Nadia Comaneci : (7)

" 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

" I am a relaxed person. I am very happy. " - Nadia Comaneci

" You can’t jump from little things to big things. It just takes time and patience. " - Nadia Comaneci

" 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. " - Nadia Comaneci

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

" I thought I was going to retire at 20, and I was going to be a surgeon. " - Nadia Comaneci

" 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. " - Nadia Comaneci