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I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age.

In the '80 Olympics... people expected me to win. I was good enough to win, and I made a mistake and ended up second, which is pretty good, too.

Nadia Comaneci

I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age.

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Of course, I grew up in Communist Romania, but I am happy to say that now our country is democratic, and prospering, since the revolution in 1989.

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What makes me happy is the appreciation of people around me.

Nadia Comaneci

I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.

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As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport.

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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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I have had a few turning points, the first day I entered a gymnastics school at age 6.

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When I got married in Bucharest, there were 10,000 people on the street. People didn't go to work that day. It was emotional to see how people care about you. I didn't expect 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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Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win.

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I'm very good friends with my former coaches. We speak on the phone a lot.

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People always accused me of not smiling like my rival Olga Korbut, but that was just my personality. When you're balancing on a nine-inch beam, you have to concentrate. But if you look back at the footage, I was always smiling and waving at the crowd after my performances.

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We are not coaching on a daily basis because we often travel with our charity and commercial interests.

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Ceausescu thought I had only a few medals, but I have a room full of them in Bucharest, between 150-200 in all. They needed suitcases to haul them out.

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You should also appreciate the goodness around you, and surround yourself with positive people.

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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 am a relaxed person. I am very happy.

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See, when I went to the Olympics in '76, the gymnastics people knew that I was good, but everybody else, after I won, everybody was like, 'Where's she coming from? Who is she? What is Romania?'

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Of course, most people remember that I received the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics competition.

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I had a lot of energy, and my mom decided to look for a place where I can spend the energy, because I was jumping on the couch and furniture, and I was jumping on the top of the things in the house.

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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 did not even look at the scoreboard when my routine was done in 1976.

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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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Scoring the first 10 in history was a big deal, but the fact that even an electronic scoreboard could not figure out how to put out a score, it made the story more historic.

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I thought celebrity meant Hollywood, that's it. I began to see that does include Olympians. People have so much respect for Olympians.

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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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After retiring from competition in 1981, I did exhibitions and coached.

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My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians.

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My marriage to my husband, Bart Conner in 1996 is my proudest personal moment.

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I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives.

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When I went into the Montreal Games, nobody expected much out of me.

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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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Maybe that's why I like gymnastics - because I like to fly.

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My message to the ladies would be, you can do all of the things, but not all of them at the same time.

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If I have a feeling of not trusting, I don't get too close.

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