I did gymnastics when I was growing up and to this day I can still do the splits.
People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating.
Gymnastics is my favorite Olympic sport, hands-down.
I'm not just a normal guy. I'm a gymnast.
Romania doesn't have a big tradition of gymnastics as a fun activity. We were a little behind in this aspect.
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.
If there has not been such a thing as gymnastics, I would have had to invent it because I feel at one with the sport.
Gymnastics is so huge in the Olympics. There are a lot of fans who want to see more.
I think just being able to experience college gymnastics the way I have has allowed me to really express myself and have so much fun in the sport.
