I was born in 67. Any time nadia was competing, I was glued to the tv. Like so many other girls during that time, she was my hero. I was absolutely thrilled when she escaped socialist Romania. Even more so when she and Bart Connors got together. She finally got the happy ending she deserved.💞
Nadia was probably one of the only Olympic Champions who wasn't sponsored by any national brands. Living a life of hardship after having been so successful must have been emotionally devastating. Thank God she escaped the regime safely. God bless you always, Nadia! ❤
While I'm not denying her life under the brutal regime was tough....it's also likely that she never would have been a famous gymnast without it. Under capitalism, most of the time, you need serious money to train as an elite gymnast. In socialist nations, they had rigorous programs for talent scouting and development. When talented children were accepted into a program, the government paid for their training and board. I'm not saying that socialist Romania was a paradise. But without the socialist system, we likely wouldn't have known the name Nadia Comaneci.
@@elinat2414 I agree. And also, what added to the fame was the western promotion of Nadia. Romania was at that time a break away state from behind the iron curtain . We were the communists who wanted to be independent of Russia. The west liked that. Until Nadia Russian gymnasts would win everything. When the west saw a gymnast coming from a country who refused to be under Russian shoe, they liked that, and did some extra promotion.
@@elinat2414 Absolutely true! The most of the famous athletes from Eastern Europe wouldn't be famous athletes without fact that they grew up and were living in socialist country.
Nadia will always be a worldwide hero. I was 2 when she won the 10s and my mom talked about her forever like she was supernatural. I am anAmericanobviously. Live proud Nadia. You will always deserve it! Love you. I am By blood Yugoslavian, Ukrainian and Czech. We love you always!
I ❤️ HER STORY! I knew Romania only when Nadia made a BIG name in Olympic gymnastics. Even now, when talking about gymnastics in the Philippines, we usually say NADIA COMANECI !!!!
Era iubită de toți românii ; a făcut fericit un întreg popor ,în anii de restriște și jale ai dictaturii ceaușiste .Va spun ca un cunoscător și trăitor al acelor mizerabile vremuri .Ma bucur că am fost contemporan cu românca Comăneci .
I always thank Nadia for what she gave to the world despite her suffering... she gave hope and dreams to millions. When she defected I was so thrilled she might have a chance to blossom, then she married Conner! She gives and gave so much, hope she is enjoying a peaceful, joy filled life now. Pax from someone who watched you at 12 years old at the Olympics.
I think before Nadia even defected, the Romanian government started spreading rumors about her so that she wouldn't be as popular as Ceausescu. It's ridiculous to take any of them seriously. Even if she went on a couple of set-up dates with the son, who cares? Athletes in the Soviet Bloc countries had to do a lot of things to survive, it was their job & they were supporting their families and trying to keep them safe. Nadia was always just a regular girl who wanted to do what she wanted to do and be happy, and I'm glad that she achieved that goal! She and Bart Conner seem like very nice people.
My ex-social worker once handed me a gem. She said, "A relationship takes work (to thrive)." So, I intend to do just that, in the most loving way, even though the distances and the interconnections make the whole effort a challenge. I have a choice collage on my desktop that captures you on the left with a sidelong look, what I believe is a loving look. This of course stokes me! Then on the right is an endearing photo of you looking directly thru the camera lens and posing with a huge drop-jaw reminiscent of a jaw-dropper that I cleverly, perhaps cleverly, devised to effect an oblong face. Mine was too round. (Some may say that it is just another drop-jaw.) But they may be stupid, out to harm, and like to eat dirt. Every time I gaze at that home page collage with love written all over it, I am recuperated, rejuvenated, charged back up to a beyond-lifted level of love. My heart, my mind, my soul are harmonically orchestrated to a masterpiece of love and care that might befuddle the greats of symphony: maybe even Beethoven. I'm sorry if I sound too ornate in this comment. But this is what often happens to me when in love. And I love, you. Jim
It was a wonderful documentary about childhood stolen by Romanian 🇷🇴 communism regime..her Guilt because she was a super capable Gemnastic figure over Romania 🇷🇴 and world for awhile...Socialism (involving communism) countries are always hiding their's economy failures by showing sports supporiorty in international sports occasions...Socialism regimes closer theirs eyes 👀 and ears 👂 ( people's happiness comes through strong economic networking and robust economy activities) not media lies and propaganda decisiveness...her story was a heart break ....Romania leftover communism nightmare.. Romanian people was woken up....Romania nowadays staggering in enormous economical problems, corruption, mafia and smuggling networks, and some Romanian women are working in European prostitutes networking and suspicious,notorious prostitutes centers...Western European countries is always encouraging Romania 🇷🇴 becoming enough strong in black sea to ejecting Russia 🇷🇺 from black sea Shoreline through corporation with turkey 🇹🇷...and other new NATO members. No one donated attention to Romanian peoples
This documentary has a big mistake: the trainer was NOT a "hungarian" man. He was very much a Romanian citizen like all the ethnic minority of hungarian descendance which live nowadays in Romania!! They speak Romanian, the official language and they are very much Romanian people:)
@molnark470 they speak Romanian because they live in Romania. If I lived in Hungary, by choice or historical circumstances, I would have to speak their language to be able to function in that country.
