I thought celebrity meant Hollywood, that's it. I began to see that does include Olympians. People have so much respect for Olympians.

I made the cover of 'Sports Illustrated,' 'Newsweek' and 'Time' all in one week, and I didn't even know what that meant.

I thought I was going to retire at 20, and I was going to be a surgeon.

I come from a wonderful country with wonderful people.

I never thought I would be standing here, married to an All-American guy, living in Oklahoma. What a country.

Ceausescu thought I had only a few medals, but I have a room full of them in Bucharest, between 150-200 in all. They needed suitcases to haul them out.