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A review by knobbyknees
Off Balance by Dominique Moceanu
3.0
(More like 3.5 stars)
I remember the Atlanta Olympic games so well, and I loved the Magnificent Seven's performance that year, so reading about all the behind-the-scenes drama that happened (a big chunk of Moceanu's memoirs is devoted to training for the Olympics) was pretty interesting. Moceanu had a crazy adolescent life -- controlling parents, a string of coaches (both good and bad), early retirement -- that it made the end of the book so much sweeter. (Also how crazy is it that she's writing her memoirs at age 30?) She now has a stable home life but man, those first 20 years sure were turbulent. Interesting read, and I like the critique about how USA Gymnastics is too political.
I remember the Atlanta Olympic games so well, and I loved the Magnificent Seven's performance that year, so reading about all the behind-the-scenes drama that happened (a big chunk of Moceanu's memoirs is devoted to training for the Olympics) was pretty interesting. Moceanu had a crazy adolescent life -- controlling parents, a string of coaches (both good and bad), early retirement -- that it made the end of the book so much sweeter. (Also how crazy is it that she's writing her memoirs at age 30?) She now has a stable home life but man, those first 20 years sure were turbulent. Interesting read, and I like the critique about how USA Gymnastics is too political.