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" Ceausescu thought I had only a few medals, but I have a room full of them in Bucharest, between 150-200 in all. They needed suitcases to haul them out. "

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" See, when I went to the Olympics in '76, the gymnastics people knew that I was good, but everybody else, after I won, everybody was like, 'Where's she coming from? Who is she? What is Romania?' "

" Romania doesn't have a big tradition of gymnastics as a fun activity. We were a little behind in this aspect. "

" We developed a system in Romania that was very successfully continued for a number of years, but I don't know if it was because of some conflict in the organisation or whether there was government interference... but somehow, they have forgotten the importance of raising gymnasts to be ready for every Olympics. "

" I live in the moment. I can turn the page and move on. "

" I didn't know I wanted to be a gymnast; I was just introduced to the gym. I loved the place because it looked like a hi-tech playground with mats and a lot of things I can hang from. "

" We only had white socks in Romania. But when I used to come back from the States, I used to bring back pink and yellow socks with all kind of designs, and hair clips and elastic bands for the ponytail that had colourful designs. "

" I thought celebrity meant Hollywood, that's it. I began to see that does include Olympians. People have so much respect for Olympians. "

" I couldn't do everything in the first or second day; it took me years to be able to get to the achievement that I've had. I wasn't perfect from the beginning. "

" I know my life story sounds too extraordinary to be true. "

" I never personally complained; everybody else complained for me. "

" Maybe that's why I like gymnastics - because I like to fly. "

" Other kids had more talent, but I was the most focused. "

" I think gymnastics was associated with the 10. I thought that belonged to the sport, and somehow we gave it way. "

" It's like someone important is missing from a party because you can't imagine an Olympic gymnastics competition without Romania. "

" Two gold medals and two silver, I don't think is that bad... I think I still did a pretty good job. "

" When I was 14, I had no pressure. I was a kid, and I didn't understand all the attention. "

" People always accused me of not smiling like my rival Olga Korbut, but that was just my personality. When you're balancing on a nine-inch beam, you have to concentrate. But if you look back at the footage, I was always smiling and waving at the crowd after my performances. "

" I like to tell young people to work hard for your goals and live in the moment. "

" It feels good when you come to a place like Oklahoma to charge up the batteries. I need that. "

" Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don't lose the passion and the love for what you do. "

" I did not even look at the scoreboard when my routine was done in 1976. "

" It was good to be a kid because I did not realise all the things that came with the success. Going to the Games, I was asked what I expected to do. "

" I think that when you are on a four-inch balance beam, you don't care about laughing or smiling or waving to the crowd because you're going to be down in a second. "

" I'm not a dreamer for, you know, 'I want to go to the moon someday.' I accomplished something when I was young, which was much more than I expected to. My results were much bigger than I ever dreamed about it. "

" My message to the ladies would be, you can do all of the things, but not all of them at the same time. "

" You should also appreciate the goodness around you, and surround yourself with positive people. "

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