Nadia Comaneci
Nadia Comaneci
Nadia Elena Comăneci; born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian former gymnast, winner of three gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastics event. She also won two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. She is one of the best-known gymnasts in the world and is credited with popularizing the sport around the world. In 2000, Comăneci was named as...
NationalityRomanian
ProfessionGymnast
Date of Birth12 November 1961
CityOnesti, Romania
CountryRomania
I hoped to win a medal and hoped it would be gold. I knew I was good but didn't know I would be the one to score something that had never been done before.
My marriage to my husband, Bart Conner in 1996 is my proudest personal moment.
I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives.
Romanians have a saying, 'Not every dog has a bagel on its tail.' It means that not all streets are paved with gold. When I began my career, I just wanted to do cartwheels.
Work hard for your goals and live in the moment.
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.
It's a new chapter in our lives. I'm happy. It kind of makes my life and Bart's life and our family's lives complete.
Everything I do today is because of what I did when I was 14.
Of course, I grew up in Communist Romania, but I am happy to say that now our country is democratic, and prospering, since the revolution in 1989.
If I work on a certain move constantly, then finally, it doesn't seem risky to me. The idea is that the move stays dangerous and it looks dangerous to my foes, but it is not to me. Hard work has made it easy.
I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age.
I have had a few turning points, the first day I entered a gymnastics school at age 6.
When you fall, leap to your feet and try again.