Mary Lou Retton
Further Information
Books
"Mary Lou Retton." Contemporary Newsmakers 1985. Issue Cumulation. Gale Research, 1986.
"Mary Lou Retton." Great Women in Sports. Visible Ink Press, 1996.
Sullivan, George. Mary Lou Retton. New York: Julian Messner, 1985.
Woolum, Janet. Outstanding Women Athletes: Who They Are and How They Influenced Sports In America. Vol.1."Chapter 3, Outstanding Women Athletes Who Influenced American Sports: Mary Lou Retton." Oryx Press, 1992.
Woolum, Janet. Outstanding Women Athletes: Who They Are and How They Influenced Sports In America. Vol.1."Chapter 3, Outstanding Women Athletes Who Influenced American Sports: Olga Korbut." Oryx Press, 1992.
Periodicals
Becker, Debbie. "Retton Still Flips Over Her '84 Heroics." USA Today, (July 23, 1996): 06E.
Calkins, Laurel Brubaker. "'10'Again." People, (July 15, 1996): 65-71.
Hersch, Hank. "Beaming Again." Sports Illustrated, (October 27, 1992): 13.
Hollandsworth, Skip. "Change of Routine." Texas Monthly, (September 2000): 130.
Huzinec, Mary. "Passages." People, (November 28, 1994): 148.
Lloyd, Janice. "Retton's 'Gateways' Provide Her Balance Olympic Gymnast Discusses Her Life Since 1984 Gold." USA Today, (April 6, 2000): 03F.
"Mary Lou Retton: Life After the Olympics." Teen Magazine, (May 1985): 94.
Montville, Leigh. "Return of the Pixies Olympic Champion gymnast Olga Korbut and Mary Lou Retton Showed They Still Have A Lot of their Old Magic During a Crowd-Pleasing, Eight-City Tour." Sports Illustrated, (November 27, 1989): 34.
Torpy, Bill and Beth Warren. "Salt Lake City 2002: Gymnastics Legend Slips from Glory to Humiliation." Atlanta Journal and Constitution, (February 10, 2002): A1.
"Up Front: Mary Lou Retton Revels in Texas in Houston the Former Olympian Goes the Whole Nine Yards – of Tulle – as She Vaults into the Big Event, Grinning as Usual." People. (January 14, 1991): 50.
Weiner, Jay. "Where are They Now? Chernobyl Disaster Changed Korbut's Life and Her Location." Minneapolis Star Tribune. (August 1, 1996): 02S.
Wieberg, Steve. "Retton Reflects on Her Decade of Fame." USA Today, (August 3, 1994): 02.
Other
"Mary Lou Retton." http://www.ighof.com/honorees_marylou.html (January 6, 2003).
"Mary Lou Retton has Three More Reasons to Smile." Business Wire (March 7, 2000).
"Olga Korbut." http://www.olgakorbut.com/biogr.htm (January 6, 2003).
Reed, Susan. "Update: Golden Girl Olympic Gymnast Mary Lou Retton Delivers Yet Another Perfect 10: Her First Child." Anne Maier in Houston (January 5, 2003).
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