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" You should also appreciate the goodness around you, and surround yourself with positive people. "

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

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" When you're growing up, you realize you've got a lot of heavy things on your shoulders. "

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

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

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

" 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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" I have had a few turning points, the first day I entered a gymnastics school at age 6. "

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" 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. "

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

" I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives. "

" 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 parents were very loving, but disciplinarians. "

" See, when I went to the Olympics in '76, the gymnastics people knew that I was good, but everybody else, after I won, everybody was like, 'Where's she coming from? Who is she? What is Romania?' "

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

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

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" 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. "

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" I always say, 'When the Olympics are happening, you shouldn't be in any other place in the planet - you should be here.' "