A - Ambition: I always get what I want.

B - Bucharest: the place where she was born.

C - Curiosity: I want to discover everything that is new.

D - Discipline: without it you can’t do anything, it’s one of the main characteristics of a gymnast.

E - Effort: constantly made, for 16 years

F - Florin: My father’s name, who was also my grandfather’s, a plane pilot

G - Grace: one of the qualities that helped me win the Olympic gold medal on floor

H - Handball: a sport I did, my second favorite sport, after gymnastics

I - Izbasa: the name I got from my father.

J - Jocurile Olimpice (Olympic Games): the competition that made my dream come true

K - Kilos: the fight to keep yourself in shape.

L - Lupta (the fight): You should never give up, you should always believe and achieve your goal.

M - Music: If there is no music, there is nothing.

N - Noroc (luck): the talent is not enough, you also need luck.

O - Original

P - Professors: they are very important for me, they helped me arrive where I am now.

R - Raluca, her second surnamne, but also Roxana - her mother`s name.

S - Sol (floor), her favorite event.

T - Tones: the car that she got after the OG weighs almost 2 tones.

U - University (”Babes-Bolyai” in Cluj): the place where she is a student, first year at Kinetotherapy.

V - Victory: the part I enjoy the most. 

(source: Prosport)

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