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In her new memoir Off Balance, Olympic gymnast Dominique Moceanu reveals some shocking secrets about her life and family. ET's Christina McLarty sat down with Moceanu for a wide-ranging interview about her biggest challenges and she also responds directly to questions from some ET Facebook fans.

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Watch the video to hear the gold medal-winning gymnast talk about the difficulty of leaving home at age 17 to escape an abusive environment. 

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Moceanu also responds to questions about how her life has changed since competing in the Olympics and reveals whether her own children are following in her footsteps to pursue gymnastics.