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" I always say I don't want to change anything in my life. "

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" Gymnastics is so huge in the Olympics. There are a lot of fans who want to see more. "

" When I look back, I am happy that my mum took me to the gymnastics club. I didn't join gymnastics to become a famous athlete or celebrity; it just happened - I did more than I expected, of course. "

" I am very highly appreciated in my country, and everybody seems to love me. "

" I wanted to have a free life. "

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

" I had a lot of energy, and my mom decided to look for a place where I can spend the energy, because I was jumping on the couch and furniture, and I was jumping on the top of the things in the house. "

" After retiring from competition in 1981, I did exhibitions and coached. "

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

" As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport. "

" 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. "

" If I was 14 or 15 again, I would do the same thing. I've done everything. I think I've accomplished more than I had in mind. "

" I remember before the Olympics, I was asked, 'What do you think you're going to do in the Olympics?' and I said, 'I'm hoping I'm going to win a medal, and, if possible, it's going to be a gold one.' "

" Gymnastics was my way to travelling the world. "

" I'm the kind of person, I leave a little space for better. "

" In Montreal, I kept thinking, 'Pay attention: this is the Olympics! It only happens once every four years!' "

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

" I like risky stuff. "

" Life is not easy for anyone. You have to have ups and downs. You can make mistakes. You learn and try not to make them again. That's pretty much my principle. "

" I had more pressure when I competed in Moscow. I had no pressure in Montreal because I only went to do my routines and hoping I didn't mess it up when I was on the bar. When I came back, 10,000 people were at the airport and I thought, 'Why?' because, in my mind, I hadn't done anything different from what I used to do in my gym. "

" My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians. "

" I am not a perfect 10 anymore. I can only try my best. "

" The - I don't want to say older, but the more experienced I get, I treasure and I honor what I've done much more. "

" I am a relaxed person. I am very happy. "

" Two days after returning from Montreal, I was training again, and I went on to win two more golds at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. "

" 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 hoped to win a medal and hoped it would be gold. I knew I was good but didn't know I would be the one to score something that had never been done before. "

" 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. "