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“We only had white socks in Romania. But when I used to come back from the States, I used to bring back pink and yellow socks with all kind of designs, and hair clips and elastic bands for the ponytail that had colourful designs.”
“My message to the ladies would be, you can do all of the things, but not all of them at the same time.”
“I would love to be in 'Dancing With the Stars.'”
“I used to tell people if they looked at a map, it was right in the middle of the United States. But now everybody knows Oklahoma because of the Thunder and their success. I don't know if I'll get 'Why?' anymore.”
“Two gold medals and two silver, I don't think is that bad... I think I still did a pretty good job.”
“I think a lot of people don't actually know me. They think, 'She's like this,' or, 'She's like that.' They say I have no emotions - I do, but you couldn't see them then. I had to keep them inside.”
“That's what everybody remembers. They don't remember how many medals I won in my career. They remember the 10s.”
“At the end of the day, I just want to see good gymnastics!”
“I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives.”
“Gymnastics should be popular everywhere; you just need the right person to start the right programme.”
“I made the cover of 'Sports Illustrated,' 'Newsweek' and 'Time' all in one week, and I didn't even know what that meant.”
“I am very highly appreciated in my country, and everybody seems to love me.”
“Two days after returning from Montreal, I was training again, and I went on to win two more golds at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.”
“Nellie Kim, an Olympic champion from the former Soviet Union, got a 10 right after me in '76, but nobody talks about that.”
“I thought I was going to retire at 20, and I was going to be a surgeon.”
“Every generation comes with a unique athlete, I don't think anybody wants to be the next Nadia; they want to be themselves.”
“Of course, most people remember that I received the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics competition.”
“Scoring the first 10 in history was a big deal, but the fact that even an electronic scoreboard could not figure out how to put out a score, it made the story more historic.”
“I come from a wonderful country with wonderful people.”
“Gymnastics is so huge in the Olympics. There are a lot of fans who want to see more.”