I am a great realist in all aspects of life. Whatever I can do ... here it is..

And from that nineteen sixty four, this was my goal to go to Olympic Games. And I realized what does it mean, Olympic Games, like big celebration..

I've never wanted to be anything but a gymnast. Maybe it is dangerous-but when you start thinking about danger, you might as well give up..

I would say this is not negative this is h, a hard part in gymnastics. You can't eat, whatever you want to eat. And what kind of meal you're supposed….

And, in nineteen seventy two Olympic Games I wasn't really going to be a star, and overnight I became a star..

Life is marvelous now because I have a tape recorder..

This ability to conquer oneself is no doubt the most precious of all things sports bestows..

If there has not been such a thing as gymnastics, I would have had to invent it because I feel at one with the sport..

I am not interested in medals or titles. I dont need them. I need the love of the public and I fight for it..

This is probably why, my life is easier, and my family is very happy, because we never lie each other. This is probably all people supposed to feel e….

Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat; you have to mas….

Thank god, and now all I have are, twenty one years together, in January and, you know, I, you know I forgot this all about things. And anyway the fi….

Anyway I will go same road because I, I was born in gymnastics. This is my, how to say, my life and my duty..

How many people in the world is, each of them is individual. And I like to eat bread, somebody don't like that. You know this is the same in gymnasti….

But, I couldn't live without creation gymnastics..

I think this is all my life. Because if I was split gymnastics and something else like far, fun or to go with friends. No, this, you're supposed to o….

Up to nineteen seventy six when I quit gymnastics I was very, disappointed because I didn't have anything which is, live with. I didn't have a friend….

Then I was lucky I met with my future husband, and I started new life with my husband, and I was happy again. He was a musician. I start to travel wi….

Because up to sixteen years old you feel gymnastics more. You can show your emotion, grace, like woman gymnastics, not kid's gymnastics. I feel I hav….

Finally I almost dropped gymnastics because I couldn't live without create, and you know, and then, all public in the world start to say, we don't wa….

I'd been ready too, because before Olympic Games, I wasn't compete in big competition like, World Championship, like European Championship. I just co….