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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. "

Nadia Comaneci

Mother

Furniture

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" 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. "

" My message to the ladies would be, you can do all of the things, but not all of them at the same time. "

" When you go out of your country and meet people, you get a wider perspective. "

" 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. "

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

" 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

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

" I wanted to have a free life. "

" I like Oklahoma. It's a quiet place. You can work, and nobody disturbs you. "

" Of course I used to smile and laugh in 1976, but not when I was competing. Please show me somebody who laughs when they are concentrating; I always smiled. "

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Always

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

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

" I know my life story sounds too extraordinary to be true. "

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

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

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

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

" My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians. "

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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.' "

" I used to tell people if they looked at a map, it was right in the middle of the United States. But now everybody knows Oklahoma because of the Thunder and their success. I don't know if I'll get 'Why?' anymore. "

" 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

" Nellie Kim, an Olympic champion from the former Soviet Union, got a 10 right after me in '76, but nobody talks about that. "

" I tell people, 'Have you ever been to Oklahoma? There are a lot of nice people there that do wonderful things.' "

" If I have a feeling of not trusting, I don't get too close. "

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

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