The fact that three seconds later she had collapsed to her knees, or that she had to be carried back into the arena by her coach Bela Karolyi for the medal ceremony will forever remain as one of the abiding images of the Olympics. It was that single minded focus which, despite being in excruciating pain, allowed the American to take a leap of faith at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and ended with her landing a vault on an already damaged ankle. "Control" and "discipline" were the two buzzwords that dictated Strug's life for almost two decades. ![]() "I’m hoping as they get older I get back a little bit more power in the relationship." They just have to give me a cute smile or shed a few tears and then usually they get what they want. ![]() "I don’t discipline them as much as I should. But my kids don’t necessarily always want to do what I want them to do. As an athlete you are focused on you and your actions. But once I had them, it’s not how it’s gone," 1996 Olympic champion Strug told Reuters in a telephone interview. ![]() "Because of my athletics background I thought I’d be a really strict mom and that I’d put my children on really tight schedules. LONDON (Reuters) - As a self-confessed control freak whose gymnastics career was all about regimentation, Kerri Strug cannot quite believe how her life has spiraled out of control over the past four years - all thanks to her children Tyler and Alayna.
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