Dominique Moceanu quotes

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)

As a competitive gymnast, my life has always been filled with challenges that would ultimately define my future. From day one, I was taught to be prepared at all costs.

Dominique Moceanu

We need to educate our elite coaches more and have a better approach to teaching the athletes about how to be healthy rather than berate them, humiliate them, use tactics that could scar them for life.

Dominique Moceanu

Training with Bela and Marta Karolyi took the joy out of the Olympics for me. I look back and feel there was a lot of verbal and physical abuse. For years, I felt it was my problem.

Dominique Moceanu

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.

Dominique Moceanu

Since my mother is an extremely devoted Christian Orthodox woman, she prayed a great deal and taught me how to pray.

Dominique Moceanu

The time leading up to the 1996 Olympics was the most demanding and stressful of my career. The sport I had loved so much was slowly becoming a nightmare as I trained with Bela and Marta Karolyi the summer before the Olympics.

Dominique Moceanu

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

Dominique Moceanu

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

I was 26 years old when I found out that I had a sister who I never knew existed.

Dominique Moceanu

Gymnastics is the greatest sport in the world, and one of the hardest, but we have to watch out for domineering male figures who try to belittle and scream at young girls. (Dominique Moceanu)

I certainly believe that having my husband be in my life has been a tremendous blessing.

Dominique Moceanu

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

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

Dominique Moceanu

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Occupation: American Athlete
Born: September 30, 1981
Quotes count: 14

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