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" Maybe that's why I like gymnastics - because I like to fly. "

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" When you go out of your country and meet people, you get a wider perspective. "

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

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

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

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

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

" I remember before the Olympics, I was asked, 'What do you think you're going to do in the Olympics?' and I said, 'I'm hoping I'm going to win a medal, and, if possible, it's going to be a gold one.' "

" 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. "

" I always say I don't want to change anything in my life. "

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

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

" I thought I was going to retire at 20, and I was going to be a surgeon. "

" I had a lot of energy, and my mom decided to look for a place where I can spend the energy, because I was jumping on the couch and furniture, and I was jumping on the top of the things in the house. "

" 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. "

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

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

" We used to exchange leotards with gymnasts from other countries. I don't remember who I got my most prized leotard from, but it was one with a lot of stars on it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" My message to the ladies would be, you can do all of the things, but not all of them at the same time. "

" People assume a lot of things about gymnasts - that the girls work too hard, it's way too much for them, they are too young to work so hard. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Scoring the first 10 in history was a big deal, but the fact that even an electronic scoreboard could not figure out how to put out a score, it made the story more historic. "

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

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

" I tell people, 'Have you ever been to Oklahoma? There are a lot of nice people there that do wonderful things.' "

" I come from a wonderful country with wonderful people. "