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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" My marriage to my husband, Bart Conner in 1996 is my proudest personal moment. "

" 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. "

" People ask me what the definition of perfection, I said it's none: there is no definition of perfection. "

" Every generation comes with a unique athlete, I don't think anybody wants to be the next Nadia; they want to be themselves. "

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

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

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

" I was a perfectionist in gymnastics. "

" 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. "

" I'm the kind of person, I leave a little space for better. "

" 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. "

" Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win. "

" I have a classic taste with a twist, because classic never goes away. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I would love to be in 'Dancing With the Stars.' "

" If I have a feeling of not trusting, I don't get too close. "

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

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

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

" We developed a system in Romania that was very successfully continued for a number of years, but I don't know if it was because of some conflict in the organisation or whether there was government interference... but somehow, they have forgotten the importance of raising gymnasts to be ready for every Olympics. "