Can you elaborate?
Some wealthy, self employed people self insure (pay cash), but having a catastrophic care policy that kicks in after you reach a certain limit is probably a good idea. Reportedly she's worth about $8M, and recently sold her 9,000 sf mansion in TX to move home to WV. So far she's raised about $325K. I'm sure that figure is climbing much faster than her medical bills. The goal was only $50K.
thank you. Prayers up for this real lady.
Agree.
Something is very off with this ‘uninsured’ story.
Mary Lou and the 1980 US olympic hockey team were the best representatives that this country could hope for. They were great.
Eric Heiden as well.
Why should she? She was in the Olympics in 1984, as an amateur. Athletes back then didn't make as much, especially Olympic ones. I don't remember hearing about her since then. That's almost 40 years ago. What has she been doing since then.
And Obamacare isn't as affordable as you guys seem to think it is.
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