Nadia Comaneci Quotes
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I am a relaxed person. I am very happy.
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I like America. I don't want to hurt America.
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As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport.
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We developed a system in Romania that was very successfully continued for a number of years, but I don't know if it was because of some conflict in the organisation or whether there was government interference... but somehow, they have forgotten the importance of raising gymnasts to be ready for every Olympics.
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I had more pressure when I competed in Moscow. I had no pressure in Montreal because I only went to do my routines and hoping I didn't mess it up when I was on the bar. When I came back, 10,000 people were at the airport and I thought, 'Why?' because, in my mind, I hadn't done anything different from what I used to do in my gym.
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Gymnastics was my way to travelling the world.
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Of course, most people remember that I received the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics competition.
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If I was 14 or 15 again, I would do the same thing. I've done everything. I think I've accomplished more than I had in mind.
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You can't jump from little things to big things. It just takes time and patience.
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Everything I do today is because of what I did when I was 14.
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I am very highly appreciated in my country, and everybody seems to love me.
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I wanted to have a free life.
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I wasn't allowed to leave Romania. That made me mad. You just want your freedom. You want your space. You want opportunity.
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I live in the moment. I can turn the page and move on.
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I cannot change anything, so I don't want to think about what I would have done.
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I always say, 'When the Olympics are happening, you shouldn't be in any other place in the planet - you should be here.'
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It was good to be a kid because I did not realise all the things that came with the success. Going to the Games, I was asked what I expected to do.
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I was turning actually 15 at the Olympics in '76... I don't think that one year makes a huge difference.
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I like Oklahoma. It's a quiet place. You can work, and nobody disturbs you.
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The fans had become used to looking toward the scoreboard whenever a gymnast stuck a landing. You could tell they were thinking, 'Was that good enough? Would the numbers read 10.00?' The athlete was looking, too.
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Romania doesn't have a big tradition of gymnastics as a fun activity. We were a little behind in this aspect.
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Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don't lose the passion and the love for what you do.
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I know how to smile, I know how to laugh, I know how to play. But I know how to do these things only after I have fulfilled my mission.
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If I work on a certain move constantly, then finally, it doesn't seem risky to me. The idea is that the move stays dangerous and it looks dangerous to my foes, but it is not to me. Hard work has made it easy.