I certainly believe that having my husband be in my life has been a tremendous blessing. Dominique Moceanu More Quotes by Dominique Moceanu More Quotes From Dominique Moceanu I learned to take those experiences that were difficult in my life and in the adversity that I had overcome to use it for a positive change. Dominique Moceanu adversityuseovercoming 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. In order to feel alive, we have to accomplish things that we once believed we could not. Dominique Moceanu gymnasticsopportunitybelieve 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 them, humiliate them, use tactics that could scar them for life. Dominique Moceanu healthyathleteteaching 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 verbal and physical abuse. For years, I felt it was my problem. Dominique Moceanu abusejoyyears Autographs and pictures do get a little old, but I don't mind if the people want it. Dominique Moceanu mindwantpeople As a competitive gymnast, my life has always been filled with challenges that would ultimately define my future. From day one, I was taught to be prepared at all costs. Dominique Moceanu taughtcostchallenges 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 slowly becoming a nightmare as I trained with Bela and Marta Karolyi the summer before the Olympics. Dominique Moceanu careerssummersports I had this sister that was born who was given up for adoption, and I never knew it. Dominique Moceanu adoptionborngiven 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 said it out loud in front of somebody other than my parents. Dominique Moceanu parentgoldyears Since my mother is an extremely devoted Christian Orthodox woman, she prayed a great deal and taught me how to pray. Dominique Moceanu taughtchristianmother 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 was my playground, and I could run around and be free there. Dominique Moceanu gymnasticsrunningyears I was 26 years old when I found out that I had a sister who I never knew existed. Dominique Moceanu foundyears 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 will succeed no matter what. Dominique Moceanu childyoutalentbelieve 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 to belittle and scream at young girls. Dominique Moceanu greatesttryyoungworld For as long as I can remember, my mother went to church every single Sunday. She was born and raised in Romania as a person with limited means, and faith was something she could rely on - something that was free. Dominique Moceanu faithmotherrememberlong 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 that determination. Dominique Moceanu lovedbestdeterminationworld My parents didn't know anything about collegiate scholarships, so they had accepted the national team training stipend, the monthly stipend that I received after making the national team, so I was ineligible for NCAA eligibility anyway. Dominique Moceanu parentsknowtrainingteam I got injured at the Olympic Trials in 2000. I could not jump. I could not walk on my leg properly. I couldn't bend my knee. I couldn't straighten it. Dominique Moceanu bendjumpwalktrials Gymnastics was my calling. I think it chose me in a lot of ways. Dominique Moceanu i-thinkthinkmecalling I prayed a lot. That's all I had in the gym; that was the thing I could turn to. Dominique Moceanu prayedthingturngym
