Dominique Moceanu Quotes
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It's human nature to be timid in the face of obstacles, but I have learned to believe that challenges are opportunities for genius to shine.…
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I was 26 years old when I found out that I had a sister who I never knew existed,
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In my very first interview, at nine years old, I said I wanted to be an Olympic gold medalist. That was the first time I…
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I loved gymnastics. I was eager to compete. I was hungry to go out there and be the best in the world, and I had…
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Gymnastics was my calling. I think it chose me in a lot of ways.
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I had this sister that was born who was given up for adoption, and I never knew it.
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My mom always knew I would be able to take care of myself, but my dad was afraid.
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I believe you can be young and compete in gymnastics if you have a coach who is looking out for you and if there is…
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I was very hungry to compete internationally when I was 10 years old, and I was good enough to compete, so that part never made…
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My husband and I believe that if you treat a child well and nurture his talent and physical ability, in a healthy environment, the child…
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Gymnastics is the greatest sport in the world, and one of the hardest, but we have to watch out for domineering male figures who try…
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We need to educate our elite coaches more and have a better approach to teaching the athletes about how to be healthy rather than berate…
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My parents enrolled me in a gymnastics class when I was three years old, and I just was drawn to gymnastics. I loved it. It…
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I have a secret sibling that I never knew existed and who was given up for adoption at birth by my parents, and she was…
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I certainly believe that having my husband be in my life has been a tremendous blessing.
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I realized I was the one doing all the training, earning the money, and my parents were living off of me.
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Training with Bela and Marta Karolyi took the joy out of the Olympics for me. I look back and feel there was a lot of…
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The time leading up to the 1996 Olympics was the most demanding and stressful of my career. The sport I had loved so much was…
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I was so afraid to make mistakes and get reprimanded by my coaches that the joy of the sport started slipping away.
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I was raised into the Romanian Orthodox culture by my parents, and most notably my mother, who is a profoundly religious and spiritual woman.
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