Top 118 Quotes by Nadia Comaneci

If I have a feeling of not trusting, I don't get too close.

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.

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

Maybe that's why I like gymnastics - because I like to fly.

I think a lot of people don't actually know me. They think, 'She's like this,' or, 'She's like that.' They say I have no emotions - I do, but you couldn't see them then. I had to keep them inside.

Life is not easy for anyone. You have to have ups and downs. You can make mistakes. You learn and try not to make them again. That's pretty much my principle.

Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don't lose the passion and the love for what you do.

When you're growing up, you realize you've got a lot of heavy things on your shoulders.

Now, I have a kid, I have businesses to take care of, I have to travel. I have to sit down... and find a little time for me.