GOLDEN GIRL

Smiley N. Pool

Dallas Morning News

GOLDEN GIRL - FUTURE - Carly Patterson falls asleep with her head on the kitchen counter while her mother Natalie, right, and agent Yuki Saegusa discuss her upcoming schedule at home in Allen. Patterson keeps a full calendar of tour dates and public appearances, leaving little time for sleep, or much else. GOLDEN GIRL - The summer began well for Carly Patterson. She got her driver's license and her braces off. But it was in Athens where Patterson went from hopeful teenager to gymnastics legend. She jumped into the arms of her coach and the dreams of every young gymnast. She became a household name, an American icon, the next Mary Lou.

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