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

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" I never thought I would be standing here, married to an All-American guy, living in Oklahoma. What a country. "

" I'm very good friends with my former coaches. We speak on the phone a lot. "

" If I have a feeling of not trusting, I don't get too close. "

" 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. "

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

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

" People ask me what the definition of perfection, I said it's none: there is no definition of perfection. "

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

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

" I like risky stuff. "

" In the '80 Olympics... people expected me to win. I was good enough to win, and I made a mistake and ended up second, which is pretty good, too. "

" When I got married in Bucharest, there were 10,000 people on the street. People didn't go to work that day. It was emotional to see how people care about you. I didn't expect that. "

" That's what everybody remembers. They don't remember how many medals I won in my career. They remember the 10s. "

" 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. "

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" I always say, 'When the Olympics are happening, you shouldn't be in any other place in the planet - you should be here.' "

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

" I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives. "

" I tell people, 'Have you ever been to Oklahoma? There are a lot of nice people there that do wonderful things.' "

" What can you know about life at 14? I have learned a lot since, but you learn slowly. You get hit by many things and try to make sense of it. "

" Of course I used to smile and laugh in 1976, but not when I was competing. Please show me somebody who laughs when they are concentrating; I always smiled. "

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" You can't jump from little things to big things. It just takes time and patience. "

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" Of course, I grew up in Communist Romania, but I am happy to say that now our country is democratic, and prospering, since the revolution in 1989. "

" At the end of the day, I just want to see good gymnastics! "

" I think a lot of people don't actually know me. They think, 'She's like this,' or, 'She's like that.' They say I have no emotions - I do, but you couldn't see them then. I had to keep them inside. "

" 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. "