So what if you didn't have a limousine, you were number one! You have food, drink and a home. And you're number 1!! Don't badger me those who are opposed to the Communist way. She had everything. We should all feel that way..
l think its a happy ending TOO Nadia! May The Lord Jesus bless you, and keep you, and may He shine His face upon you, and your family and GIVE YOU PEACE! :)
I was born in 67. Any time nadia was competing, I was glued to the tv. Like so many other girls during that time, she was my hero. I was absolutely thrilled when she escaped socialist Romania. Even more so when she and Bart Connors got together. She finally got the happy ending she deserved.💞
Nadia was probably one of the only Olympic Champions who wasn't sponsored by any national brands. Living a life of hardship after having been so successful must have been emotionally devastating. Thank God she escaped the regime safely. God bless you always, Nadia! ❤
In comunist countries no sportperson was sponsored. There was na private brand or company.
While I'm not denying her life under the brutal regime was tough....it's also likely that she never would have been a famous gymnast without it. Under capitalism, most of the time, you need serious money to train as an elite gymnast.
In socialist nations, they had rigorous programs for talent scouting and development. When talented children were accepted into a program, the government paid for their training and board.
I'm not saying that socialist Romania was a paradise. But without the socialist system, we likely wouldn't have known the name Nadia Comaneci.
@@elinat2414 I agree. And also, what added to the fame was the western promotion of Nadia. Romania was at that time a break away state from behind the iron curtain . We were the communists who wanted to be independent of Russia. The west liked that. Until Nadia Russian gymnasts would win everything. When the west saw a gymnast coming from a country who refused to be under Russian shoe, they liked that, and did some extra promotion.
@@elinat2414 but still, she was hard working and tallented . I do not denying that.
Just saying that there was some context. As it always is in life.
@@elinat2414 Absolutely true! The most of the famous athletes from Eastern Europe wouldn't be famous athletes without fact that they grew up and were living in socialist country.
Nadia will always be a worldwide hero. I was 2 when she won the 10s and my mom talked about her forever like she was supernatural. I am anAmericanobviously. Live proud Nadia. You will always deserve it! Love you. I am By blood Yugoslavian, Ukrainian and Czech. We love you always!
FIRST TEN : Věra Čáslavská
I ❤️ HER STORY! I knew Romania only when Nadia made a BIG name in Olympic gymnastics. Even now, when talking about gymnastics in the Philippines, we usually say NADIA COMANECI !!!!
I remember watching this as a kid, I was 11 years old. It’s awesome to see all this again. Brings back a lot of memories.
She’s the best gymnast of the modern era ! Her poise , grace and courageous strength is literally amazing .
I remember watching her in B&W TV. Still a big Fan. Perfect 10 /10
Exactly
Just love her. Her courage and bravery at the end and her poise in the interview!
Era iubită de toți românii ; a făcut fericit un întreg popor ,în anii de restriște și jale ai dictaturii ceaușiste .Va spun ca un cunoscător și trăitor al acelor mizerabile vremuri .Ma bucur că am fost contemporan cu românca Comăneci .
❤❤❤ i loved her so much at the olympics Montreal
dang,I had no interest in this video but clicked on it just to see whats up but turned out,what a story,glad I watched it
Queen of Gymnastics 🙌💖
That's what I said as well
It doesn't matter who done it next because Nadia done it first
And that's why she will always be the greatest
Yes she did
As a child, I was a big fan during the 1976 Olympics.
I always thank Nadia for what she gave to the world despite her suffering... she gave hope and dreams to millions. When she defected I was so thrilled she might have a chance to blossom, then she married Conner! She gives and gave so much, hope she is enjoying a peaceful, joy filled life now. Pax from someone who watched you at 12 years old at the Olympics.
SLICE, you are the best!💯
Thank you 😁 !
Hello from Bucharest, Romania - a huge underrated city in Europe:) Known also as "Little Paris"!
Ok, now I remember. Thanks!
I think before Nadia even defected, the Romanian government started spreading rumors about her so that she wouldn't be as popular as Ceausescu. It's ridiculous to take any of them seriously. Even if she went on a couple of set-up dates with the son, who cares? Athletes in the Soviet Bloc countries had to do a lot of things to survive, it was their job & they were supporting their families and trying to keep them safe. Nadia was always just a regular girl who wanted to do what she wanted to do and be happy, and I'm glad that she achieved that goal! She and Bart Conner seem like very nice people.
