Losing Béla
Unfortunately, this was just the beginning of Nadia’s bad luck. Suddenly, Romanian sporting officials made a decision that the country would benefit more if her coach, Béla Károlyi, coached someone else. Understandably, Nadia was heartbroken. This man had trained her ever since she was just six years old. However, this was only the first step on a dark and rather dangerous path for Nadia Comăneci.
Losing Béla
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Stress Overload
Nadia was way too young for the sudden stress that she was experiencing in her life. She was just 15 years old and was ill-equipped to handle it all. All of this led to her will to train being sapped—she actually stopped going to training. She even got admitted to the hospital due to symptoms of very high stress levels.
Stress Overload