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" I come from a communist country. We learned nothing of lawyers, nothing about rights. "
Nadia Comaneci
Nothing
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" If I have a feeling of not trusting, I don't get too close. "
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" Every generation comes with a unique athlete, I don't think anybody wants to be the next Nadia; they want to be themselves. "
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" Gymnastics was my way to travelling the world. "
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" After retiring from competition in 1981, I did exhibitions and coached. "
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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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" I never thought I would be standing here, married to an All-American guy, living in Oklahoma. What a country. "
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" One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escaped from Romania in November of 1989. "
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" To me, family is what is important. If you don't have it, nothing is going to matter. "
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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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" 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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" When I was 14, I had no pressure. I was a kid, and I didn't understand all the attention. "
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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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" I did not even look at the scoreboard when my routine was done in 1976. "
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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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" 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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" In Montreal, I kept thinking, 'Pay attention: this is the Olympics! It only happens once every four years!' "
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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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" I come from a wonderful country with wonderful people. "
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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 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 made the cover of 'Sports Illustrated,' 'Newsweek' and 'Time' all in one week, and I didn't even know what that meant. "
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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 thought I was going to retire at 20, and I was going to be a surgeon. "
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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 like Oklahoma. It's a quiet place. You can work, and nobody disturbs you. "
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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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" Everything I do today is because of what I did when I was 14. "
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" I know my life story sounds too extraordinary to be true. "
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" Maybe that's why I like gymnastics - because I like to fly. "
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