Nadia Quote
[Nadia fell off the beam twice during a gymnastics competition to the disgust of her trainers. She is sitting at the back of the bus on the way home, Bela goes and sits beside her]
Bela Karolyi: Don't cry about today.
Young Nadia Comaneci: I'm not crying. I never cry.
Bela Karolyi: You should. So that I can tell you not to. Nadia, the tragedy isn't that you fell. It's that you were the best and you didn't live up to it. You completely lost your concentration
Young Nadia Comaneci: It will never happen again.
Bela Karolyi: You're not serious about gymnastics
Young Nadia Comaneci: Yes, I am
Bela Karolyi: No you're not, you should quit
Young Nadia Comaneci: No.
Bela Karolyi: Did you see *anyone* as bad as you were today?
Young Nadia Comaneci: No.
Bela Karolyi: Neither did I. Quit!
Young Nadia Comaneci: No!
Bela Karolyi: Go back to doing cartwheels if you just want to play.
Young Nadia Comaneci: No! I want to be a champion!
Bela Karolyi: I have a confession to make to you. I've been playing too. When I first met you I only knew four sports. I wasn't even a real gymnastics coach So instead of teaching you what I don't know. I wanna teach you what I do know. I will teach you how to have a runner's strength. The cunning of a handball player, and how, like a boxer to be fearless of pain. Are you interested? [Nadia nods]
Bela Karolyi: I'm talking about a lot of work, total concentration, total committment, don't take up my time and then quit.
Young Nadia Comaneci
Bela Karolyi: Don't cry about today.
Young Nadia Comaneci: I'm not crying. I never cry.
Bela Karolyi: You should. So that I can tell you not to. Nadia, the tragedy isn't that you fell. It's that you were the best and you didn't live up to it. You completely lost your concentration
Young Nadia Comaneci: It will never happen again.
Bela Karolyi: You're not serious about gymnastics
Young Nadia Comaneci: Yes, I am
Bela Karolyi: No you're not, you should quit
Young Nadia Comaneci: No.
Bela Karolyi: Did you see *anyone* as bad as you were today?
Young Nadia Comaneci: No.
Bela Karolyi: Neither did I. Quit!
Young Nadia Comaneci: No!
Bela Karolyi: Go back to doing cartwheels if you just want to play.
Young Nadia Comaneci: No! I want to be a champion!
Bela Karolyi: I have a confession to make to you. I've been playing too. When I first met you I only knew four sports. I wasn't even a real gymnastics coach So instead of teaching you what I don't know. I wanna teach you what I do know. I will teach you how to have a runner's strength. The cunning of a handball player, and how, like a boxer to be fearless of pain. Are you interested? [Nadia nods]
Bela Karolyi: I'm talking about a lot of work, total concentration, total committment, don't take up my time and then quit.
Young Nadia Comaneci
TV Show: Nadia
