Her parents, mother Otilia and father Ramiro, worked their way up from their farm working days to become a teacher and a welder, respectively, and struggled to keep their family together while giving 10-year-old budding gymnast Julissa a chance to train with renowned gymnastics coach B*la K*rolyi in Houston. At the 1986 U.S. Championships, she placed fourth in the all-around in the junior division and won a place on the U.S. National Team.
Her parents, mother Otilia and father Ramiro, worked their way up from their farm working days to become a teacher and a welder, respectively, and struggled to keep their family together while giving 10-year-old budding gymnast Julissa a chance to train with renowned gymnastics coach B*la K*rolyi in Houston.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
Her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
parent
parents
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Otilia
Otilia
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Ramiro
Ramiro
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
work
worked
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
way
way
NOUN
NN
advmod
up
up
ADV
RB
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
farm
farm
NOUN
NN
amod
VerbForm=Ger
work
working
VERB
VBG
obl
Number=Plur
day
days
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
become
become
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
teacher
teacher
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
welder
welder
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
respectively
respectively
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
struggle
struggled
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
keep
keep
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
advmod
together
together
ADV
RB
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
give
giving
VERB
VBG
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
10
10
NUM
CD
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Degree=Pos
old
old
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
budding
budding
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
gymnast
gymnast
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Julissa
Julissa
PROPN
NNP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
chance
chance
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
train
train
VERB
VB
case
with
with
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
renowned
renowned
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
gymnastic
gymnastics
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
coach
coach
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
B*la
B*la
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
K*rolyi
K*rolyi
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Houston
Houston
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
At the 1986 U.S. Championships, she placed fourth in the all-around in the junior division and won a place on the U.S. National Team.
case
at
At
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1986
1986
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
U.S.
U.S.
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Plur
Championship
Championships
PROPN
NNPS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
place
placed
VERB
VBD
xcomp
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
fourth
fourth
ADJ
JJ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
det
all
all
DET
DT
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
obl
around
around
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
junior
junior
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
division
division
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
win
won
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
place
place
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
U.S.
U.S.
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
National
National
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Team
Team
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.