for some people life outside the spotlight is death.

A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up.

Nothing is going to be handed to you -- you have to make things happen.

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

I have had a few turning points, the first day I entered a gymnastics school at age 6.

One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escaped from Romania in November of 1989.

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

We are not coaching on a daily basis because we often travel with our charity and commercial interests.

I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age.

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

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

You should also appreciate the goodness around you, and surround yourself with positive people.

The only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.

When you fall, leap to your feet and try again.

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

Jump off the beam, flip off the bars follows your dreams, and reach for the stars

Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win.

I am not qualified to talk about the diet. Simply because I am not a dietician.

Life is true to form, records are meant to be broken