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.

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

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

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 gymnastics.

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

And in nineteen seventy two I almost wasn't, on the team, but I knew about it just before Olympic Games for three months before this why this is was not very good for me. I'd been ready to go, you know.

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 have good shape, and I can do it elements everything, but, it's not competition for me.