Comaneci Quotes & Sayings

I always anticipated difficulties in order to avoid scenes. — Gloria Swanson

As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport. — Nadia Comaneci

Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win. — Nadia Comaneci

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. — Nadia Comaneci

If you're a thorough professional, and they won't let you do a professional job, nobody's going to benefit from it. The people who produce it won't benefit. The people who buy it won't benefit from it. They're going to get a half-assed product. — Jack Kirby

When you fall, leap to your feet and try again. — Nadia Comaneci

For some people life outside the spotlight is death. — Nadia Comaneci

I like to tell young people to work hard for your goals and live in the moment. — Nadia Comaneci

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

Jump off the beam, flip off the bars follows your dreams, and reach for the stars — Nadia Comaneci

I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run towards it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your foot — Nadia Comaneci

We are not coaching on a daily basis because we often travel with our charity and commercial interests. — Nadia Comaneci

Eating right has made the biggest difference in my body. — Mekhi Phifer

I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age. — Nadia Comaneci

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

My God, are you even real?" she whispered. Holding her gaze, a sad smile lifted his mouth. "I think I am." "You make me feel like I'm in a dream," Emily confessed, wrapping her arms around his neck. "Like I'm sleepwalking and I don't even know it." ... "I'm able to close my eyes and just ... trust you. You're the color on my blank canvas, the light in my dark, the air in my lungs, and I almost let you go. I almost erased us from ever happening. I can't imagine not having you here with me. Please tell me you know how much I love you, Gavin. I need to hear it right now. Please. — Gail McHugh

I have had a few turning points, the first day I entered a gymnastics school at age 6. — Nadia Comaneci

One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escaped from Romania in November of 1989. — Nadia Comaneci

My marriage to my husband, Bart Conner in 1996 is my proudest personal moment. — Nadia Comaneci

I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives. — Nadia Comaneci

Laziness builds walls and fences that keep the mind under control. — Auliq Ice

Megan could have kissed him. If there weren't a million obstacles, both physical and psychological, in her way, of course. — Kate Brian

I ended up in the US for a month or so, before moving to Montreal with some Romanian friends. — Nadia Comaneci

You know, I've kinda been freaking out over being a father, but then I read in a men's magazine somewhere that as long as you can keep your son off the pipe and your daughter off the pole, that you've done a good job. — Jillian Dodd

For a while I couldn't leave the house by myself. Even if I was just grocery shopping alone, I'd get self-conscious. — Shannen Doherty

My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians. — Nadia Comaneci

In the two weeks following the All-Star Game, baseball was largely upstaged by the events of the XXI Olympiad in Montreal, including Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci's seven perfect 10.0 scores, Bruce Jenner's record-setting decathlon triumph, and the five gold medals won by U.S. boxers Howard Davis Jr., Sugar Ray Leonard, Leo Randolph, and brothers Leon and Michael Spinks - the mightiest performance of any American boxing team in Olympic history. — Dan Epstein

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. — Nadia Comaneci

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. — Nadia Comaneci

The only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet. — Nadia Comaneci

Horatia belonged to him, not Lawrence or any other man. And no one harmed what was his.

-Lucien's thoughts.
His Wicked Seduction — Lauren Smith

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. — Nadia Comaneci

I found that in such a small, polarized society, taking sides meant you were actively rejecting others, animating opposition. — Thelma Adams

The room was empty. She was gone. So were her shopping bags. So were the keys to the SUV. So was his Glock. Fury erupted. Goddamn you, Tricks! — Thea Harrison

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. — Nadia Comaneci

I did not even look at the scoreboard when my routine was done in 1976. My teammates started pointing because there was this uproar (Nadia Comaneci). These remarks highlight an important feature of those practices that entail skilled and active engagement: one's attention is focused on standards intrinsic to the practice, rather than external goods that may be won through the practice, typically money or recognition. Can this distinction between internal and external goods inform our understanding of work? — Matthew B. Crawford

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. — Nadia Comaneci