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" 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. "

Nadia Comaneci

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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. "

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

" 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. "

" I wanted to have a free life. "

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

" My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians. "

" I come from a communist country. We learned nothing of lawyers, nothing about rights. "

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

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

" To me, family is what is important. If you don't have it, nothing is going to matter. "

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" People ask me what the definition of perfection, I said it's none: there is no definition of perfection. "

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" Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don't lose the passion and the love for what you do. "

" I am not a perfect 10 anymore. I can only try my best. "

" It feels good when you come to a place like Oklahoma to charge up the batteries. I need that. "

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

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

" I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age. "

" 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 think gymnastics was associated with the 10. I thought that belonged to the sport, and somehow we gave it way. "

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

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

" The fans had become used to looking toward the scoreboard whenever a gymnast stuck a landing. You could tell they were thinking, 'Was that good enough? Would the numbers read 10.00?' The athlete was looking, too. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "