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" Near the end of my career, I saw things that didn't make too much sense to me when I was a kid. "

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" 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. "

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

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

" I ended up in the US for a month or so, before moving to Montreal with some Romanian friends. "

" I cannot change anything, so I don't want to think about what I would have done. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" We are not coaching on a daily basis because we often travel with our charity and commercial interests. "

" When I got married in Bucharest, there were 10,000 people on the street. People didn't go to work that day. It was emotional to see how people care about you. I didn't expect that. "

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

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" I basically have my life today as a result of what I did as a child. What did I miss out on? Yeah, I missed not hanging out at shopping malls, I guess, but that is not a big deal because you don't get a medal for that. "

" Yes, gymnasts aim for perfection, but I never thought about the score. If that's what's in your mind, it will probably mess you up. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" Gymnastics was my way to travelling the world. "

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

" My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians. "

" You can't jump from little things to big things. It just takes time and patience. "

" Once you become an Olympic champion, you are expected to win all the time. "