Top 118 Quotes by Nadia Comaneci

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

That's what everybody remembers. They don't remember how many medals I won in my career. They remember the 10s.

I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.

In Montreal, I kept thinking, 'Pay attention: this is the Olympics! It only happens once every four years!'

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.

Everything I do today is because of what I did when I was 14.

People think you have pressure when you are young. It's the other way round, actually.

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

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

I have a classic taste with a twist, because classic never goes away.