Nadia Comaneci Quotes
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I would love to be in 'Dancing With the Stars.'
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Two gold medals and two silver, I don't think is that bad... I think I still did a pretty good job.
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The - I don't want to say older, but the more experienced I get, I treasure and I honor what I've done much more.
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What can you know about life at 14? I have learned a lot since, but you learn slowly. You get hit by many things and try to make sense of it.
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I come from a communist country. We learned nothing of lawyers, nothing about rights.
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Nellie Kim, an Olympic champion from the former Soviet Union, got a 10 right after me in '76, but nobody talks about that.
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People think you have pressure when you are young. It's the other way round, actually.
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I like risky stuff.
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I didn't know I wanted to be a gymnast; I was just introduced to the gym. I loved the place because it looked like a hi-tech playground with mats and a lot of things I can hang from.
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When you go out of your country and meet people, you get a wider perspective.
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I ended up in the US for a month or so, before moving to Montreal with some Romanian friends.
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I remember before the Olympics, I was asked, 'What do you think you're going to do in the Olympics?' and I said, 'I'm hoping I'm going to win a medal, and, if possible, it's going to be a gold one.'
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My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians.
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I hoped to win a medal and hoped it would be gold. I knew I was good but didn't know I would be the one to score something that had never been done before.
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If I have a feeling of not trusting, I don't get too close.
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People assume a lot of things about gymnasts - that the girls work too hard, it's way too much for them, they are too young to work so hard.
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I like to tell young people to work hard for your goals and live in the moment.
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It's very hard to get to the top. It's hardest to stay at the top.
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I thought I was going to retire at 20, and I was going to be a surgeon.
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I know my life story sounds too extraordinary to be true.
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I think a lot of people don't actually know me. They think, 'She's like this,' or, 'She's like that.' They say I have no emotions - I do, but you couldn't see them then. I had to keep them inside.
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I like seeing advanced acrobatics, but I also like to see more than tumbling. It's important to combine the artistry of gymnastics with the tough skills. It's called artistic gymnastics. We should stand by the name.
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Yes, gymnasts aim for perfection, but I never thought about the score. If that's what's in your mind, it will probably mess you up.
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I think that when you are on a four-inch balance beam, you don't care about laughing or smiling or waving to the crowd because you're going to be down in a second.