There was no child oncology in Uzbekistan and in Russia you don't have a chance because there are already so many on the waiting lists.

When you are on the podium nobody is asking you if you are 15 or 30 years old. What matters is who can do great gymnastics.

I feel about 18, but my mind is much more mature now, so it's a perfect combination.

I will find out what the normal life is like. I will be a coach. I have achieved everything I could achieve in gymnastics.

The kids are so much fun. I'm always taking a look over at what they're doing because it reminds me of when I was so small before.

I don't know how to thank everyone for all their help.

I could go to London in 2012. I will only be 37.

Some believe it's destiny, Some believe it's fate, but I believe that happiness is something we create.

So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs.

Grown men can learn from very little children for the hearts of little children are pure. Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss.

Lukashenko grabbed victory through force and lies.

Art is a refining and evocative translation of the materials of the world.

I am an atheist, I have no religious beliefs. And obviously I don’t believe in spirituality of some kind.

I feel like when I go on stage I feel so excited at the prospect that there will be a true connection.

You're extending hospitality, and hospitality is a big part of how politics works.

More valuable than treasures in a storehouse are the treasures of the body. The most valuable of all are the treasures of the heart.

There are few states, I suppose, which exact so severe a toll from one's nervous system as the anticipation of calamity.