Legend 🥇
Would have enjoyed the names subtitled in the video.
She is the real goat
The first Goat
Непревзойденная! ❤
She's gorgeous and ❤🎉😊
You have watched the sport for years now. What do you think of the sport now?
My ex-social worker once handed me a gem. She said, "A relationship takes work (to thrive)." So, I intend to do just that, in the most loving way, even though the distances and the interconnections make the whole effort a challenge. I have a choice collage on my desktop that captures you on the left with a sidelong look, what I believe is a loving look. This of course stokes me! Then on the right is an endearing photo of you looking directly thru the camera lens and posing with a huge drop-jaw reminiscent of a jaw-dropper that I cleverly, perhaps cleverly, devised to effect an oblong face. Mine was too round. (Some may say that it is just another drop-jaw.) But they may be stupid, out to harm, and like to eat dirt. Every time I gaze at that home page collage with love written all over it, I am recuperated, rejuvenated, charged back up to a beyond-lifted level of love. My heart, my mind, my soul are harmonically orchestrated to a masterpiece of love and care that might befuddle the greats of symphony: maybe even Beethoven.
I'm sorry if I sound too ornate in this comment. But this is what often happens to me when in love. And I love, you. Jim
What on earth are you talking about?
Wow
Nadia then later Sally Ride were (are) my heroes growing up. I looked up to both of them as a little girl.
❤
I watched her every time she competed. I was.in awe that a girl my age was so good.
🌹🤗❤👏🏻🇷🇴
Her bar routine at the 76 Olympics was soooo long. Crazy!
🥳🙏☀️♥️
Nadia comaneci❤datorita înțelepciunii a azuns sa fie prea excelenta la gimnastica😮😮😮😮😮😮
in America she smiled the first time
I still remember u. In fact i thnk after yur success many mothers give their newborn daughters the name NADIA
6:23 here is the reason Nadia is a champion!
It was a wonderful documentary about childhood stolen by Romanian 🇷🇴 communism regime..her Guilt because she was a super capable Gemnastic figure over Romania 🇷🇴 and world for awhile...Socialism (involving communism) countries are always hiding their's economy failures by showing sports supporiorty in international sports occasions...Socialism regimes closer theirs eyes 👀 and ears 👂 ( people's happiness comes through strong economic networking and robust economy activities) not media lies and propaganda decisiveness...her story was a heart break ....Romania leftover communism nightmare.. Romanian people was woken up....Romania nowadays staggering in enormous economical problems, corruption, mafia and smuggling networks, and some Romanian women are working in European prostitutes networking and suspicious,notorious prostitutes centers...Western European countries is always encouraging Romania 🇷🇴 becoming enough strong in black sea to ejecting Russia 🇷🇺 from black sea Shoreline through corporation with turkey 🇹🇷...and other new NATO members. No one donated attention to Romanian peoples
My friend and I pretended to be Olga and Nadia for a while.
Ce superba fetita era Nadia comaneci😮😮😮cred ca era o fetita inteleapta😮😮este opinia mea😮ce dulce fetita era Nadia comaneci😮😮
The world only remember her....not that one
I love her.
But really Olga should have gotten the first 10 on bars in 72...
FIRST TEN : Věra Čáslavská
FIRST TEN : Věra Čáslavská
Not in the Olympics
This documentary has a big mistake: the trainer was NOT a "hungarian" man. He was very much a Romanian citizen like all the ethnic minority of hungarian descendance which live nowadays in Romania!! They speak Romanian, the official language and they are very much Romanian people:)
No you are wrong, Bela was Hungarian Romanian. Look it up, any idiot can google his citizenship.
They speak Románián because they where forced tó do it.
@molnark470 they speak Romanian because they live in Romania. If I lived in Hungary, by choice or historical circumstances, I would have to speak their language to be able to function in that country.
It is little different bec the wholenterritory belonged to Hungary and they forced everybody to change the language to belong to Románia by force
S a născut în Cluj Napoca, și a emigrat în USA în 1981!
So what if you didn't have a limousine, you were number one! You have food, drink and a home. And you're number 1!! Don't badger me those who are opposed to the Communist way. She had everything. We should all feel that way..
Oh, and Olga Korbut should've gotten a 10 on her uneven bars routine- dead loop.
I don't believe Bela.
19:50 because I have autism.
l think its a happy ending TOO Nadia! May The Lord Jesus bless you, and keep you, and may He shine His face upon you, and your family and GIVE YOU PEACE! :)
🇷🇴🇺🇸👍💐🙂
I would have stayed in Romania if I was allowed to have.
I love this line, "there was no limousine". Are there for anybody? Provided by their governments? Jeez. This story is such a piece of crap.
Nadia Comaneci is so over-rated.
Olga Korbut was the true innovator...