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 like to tell young people to work hard for your goals and live in the moment.
Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win.
Work hard for your goals and live in the moment.
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.
My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians.
Of course, most people remember that I received the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics competition.
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.
The only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.
We are not coaching on a daily basis because we often travel with our charity and commercial interests.
One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escaped from Romania in November of 1989.
I ended up in the US for a month or so, before moving to Montreal with some Romanian friends.
I know how to smile, I know how to laugh, I know how to play. But I know how to do these things only after I have fulfilled my mission.
for some people life outside the spotlight is death.
As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport.