Dominique Moceanu Inspirational Quotes (7)

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

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

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.

It's human nature to be timid in the face of obstacles, but I have learned to believe that challenges are opportunities for genius to shine. In order to feel alive, we have to accomplish things that we once believed we could not.

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.

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.

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.