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...people you've selected are those whose "ideas and visions, tastes and beliefs" affect our lives, then where are we headed? Granted, Calvin Klein has done as much for jeans as Martha Stewart has for domesticity. But are these people really more influential than our parents, civil and religious leaders or teachers? My high school journalism teacher, Elizabeth Spaulding, is retiring this year after achieving more than your 25 important people. She taught her students how to make their own beliefs, visions, ideas and tastes, and not just accept the status quo. Now that's truly having an influence...
...Methinks Martha Stewart hasn't a clue as to what the average American homemaker does with her time. Most of us work either full- or part-time jobs just to make ends meet. How can we hire a staff to assist us in our attempt to be like her? She gives us all a complex, and I, for one, say, Boo! Hiss! SHIRLEY CASH Mount Jackson, Virginia...
Meanwhile, Dominique struggled to adjust to Karolyi's rigorous routine, which doubled her training hours and pitted her against his disciplined '92 Olympic hopefuls, among them world champion Kim Zmeskal. "The transition was hard," says Martha Karolyi, Bela's wife and coaching partner. "Dominique was not so focused." Dominique remembers, "I was scared. I didn't understand the meaning of seriousness and dedication." Still, when Dominique performed in her first exhibition two months later, she autographed pictures with the words Gold '96. "I said, 'Why you put that? That's not nice,'" Dimitry recalls. "And she said, 'I just feel...
Then came Barcelona and Zmeskal's disappointing nonmedal finish. Convinced that Zmeskal had been robbed of glory, Karolyi announced midway through the competition that he was retiring. At the time it smacked of politics. But in fact, Karolyi meant business, and bequeathed his elite program to Martha. "We were upset," says Dimitry. "Martha said, 'Don't worry.' It was his first big defeat. Martha thought he'd come back...
Dominique, who was never told Karolyi had retired, figured he would show up one day. Meanwhile, coaches were brought in from Russia and Romania to work with her on the floor, bars and vault. But her main coach was Martha, who groomed her for what would become her strongest event, the balance beam. "I'm pretty close to Martha," says Moceanu. "When I have a problem I can talk to her. It's girl to girl. Um. Woman to woman." Moceanu giggles. "Well, kid to woman...