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Nastia Liukin [1989-0] American
Rank: 102
Athlete, Gymnast


Anastasia Valeryevna "Nastia" Liukin is a Russian American retired artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic individual all-around champion, the 2005 and 2007 world champion on the balance beam, and the 2005 world champion on the uneven bars. 

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I've missed being able to flip in the air, flip on the beam and swing on the bars.
101
I'm just trying to really take it one day at a time, because for me - and I know this sounds cliche, whatever - I achieved my ultimate goal, and nothing can really top that, you know?
102
I don't want to repeat my mistakes.
103
The first time I walked into the Olympic athlete village seeing the Visa ATM machine with my picture on it and the Chinese characters saying 'Destiny.' For some reason, it just boosted my confidence and it was before I had even worked out or had my first training or competed.
104
I also want to get out there in the world and do some acting and fashion and modeling.
105
Gymnastics, especially in my family, is more than a sport. It's our life, it's our careers, it's our family business. Sports
106
I'm showing the younger generation your career doesn't have to be over when you're 16-years-old.
107
I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors.
108
I take it a little bit hard on myself because I'm comparing myself a lot, and that's the kind of person I am because I'm so competitive, but it's also good, because I am competitive, so it kind of kicks you in the butt.
109
You ask any person in the U.S. and they know who Mary Lou Retton is.
110
Supergirl is such an iconic brand, and for me to be able to be the new face of it is extremely exciting.
111
Like at home, I don't wear heels. But everywhere else I go, I wear heels.
112
I brought a lot of my own pieces of clothes to the design room when I first met with the design team just so they could see what my style was like.
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