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 before.

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

My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians.

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.

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.