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

Work hard for your goals and live in the moment.

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

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 to my foes, but it is not to me. Hard work has made it easy.

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 wanted to do cartwheels.

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

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.