Mary Lou Retton says she ‘faced death in the eyes’ in battle with pneumonia

US Olympic gymnastics gold medalist tells of contracting rare form of disease last October in first TV interviewThe US Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton has said she “face[d] death in the eyes” after a battle with pneumonia last year sent her to the hospital.The former gymnast’s remarks about her health scare came on Monday during her first interview since the episode, with the Today show’s Hoda Kotb. Continue reading...