She Didn't Stop at Perfect
On July 18, 1976, in the Montreal Forum, fourteen-year-old Nadia Comaneci of Romania mounted the uneven bars and did something the sport had never seen....
This is a contemporary on excellence and dedication, drawing on Philippians 3:14.
On July 18, 1976, in the Montreal Forum, fourteen-year-old Nadia Comaneci of Romania mounted the uneven bars and did something the sport had never seen. Her routine was so flawless — every release, every transition, every landing executed with breathtaking precision — that the judges awarded her a 10. 0, the first perfect score in Olympic gymnastics history. The scoreboard, never programmed to display such a number, flashed 1.…
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