Romanian - Athlete | November 12, 1961 -
My mother never watched me train in Romania. She wasn't allowed, it just wasn't done back then. My training was paid for by the government. My parents were not at the Olympics with me, either. I never expected them to be.
Nadia Comaneci
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If I was a boy, nobody would care that I worked out six, seven hours a day when I was 9 years old, no? Why were people always saying 'poor little girl?' I liked to work out and always did more than I was asked to.
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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.
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At the end of the day, I just want to see good gymnastics!
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I think gymnastics was associated with the 10. I thought that belonged to the sport, and somehow we gave it way.
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I was turning actually 15 at the Olympics in '76... I don't think that one year makes a huge difference.
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Two gold medals and two silver, I don't think is that bad... I think I still did a pretty good job.
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I come from a wonderful country with wonderful people.
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I never thought I would be standing here, married to an All-American guy, living in Oklahoma. What a country.
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I tell people, 'Have you ever been to Oklahoma? There are a lot of nice people there that do wonderful things.'
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Nellie Kim, an Olympic champion from the former Soviet Union, got a 10 right after me in '76, but nobody talks about that.
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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.
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