Top 118 Quotes by Nadia Comaneci

People assume a lot of things about gymnasts - that the girls work too hard, it's way too much for them, they are too young to work so hard.

I always say I don't want to change anything in my life.

Scoring the first 10 in history was a big deal, but the fact that even an electronic scoreboard could not figure out how to put out a score, it made the story more historic.

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.

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.

I didn't realize that winning the Olympics at age 14 automatically put me in the category of being a celebrity.

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

As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport.

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

Gymnastics is so huge in the Olympics. There are a lot of fans who want to see more.