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

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" My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" We only had white socks in Romania. But when I used to come back from the States, I used to bring back pink and yellow socks with all kind of designs, and hair clips and elastic bands for the ponytail that had colourful designs. "

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

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

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

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

" My mother never watched me train in Romania. She wasn't allowed, it just wasn't done back then. My training was paid for by the government. My parents were not at the Olympics with me, either. I never expected them to be. "

" 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. "

" When I was 14, I had no pressure. I was a kid, and I didn't understand all the attention. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" I'm not a dreamer for, you know, 'I want to go to the moon someday.' I accomplished something when I was young, which was much more than I expected to. My results were much bigger than I ever dreamed about it. "

" 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. "

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

" To me, family is what is important. If you don't have it, nothing is going to matter. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet. "

" As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport. "

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