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" I wanted to have a free life. "

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" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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" Gymnastics was my way to travelling the world. "

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" I like America. I don't want to hurt America. "

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

" 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. "

" It was my mother who got me involved in gymnastics, sending me to classes when I was six just to stop me doing back flips on the couch and destroying the furniture. "

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

" 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 work out every day, but my idea is to make something short. I work out a maximum half hour. I only do like 20 minutes of cardio, and I do some stretching and some light weights, and I'm out of there. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" At some particular time, when I was 14 years old, I've done something that people didn't expect. "