Dominique Moceanu

I can barely recall a single holiday when my father didn't make a scene or create some kind of chaos. We were…

— Dominique Moceanu

Autographs and pictures do get a little old, but I don't mind if the people want it.

— Dominique Moceanu

I was raised into the Romanian Orthodox culture by my parents, and most notably my mother, who is a profoundly religious and…

— Dominique Moceanu

I prayed a lot. That's all I had in the gym; that was the thing I could turn to.

— Dominique Moceanu

I learned to take those experiences that were difficult in my life and in the adversity that I had overcome to use…

— Dominique Moceanu

I had this sister that was born who was given up for adoption, and I never knew it.

— Dominique Moceanu

I believe you can be young and compete in gymnastics if you have a coach who is looking out for you and…

— Dominique Moceanu

I don't think ethical people deal with intimidation as a method to achieve success. Undermining someone's self-esteem isn't a method to achieve…

— Dominique Moceanu

We need to educate our elite coaches more and have a better approach to teaching the athletes about how to be healthy…

— Dominique Moceanu

I got injured at the Olympic Trials in 2000. I could not jump. I could not walk on my leg properly. I…

— Dominique Moceanu

“I hope that by sharing my story, I inspire others to stand for what they believe in and know that their voice…

— Dominique Moceanu

My parents, Romanian immigrants, struggled to provide me a better life than the ones they had left in their homeland. They worked…

— Dominique Moceanu

In Romania, of course, gymnastics is among the most popular sports, and my parents had a dream of escaping the Ceausescu regime…

— Dominique Moceanu

My father wasn't allowing me control and the financial freedom that I was asking for. I was 17, about to be 18…

— Dominique Moceanu

I was 26 years old when I found out that I had a sister who I never knew existed,

— Dominique Moceanu

I have a secret sibling that I never knew existed and who was given up for adoption at birth by my parents,…

— Dominique Moceanu

My mom always knew I would be able to take care of myself, but my dad was afraid.

— Dominique Moceanu

I was very hungry to compete internationally when I was 10 years old, and I was good enough to compete, so that…

— Dominique Moceanu

Since my mother is an extremely devoted Christian Orthodox woman, she prayed a great deal and taught me how to pray.

— Dominique Moceanu

I certainly believe that having my husband be in my life has been a tremendous blessing.

— Dominique Moceanu

When you have traveled the world, won Olympic gold, and gone through a very public court battle against your parents all by…

— Dominique Moceanu

I was so afraid to make mistakes and get reprimanded by my coaches that the joy of the sport started slipping away.

— Dominique Moceanu

I realized I was the one doing all the training, earning the money, and my parents were living off of me.

— Dominique Moceanu

In my very first interview, at nine years old, I said I wanted to be an Olympic gold medalist. That was the…

— Dominique Moceanu

I'd challenge myself to see how long I could go without a fall - on beam, I once went three weeks.

— Dominique Moceanu