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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" Gymnastics should be popular everywhere; you just need the right person to start the right programme. "

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

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

" I cannot change anything, so I don't want to think about what I would have done. "

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

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

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

" I don't think many people consider in their heart that they have two places that are home. "

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

" The fans had become used to looking toward the scoreboard whenever a gymnast stuck a landing. You could tell they were thinking, 'Was that good enough? Would the numbers read 10.00?' The athlete was looking, too. "

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

" 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. "

" What makes me happy is the appreciation of people around me. "

" 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 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. "

" 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 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. "

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

" I like risky stuff. "

" One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escaped from Romania in November of 1989. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "