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" I remember everything from 1976. I remember I was 14, and I remember my routines. "

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" Gymnastics was my way to travelling the world. "

" I made the cover of 'Sports Illustrated,' 'Newsweek' and 'Time' all in one week, and I didn't even know what that meant. "

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

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

" 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 didn't realize that winning the Olympics at age 14 automatically put me in the category of being a celebrity. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Yes, gymnasts aim for perfection, but I never thought about the score. If that's what's in your mind, it will probably mess you up. "

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

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

Surround Yourself

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

" I was turning actually 15 at the Olympics in '76... I don't think that one year makes a huge difference. "

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

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

" I basically have my life today as a result of what I did as a child. What did I miss out on? Yeah, I missed not hanging out at shopping malls, I guess, but that is not a big deal because you don't get a medal for that. "

" When I went into the Montreal Games, nobody expected much out of me. "