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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.' "
Nadia Comaneci
Here
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Say
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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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" When I look back, I am happy that my mum took me to the gymnastics club. I didn't join gymnastics to become a famous athlete or celebrity; it just happened - I did more than I expected, of course. "
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" You should also appreciate the goodness around you, and surround yourself with positive people. "
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" My marriage to my husband, Bart Conner in 1996 is my proudest personal moment. "
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" It was my mother who got me involved in gymnastics, sending me to classes when I was six just to stop me doing back flips on the couch and destroying the furniture. "
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