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

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.

for some people life outside the spotlight is death.

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.

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.

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