My mom always knew I would be able to take care of myself, but my dad was afraid. Dominique Moceanu More Quotes by Dominique Moceanu More Quotes From 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 within a year, so I started asking more questions because I felt that I needed to start learning about those things. Dominique Moceanu melearningfreedomfather I was able to represent my country and put on the red, white, and blue - how many people in the world get to do that? Standing on the podium with my teammates, and being the first women's gymnastics team to win this gold medal, it was life-changing! Dominique Moceanu womenredbluepeople 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 a good gym environment where the coaches are taking care of you emotionally and physically. Dominique Moceanu goodyougymbelieve 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 me afraid or worried at all. When I was at my peak, around 12 and 13, I won my junior national and senior national titles back to back. Dominique Moceanu neverbackgoodme Some coaches are not educated at the elite level in health and nutrition. They're not educated in how the body works from anatomy and physiology perspectives. Dominique Moceanu someeducatedhealthbody 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 born without legs. Dominique Moceanu parentsneversiblingborn I certainly believe that having my husband be in my life has been a tremendous blessing. Dominique Moceanu my-lifeblessinglifebelieve I realized I was the one doing all the training, earning the money, and my parents were living off of me. Dominique Moceanu parentsmetrainingmoney In football, you're dealing with grown men. In gymnastics, you're dealing with prepubescent teenage girls. There's a huge difference. At that age, you're not confident enough to have a voice. Dominique Moceanu youagefootballmen I don't mind sacrifice. I don't mind discipline. But a good coach allows people to blossom. I've seen that. I didn't have it. Dominique Moceanu gooddisciplinemindpeople 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 success. Dominique Moceanu someonethinksuccesspeople
