Diligence
Márta and Béla successfully recruited Nadia, and Béla and Nadia began working together. Nadia was extremely driven towards success – she wanted to win. She trained for three hours every day, surprising Márta and Béla with her outstanding form and growing talent. She was unstoppable – it didn’t matter how many times she failed to do an exercise, she kept on trying until she perfected it.
Diligence
Good Times and Hard Times
Her coaches’ demanding training regime was difficult but it paid off. By the time she was just eight years old, Nadia Comăneci got a place at the Romanian National Junior Championship. She managed to finish in 13th place, which is quite something for someone so young. But Nadia didn’t quite see it like that, she wanted to win. She went home and worked harder, trained harder, until the Championship came around the following year. This time, she got first place.
Good Times and Hard Times
