Nadia Comaneci

In The early 1970s a young girl sat in a small class room in Romania and was asked this question by her teacher “Do you think a little girl can fly?” With a fire that seemed to burn behind her eyes the little girl answered silently with the nod of her head. In 1976 at the Montreal Olympic Games the same young girl preformed a now legendary gymnastic routine her body effortlessly dancing through the air , the sheer elegance and fluidity with which she preformed looked as if she were flying. The routine ended with the first perfect 10.00 in modern Olympic history. So unbelievable was this feat the score board was only set to show 3 digit’s the judges had to announce the perfect score as the board was unable to display. The young girl Nada Comaneci and that teacher? Her coach Bela Karolyi.

Most of us will never feel the weight of a gold metal hanging around our necks nor will we hear the roar of reverent crowd. Yet, in each of us is the heart of a champion often the only difference in success and failure is decision and action. First you most decide to be a Champion then make a plan to get there and lastly act. Action is certainly the hardest part for action requires both work and sacrifice. Greatness leaves clues and what I would like to do now is share with you six qualities I believe make a champion.

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