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Nadia Comaneci
Romanian Athlete
Born: Nov 12, 1961
Because Gymnastics Me People Think You
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That's what everybody remembers. They don't remember how many medals I won in my career. They remember the 10s. Nadia Comaneci
Remember Everybody Remembers How Won Many Medals Career
I always say I don't want to change anything in my life. Nadia Comaneci
Life Change My Life Say Always Want Anything
I'm very good friends with my former coaches. We speak on the phone a lot. Nadia Comaneci
Good Speak Phone Good Friends Lot Friends Very Former Coaches
I don't think many people consider in their heart that they have two places that are home. Nadia Comaneci
Home Heart People Think Consider Places Many Two
I didn't realize that winning the Olympics at age 14 automatically put me in the category of being a celebrity. Nadia Comaneci
Me Age Winning Put Category Celebrity Being Automatically Realize Olympics
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
Day Me Achievement First Beginning Took Everything Able Perfect Had Years Get Second
I think gymnastics was associated with the 10. I thought that belonged to the sport, and somehow we gave it way. Nadia Comaneci
Thought Think Gave Way Somehow Gymnastics Sport Belonged Associated
I was turning actually 15 at the Olympics in '76... I don't think that one year makes a huge difference. Nadia Comaneci
Year Think Makes Huge Huge Difference Difference Turning Actually Olympics
Two gold medals and two silver, I don't think is that bad... I think I still did a pretty good job. Nadia Comaneci
Good Good Job Job Think Bad Pretty Pretty Good Silver Still Did Gold Medals Two
I never thought I would be standing here, married to an All-American guy, living in Oklahoma. What a country. Nadia Comaneci
Thought Country Living Oklahoma Married Would Would-Be All-American Guy Never Standing Here
When I went into the Montreal Games, nobody expected much out of me. Nadia Comaneci
Me Montreal Out Nobody Expected Much Games
I am a relaxed person. I am very happy. Nadia Comaneci
Happy Relaxed Am Very Person
Near the end of my career, I saw things that didn't make too much sense to me when I was a kid. Nadia Comaneci
Me Too Much Sense Too Saw Kid Make End Much Near Things Career
When you're growing up, you realize you've got a lot of heavy things on your shoulders. Nadia Comaneci
You Got Lot Up Heavy Realize Shoulders Your Growing Growing Up Things
I live in the moment. I can turn the page and move on. Nadia Comaneci
Move On Live Move Turn Page Moment
I wanted to have a free life. Nadia Comaneci
Life Free Free Life Wanted
I know my life story sounds too extraordinary to be true. Nadia Comaneci
Life Be True My Life Too Extraordinary Life Story True Know Sounds Story
People always accused me of not smiling like my rival Olga Korbut, but that was just my personality. When you're balancing on a nine-inch beam, you have to concentrate. But if you look back at the footage, I was always smiling and waving at the crowd after my performances. Nadia Comaneci
Me You People Personality Back Waving Beam Crowd Rival Footage Performance Concentrate Like Look Smiling Balancing Always Accused Just After
It was my mother who got me involved in gymnastics, sending me to classes when I was six just to stop me doing back flips on the couch and destroying the furniture. Nadia Comaneci
Me Mother Back Furniture Destroying Classes Gymnastics Couch Involved Got Doing Sending Six Just Stop Who Flips
I'm not a dreamer for, you know, 'I want to go to the moon someday.' I accomplished something when I was young, which was much more than I expected to. My results were much bigger than I ever dreamed about it. Nadia Comaneci
You Moon Young Dreamed Dreamer Someday About Something More Results Know Go Were Accomplished Than Expected Want Bigger Which To The Moon Much Ever
It feels good when you come to a place like Oklahoma to charge up the batteries. I need that. Nadia Comaneci
Good You Batteries Oklahoma Charge Feels Come Like Up Place Need
I basically have my life today as a result of what I did as a child. What did I miss out on? Yeah, I missed not hanging out at shopping malls, I guess, but that is not a big deal because you don't get a medal for that. Nadia Comaneci
Life Today You Shopping Result My Life Big Guess Out Miss Missed Because Deal Yeah Big Deal Malls Child Get Did Hanging Medal Basically
At the end of the day, I just want to see good gymnastics! Nadia Comaneci
Good Day End Of The Day See Gymnastics End Just Want
Nellie Kim, an Olympic champion from the former Soviet Union, got a 10 right after me in '76, but nobody talks about that. Nadia Comaneci
Me Champion Kim About Nobody Talks Got Soviet Soviet Union After Former Union Right Olympic
I like to tell young people to work hard for your goals and live in the moment. Nadia Comaneci
Work People Work Hard Goals Young Live Tell Like Young People Your Hard Moment
I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age. Nadia Comaneci
Time Age Old Gymnastics Retired Since Until Years Six Worked Hard
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