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I like risky stuff.
I wanted to have a free life.
I was a perfectionist in gymnastics.
I am a relaxed person. I am very happy.
Gymnastics was my way to travelling the world.
I would love to be in 'Dancing With the Stars.'
When you fall, leap to your feet and try again.
Work hard for your goals and live in the moment.
My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians.
for some people life outside the spotlight is death.
I live in the moment. I can turn the page and move on.
I come from a wonderful country with wonderful people.
Other kids had more talent, but I was the most focused.
I know my life story sounds too extraordinary to be true.
At the end of the day, I just want to see good gymnastics!
Maybe that's why I like gymnastics - because I like to fly.
If I have a feeling of not trusting, I don't get too close.
What makes me happy is the appreciation of people around me.
The only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.
I never personally complained; everybody else complained for me.
Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win.
When I went into the Montreal Games, nobody expected much out of me.
I have a classic taste with a twist, because classic never goes away.
I thought I was going to retire at 20, and I was going to be a surgeon.
I did not even look at the scoreboard when my routine was done in 1976.
After retiring from competition in 1981, I did exhibitions and coached.
Once you become an Olympic champion, you are expected to win all the time.
I'm very good friends with my former coaches. We speak on the phone a lot.
As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport.
I like Oklahoma. It's a quiet place. You can work, and nobody disturbs you.
I am very highly appreciated in my country, and everybody seems to love me.
When you go out of your country and meet people, you get a wider perspective.
My marriage to my husband, Bart Conner in 1996 is my proudest personal moment.
I like to tell young people to work hard for your goals and live in the moment.
You can't jump from little things to big things. It just takes time and patience.
Jump off the beam, flip off the bars follows your dreams, and reach for the stars
I remember everything from 1976. I remember I was 14, and I remember my routines.
Gymnastics is so huge in the Olympics. There are a lot of fans who want to see more.
I come from a communist country. We learned nothing of lawyers, nothing about rights.
People think you have pressure when you are young. It's the other way round, actually.
I have had a few turning points, the first day I entered a gymnastics school at age 6.
When you're growing up, you realize you've got a lot of heavy things on your shoulders.
When I was 14, I had no pressure. I was a kid, and I didn't understand all the attention.
I ended up in the US for a month or so, before moving to Montreal with some Romanian friends.
It feels good when you come to a place like Oklahoma to charge up the batteries. I need that.
Near the end of my career, I saw things that didn't make too much sense to me when I was a kid.
You should also appreciate the goodness around you, and surround yourself with positive people.
One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escaped from Romania in November of 1989.
I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age.
Two gold medals and two silver, I don't think is that bad... I think I still did a pretty good job.