Nadia Comaneci Quotes

One minute you're a developing athlete trying to get to the top, then the next minute you do well and win a medal somewhere, and then it's all foisted on you. You never know when it's going to happen. You don't think about the media side of things when you're a young athlete trying to do well.

Since I became a favorite in every race, it's just another burden that I have to bear.

I've been fortunate Daytona is a place I've run better than anywhere else, and that's a big race. Maybe it has to do with attention and pressure and the drive to do well when a lot of people are watching.

People who say they're not nervous - I would be kind of curious to see how successful you are at what you do and how long you've done it. And what is success in your eyes? Have you separated yourself from everyone else in that craft? Or have you settled amongst the pack?

I did not even look at the scoreboard when my routine was done in 1976.

Don't feel bad if you never 'get famous.' Don't freak out if you have less than 300 Twitter followers.

I think at a club like Liverpool you always feel a bit of pressure. You should. But it doesn't bother me.

From a very young age people have been touting me as a world champion. So it can be tough, playing in the spotlight and people expecting big things from you all the time.

From a young age, people have been touting me as a future world champion and it's nice to get that out of the way.

Being here in Houston, I have a lot more weight on my shoulders than I did in Portland. I feel a lot more appreciated because I am starting now, and I'm scoring goals.

I'm playing in the best tournaments in the world with the best players in the world. That's good stuff. It's great. The extra attention hasn't made a difference to me.

I loved being the best player in the world. There was no pressure staying there.

Every record I do does a little better than the last, which in turn makes me more stressed out.

There is no pressure at the top. The pressure is being second or third.

It's very easy when you have someone in front of you that you can chase. You want to be No. 1 but now I feel like I have to play well because everybody looks at you as a best golfer. So that's why I put more pressure on myself.

It has gotten worse as I'm becoming more successful. My nerves. Just because there's a bit more pressure, and people are expecting a lot more from me.

I think it's one of the main negative emotional ingredients that fuels show business, because there's so much at stake and the fear of failure looms large.

Success can create more madness than happiness.

The one thing you can't do when you're highly ranked is relax.

You think that if you are the best actor, you deserve the most or if you are the biggest star, you deserve the most. That race just isn't important to me.

I just feel like I have a lot to prove.

Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it going that make it tough.

I remember winning the first time, you know, suddenly everybody expects, well, okay, now he should win every time he tees it up, win six tournaments.

Winning in my business is everything.

But once you become successful, everyone has an idea of what you should do.