Am I the only one that can't understand that Bela Lugosi guy? ?

Question

He goes on and on and I'm not sure what language he's speaking but it's not English. Why does NBC pay this guy?

Answer 1

Isn't Bela Lugosi that guy that played Dracula in a movie filmed in the 1930's?

Answer 2

He's a hoot, isn't he ? When he gets excited, he starts talking faster and faster in some slavic gibberish. NBC definitely needs a translator !

Answer 3

Yes he is very hard to understand!

I have to try and listen really closely when he talks because i know he's an amazing expert and gives great insight into the world of gymnastics.

Answer 4

Bela is an gymnastics legend, he is one, if not the greatest gymnastics coach in history.  

Answer 5

Romanian.

Because he's the retired coach for the US gymnastics.

Answer 6

Bela Karolyi??

He is Romanian, yea very difficult to understand at times.  He is very famous in the gymnastics world ...coached Nadia Comenci, Mary Lou Retton, Dominique Moceanu/Kerri Strug.  So they just do it to get his perspective on the sport... I didn't realize NBC was paying him until last night though!

Answer 7

Yes he is sometimes hard to understand.  But NBC pays him because he is one of the top gymnastics coaches ever and he is entertaining.  

Answer 8

He's supposed to be the best coach ever...He gave us nadia, Mary Lou Retton, Kerri Strug...He also was criticized for his abusive training methods....He loves the limelight and Americans can't seem to get enough of him

Answer 9

Bela is awesome!  You can understand him if you listen carefully. He is paid because he is an expert and one of the greatest coaches that ever was.

Answer 10

You are not the only one. Even his former gymnasts said that they had trouble understanding him sometimes, haha. NBC doesn't pay him but he is a famous coach (coach of Mary Lou, Nadia, Kim Zmesakal, Dominique Moceanu) and I guess he makes for interesting commentary. I guess even though he's retired he still likes the limelight.  

Answer 11

No you're not the only one.  I tried hard to listen but then I realized I don't care enough to try and understand.  I just do something else when I see he's coming on...haha.