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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

Topics: Adversity Change Difficult Experiences Had Learned Life My Life Overcome Positive Positive Change Take Those Use Were

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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

Topics: Blossom Coach Discipline Good Mind People Sacrifice Seen

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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

Topics: Age Confident Dealing Difference Enough Football Girl Grown Gymnastics Huge Huge Difference Men Teenage Teenage Girls Voice You

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I never, ever objected to hard work.

~Dominique Moceanu

Topics: Ever Hard Hard Work Never Work

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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

Topics: First First Time Front Gold Interview Loud Nine Old Olympic Olympic Gold Other Out Parents Said Somebody Than Time Very Wanted Years

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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

Topics: Best Compete Determination Eager Go Gymnastics Had Hungry Loved Out World

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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

Topics: About Accepted After Anything Anyway Had Know Making Monthly National National Team Parents Received Scholarships Team Training Ncaa

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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

Topics: Bend Could Got Injured Jump Knee Leg Olympic Properly Straighten Trials Walk

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Gymnastics was my calling. I think it chose me in a lot of ways.

~Dominique Moceanu

Topics: Calling Chose Gymnastics Lot Me Think Ways I Think

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I had this sister that was born who was given up for adoption, and I never knew it.

~Dominique Moceanu

Topics: Adoption Born Given Had Knew Never Sister Up Who

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: September 30th, 1981

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