A Champion Forever In the summer of 1984, 16-year-old Mary Lou Retton almost instantly became one of the most famous people on the planet after virtually devoting her life to gymnastics. Remember that victory pose on the Wheaties box, when she became the company’s first female spokesperson? That was nearly a quarter century ago? Does that seem possible? “Yes and no,” Retton said with a grin during a visit to her hometown and former gym, Aerial Port Gymnastics Center.
	When in Rome Jerry West recalls his 1960 Olympic gold glory in Italy A week earlier, the legend that is Jerry West — his hair now gray — had turned 70, but there still was a surprising bounce in his step as he tossed up a shot from the outside as 30 or so campers watched in awe. They had paid $3,000 to come to the Bob Huggins Basketball Fantasy Camp and to them, there could be no greater fantasy than to be on the Coliseum floor with the greatest West Virginia University player ever. In some ways, West was still the Jerry West who thrilled so many fans here and throughout the NBA as an intense, focused competitor. In fact, when Huggins had invited West to take part in the camp, he asked Huggins whether he thought he should be showing them the Lakers’ triangle offense or some other intricate basketball maneuver.
	A Balancing Act Young gymnasts’ goals can involve the whole family It’s summer and that means 12-year-old Tessa Dolan is in the gym more than 15 hours a week. Add to that the one-hour, one-way commute and she and her mom, Kelly, are away from home at least 24 hours a week. “People think I’m crazy,” Kelly Dolan said. “But it drives her nuts if she doesn’t have lots of things to do.” Families of young gymnasts get a workout balancing training, traveling to competitions and staying on top of schoolwork.