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

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" 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. "

" At 14, you think you compete, you retire and you get a job. I didn't think gymnastics was a career that was going to change my life. "

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

" I like seeing advanced acrobatics, but I also like to see more than tumbling. It's important to combine the artistry of gymnastics with the tough skills. It's called artistic gymnastics. We should stand by the name. "

" It's very hard to get to the top. It's hardest to stay at the top. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" I have had a few turning points, the first day I entered a gymnastics school at age 6. "

" I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet. "

" 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. "

" Once you become an Olympic champion, you are expected to win all the time. "

" 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. "

" Nellie Kim, an Olympic champion from the former Soviet Union, got a 10 right after me in '76, but nobody talks about that. "

" 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?' "

" I ended up in the US for a month or so, before moving to Montreal with some Romanian friends. "

" 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. "

" Everything I do today is because of what I did when I was 14. "

" I come from a wonderful country with wonderful people. "

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

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

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

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

" Uchimura is the greatest of all time. "

" Now, I have a kid, I have businesses to take care of, I have to travel. I have to sit down... and find a little time for me. "