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" I basically have my life today as a result of what I did as a child. What did I miss out on? Yeah, I missed not hanging out at shopping malls, I guess, but that is not a big deal because you don't get a medal for that. "

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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. "

Nadia Comaneci

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Revolution

I Am Happy

" Life is not easy for anyone. You have to have ups and downs. You can make mistakes. You learn and try not to make them again. That's pretty much my principle. "

" I wasn't allowed to leave Romania. That made me mad. You just want your freedom. You want your space. You want opportunity. "

Nadia Comaneci

Freedom

Space

" 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. "

" Two gold medals and two silver, I don't think is that bad... I think I still did a pretty good job. "

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

" 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. "

Nadia Comaneci

Done

Think

" I am very highly appreciated in my country, and everybody seems to love me. "

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

" That's what everybody remembers. They don't remember how many medals I won in my career. They remember the 10s. "

" 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. "

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

" I made the cover of 'Sports Illustrated,' 'Newsweek' and 'Time' all in one week, and I didn't even know what that meant. "

" I always say, 'When the Olympics are happening, you shouldn't be in any other place in the planet - you should be here.' "

" 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. "

Nadia Comaneci

I Am Happy

Famous

" Once you become an Olympic champion, you are expected to win all the time. "

" Other kids had more talent, but I was the most focused. "

" My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians. "

" At the end of the day, I just want to see good gymnastics! "

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

" 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?' "

" Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win. "

" My mother never watched me train in Romania. She wasn't allowed, it just wasn't done back then. My training was paid for by the government. My parents were not at the Olympics with me, either. I never expected them to be. "

" 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. "

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

" I live in the moment. I can turn the page and move on. "

" It's like someone important is missing from a party because you can't imagine an Olympic gymnastics competition without Romania. "

Nadia Comaneci

Competition

Party

" Gymnastics is so huge in the Olympics. There are a lot of fans who want to see more. "

Nadia Comaneci

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Who

" You can't jump from little things to big things. It just takes time and patience. "

" 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.' "