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" 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.' "

Nadia Comaneci

Think

You

Win

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Ask

Said

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

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

" 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. "

" It's very hard to get to the top. It's hardest to stay at the top. "

" I think that when you are on a four-inch balance beam, you don't care about laughing or smiling or waving to the crowd because you're going to be down in a second. "

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

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

" 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

" I never personally complained; everybody else complained for me. "

Nadia Comaneci

Everybody

Everybody Else

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

" I remember everything from 1976. I remember I was 14, and I remember my routines. "

" Everything I do today is because of what I did when I was 14. "

" I couldn't do everything in the first or second day; it took me years to be able to get to the achievement that I've had. I wasn't perfect from the beginning. "

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

Nadia Comaneci

Moving

Montreal

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

" Gymnastics was my way to travelling the world. "

" 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. "

" I'm not a dreamer for, you know, 'I want to go to the moon someday.' I accomplished something when I was young, which was much more than I expected to. My results were much bigger than I ever dreamed about it. "

" I like America. I don't want to hurt America. "

Nadia Comaneci

Want

Hurt

" 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. "

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

" I didn't realize that winning the Olympics at age 14 automatically put me in the category of being a celebrity. "

Nadia Comaneci

Realize

Winning

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

" Two days after returning from Montreal, I was training again, and I went on to win two more golds at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. "

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

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