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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. "

Nadia Comaneci

Pressure

Thought

Mind

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Want

Hurt

" 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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Gymnastics

Perfectionist

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

" I hoped to win a medal and hoped it would be gold. I knew I was good but didn't know I would be the one to score something that had never been done before. "

" I like to tell young people to work hard for your goals and live in the moment. "

" I always say I don't want to change anything in my life. "

" 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. "

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

" In Montreal, I kept thinking, 'Pay attention: this is the Olympics! It only happens once every four years!' "

" My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians. "

" 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

" The - I don't want to say older, but the more experienced I get, I treasure and I honor what I've done much more. "

" 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. "

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

" I don't think many people consider in their heart that they have two places that are home. "

" 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. "

" I would love to be in 'Dancing With the Stars.' "

" We only had white socks in Romania. But when I used to come back from the States, I used to bring back pink and yellow socks with all kind of designs, and hair clips and elastic bands for the ponytail that had colourful designs. "

" Romania doesn't have a big tradition of gymnastics as a fun activity. We were a little behind in this aspect. "

" 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 a relaxed person. I am very happy. "

" Gymnastics should be popular everywhere; you just need the right person to start the right programme. "

" I ended up in the US for a month or so, before moving to Montreal with some Romanian friends. "

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Moving

Montreal

" 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. "

" I'm the kind of person, I leave a little space for better. "

" I cannot change anything, so I don't want to think about what I would have done. "