Nadia Comăneci – The “Perfect 10” Olympic Gymnast

Published on 10/22/2017
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Practice Makes Perfect

Béla Károlyi believed that practice made perfect and it made him happy to know that Nadia felt the same way. At only 13 years old, Nadia was training with Béla 8 hours a day and 6 days a week. They had their sights on greatness, and they were going to achieve it.

Practice Makes Perfect

Practice Makes Perfect

Never Too Much

Many years later, Nadia was asked whether she felt that the Károlyi couple had over-trained her during her young years. What she answered was quite the opposite. When Béla instructed Nadia to perform any exercises, it was Nadia who insisted on doing more than she was told to. She was determined to be the best of the best.

Never Too Much

Never Too Much