I did gymnastics when I was growing up and to this day I can still do the splits.
People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating.
I'm not just a normal guy. I'm a gymnast.
Gymnastics is my favorite Olympic sport, hands-down.
Romania doesn't have a big tradition of gymnastics as a fun activity. We were a little behind in this aspect.
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.
If there has not been such a thing as gymnastics, I would have had to invent it because I feel at one with the sport.
Gymnastics is so huge in the Olympics. There are a lot of fans who want to see more.
I think just being able to experience college gymnastics the way I have has allowed me to really express myself and have so much fun in the sport.
