for some people life outside the spotlight is death..

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

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

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

When you fall, leap to your feet and try again..

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

If I work on a certain move constantly, then finally, it doesn't seem risky to me. The idea is that the move stays dangerous and it looks dangerous t….

Of course, most people remember that I received the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics competition..

Jump off the beam, flip off the bars follows your dreams, and reach for the stars.

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 b….

The only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet..

I know how to smile, I know how to laugh, I know how to play. But I know how to do these things only after I have fulfilled my mission..

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

Of course, I grew up in Communist Romania, but I am happy to say that now our country is democratic, and prospering, since the revolution in 1989..

Romanians have a saying, 'Not every dog has a bagel on its tail.' It means that not all streets are paved with gold. When I began my career, I just w….

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 fee….

It was good to be a kid because I did not realise all the things that came with the success. Going to the Games, I was asked what I expected to do..

I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age..

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

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

My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians..