The fans had become used to looking toward the scoreboard whenever a gymnast stuck a landing. You could tell they were thinking, 'Was that good enough? Would the numbers read 10.00?' The athlete was looking, too.

I did not even look at the scoreboard when my routine was done in 1976.

Near the end of my career, I saw things that didn't make too much sense to me when I was a kid.

Gymnastics was my way to travelling the world.

When you go out of your country and meet people, you get a wider perspective.

Gymnastics should be popular everywhere; you just need the right person to start the right programme.

I am a relaxed person. I am very happy.

People think you have pressure when you are young. It's the other way round, actually.

What can you know about life at 14? I have learned a lot since, but you learn slowly. You get hit by many things and try to make sense of it.

Once you become an Olympic champion, you are expected to win all the time.