Nadia Comaneci Quotations

I have had a few turning points, the first day I entered a gymnastics school at age 6.

My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians.

Of course, most people remember that I received the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics competition.

If I work on a certain move constantly, then finally, it doesn't seem risky to me. The idea is that the move stays dangerous and it looks dangerous to my foes, but it is not to me. Hard work has made it easy.

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.

When you fall, leap to your feet and try again.

The only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.

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

We are not coaching on a daily basis because we often travel with our charity and commercial interests.

One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escaped from Romania in November of 1989.