Béla Károlyi
Romanian-American gymnast and coachWikipedia
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Oct 14, 2026
Al MichaelsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[audience cheering] And so the pregame ceremonies and festivities are over, and Ozzie Smith with a little added twist there.
Al MichaelsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Not simply a flip, but something right out of the Bela Karolyi school.
Al MichaelsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
As you look at the Twins lineup, Dan Gladden leading off, and Gagné at short.
Al MichaelsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Herman Puckett batting third.
KGHOST
But, uh, the other guy was more like the Karolyis.
ChrisHOST
Bela Karolyi?
KGHOST
I, I think they were fucking, like, physical abusing motherfuckers.
ChrisHOST
Yeah.
speaker_0HOST
Even Kerri was questioning if she would be able to vault again.
speaker_0HOST
As she walked back, she asked her coach, "Do we need this?" Her famous but demanding coach, Bela Karolyi, wasn't sure.
speaker_0HOST
The Russian scores hadn't been posted.
speaker_0HOST
"Kerri, we need you to go one more time.
Julie PiekarskiGUEST
She was kind of on a fast track.
Julie PiekarskiGUEST
Um, she went to Bela Karolyi's camp, was in this special program called TOPS.
Julie PiekarskiGUEST
And it's funny, 'cause here I had these two boys, and they did sports and everything, and it was, yeah, my daughter that was always kind of injured.
Julie PiekarskiGUEST
You know, broke a finger on the balance beam.
Sebastian ManiscalcoHOST
Yeah.
Sebastian ManiscalcoHOST
[laughs] No, yeah, you gotta, you gotta go and, uh, yeah, you gotta ship off your daughter to Bela Karolyi.
Sebastian ManiscalcoHOST
Remember that guy? [laughs]
Pete CorrealeHOST
[laughs] Romania some shit, right?
ToneHOST
He was, uh, b- he was, uh, he was, uh, the, the Team America, USA coach.
ToneHOST
What that nigga name? I think his name was Bela Karolyi.
HaydenHOST
Yeah, with, uh, Dominique Dawes.
HaydenHOST
Yeah.
ToneHOST
There he go.
ToneHOST
There he go.
ToneHOST
Bela Karolyi.
ToneHOST
Bela Karolyi.
Erin Brown ThomasGUEST
They were like, this is not good for your mental health.
Erin Brown ThomasGUEST
And like, truly, it was really good because I was at the point where for me to continue, I would have had to move to Texas to train with Bella Caroli when I was a tween ager.
Erin Brown ThomasGUEST
And had I done that...
Erin Brown ThomasGUEST
I would have been like my my like PT would have been with Larry Nassar