Mary Lou Retton was recently in the news prompting Jamie and Milo to look at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where Mary Lou was the first American woman to win the all-around gold medal in gymnastics. Besides here athleticism, they discuss why “America’s Sweetheart” is an icon of the 1980s.
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