People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating.
I don't like messing up. I think that's just a part of my personality. I don't like to mess up or do anything wrong. When I'm in gymnastics, I like to see my hit percent as high as possible.
And we lost a lot because of that, and I think this is future gymnastics to separate ages. Because kids can do it more than adult. A woman and adult woman can show more than the small kids.
Obviously in 2008 it was 538 (to win an Olympic gold) and most of my scores have been over that this year.
Gymnastics has given me everything in my life. I will continue to stay involved and try to give back to the sport that has given me so much.
In gymnastics, smaller will always be better in many ways. The stress in the head, that will be the same for all. But the stress on the body and the concussions it must endure, that will always be easier for the little ones.
In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that's pretty tough to get through.
Gymnastics, especially in my family, is more than a sport. It's our life, it's our careers, it's our family business.
Romania doesn't have a big tradition of gymnastics as a fun activity. We were a little behind in this aspect.
Finally I almost dropped gymnastics because I couldn't live without create, and you know, and then, all public in the world start to say, we don't want to see gymnastics without OLGA.
At the end of the day, I just want to see good gymnastics!
I bought a Fitbit, actually, and I just thought it was going to be an awesome way to track how I live and move and burn calories, but with gymnastics, it was a total waste of money because it's more based off how you walk and not how you flip.
Being able to do something that I love and be at such a high level of gymnastics is just amazing.
Sometimes I hear the crowd cheering, and most of the time your body's on auto pilot, so sometimes even after I do a floor routine, I'm like, 'Did I really just do that?'
I know gymnastics. It's always been a subjective appreciation.
I will be talking with gymnasts from some of the other countries. I will be getting a feel for what they're thinking and what they're doing. It should be a really great meet.
I just want to continue with gymnastics because I'm still young and fresh. I think can get some more titles under my belt.
Some aspects of gymnastics don't really get that much attention, and when you have people send you letters, it makes you feel important and gives you a sense of purpose so you can go out and train hard because you want to perform well.
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.
Growing up, I was surrounded by R&B and Hip-Hop, and the closest thing I could find to dance was gymnastics which I watched on TV. So, I just used those avenues I found available right in my milieu to express what was inside of me.
