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medal and on the last day of the competitions I won another two bronze medals
in the vault and beam events.
Without sounding too proud, I must say that many people were astonished of
how I managed to win four medals. I told them that in life if you have confidence
in yourself, a lot of courage and you have a strong will, you will do it. I think
that I could not have paid back my supporters in a better way. Finally, the
summary of my career achievements reads as follows: 5 Olympic medals, 16 World
Championship medals - 9 of them being gold and 9 European Championships
medals - with 5 of them being gold.
I decided to call it a day in 1998 and since then I have been coaching and
I have also become an international judge and a member of the Romanian
Olympic Committee. Meanwhile, I have also finished my studies at the University
of Sport and in the future I would like to become a University teacher. Finally,
I must say that it has been my pleasure to be here with you all and I must say
that it was a wonderful experience in my lifetime and remember "In life where
there is a will, there is a way!"
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