Ceausescu thought I had only a few medals, but I have a room full of them in Bucharest, between 150-200 in all. They needed suitcases to haul them out.

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

I didn't realize that winning the Olympics at age 14 automatically put me in the category of being a celebrity.

Romania doesn't have a big tradition of gymnastics as a fun activity. We were a little behind in this aspect.

We used to exchange leotards with gymnasts from other countries. I don't remember who I got my most prized leotard from, but it was one with a lot of stars on it.

I like risky stuff.

What makes me happy is the appreciation of people around me.

I have a classic taste with a twist, because classic never goes away.

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

Scoring the first 10 in history was a big deal, but the fact that even an electronic scoreboard could not figure out how to put out a score, it made the story more historic.

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.

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

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

I live in the moment. I can turn the page and move on.

I would love to be in 'Dancing With the Stars.'

My message to the ladies would be, you can do all of the things, but not all of them at the same time.

I made the cover of 'Sports Illustrated,' 'Newsweek' and 'Time' all in one week, and I didn't even know what that meant.

I never thought I would be standing here, married to an All-American guy, living in Oklahoma. What a country.

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.

I come from a wonderful country with wonderful people.

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

I like Oklahoma. It's a quiet place. You can work, and nobody disturbs you.

I don't think many people consider in their heart that they have two places that are home.

It's very hard to get to the top. It's hardest to stay at the top.