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" I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age. "

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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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" I like Oklahoma. It's a quiet place. You can work, and nobody disturbs you. "

" 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. "

" If I was a boy, nobody would care that I worked out six, seven hours a day when I was 9 years old, no? Why were people always saying 'poor little girl?' I liked to work out and always did more than I was asked to. "

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

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