Nadia Comaneci
"Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win."
"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."
"I had no idea there were no 10s before as I didn't really watch the sport. It was a 1.00 on the scoreboard because they didn't have the spaces to accommodate a 10.00."
"It is easier today as there are so many options. In my time there were only two options -- coaching or judging. There was nothing else."
"At 14, you think you compete, you retire and you get a job. I didn't think gymnastics was a career that was going to change my life."
"You can use everything that you've accomplished for so many years and create a life for yourself."