BURLINGTON, Mass. (WHDH) -- Needham native Aly Raisman showed her love for her Burlington-based gymnastics coach Tuesday when she thanked him after she won the gold medal. She even put the medal around his neck.

Raisman tweeted, So thankful for Mihai! Words cant describe how much he means to me and how much I appreciate everything!!

You know, its the dream of your life, said Mihai Brestyan, Alys coach.

Raisman isnt Brestyans first Olympic superstar -- four years ago it was Alicia Sacramone. If you hang around the Burlington gym long enough youll get the sense that there are more star gymnasts to come.

I think hes a big coach. Everybody is looking at him like how to teach the girls really well and theyre all like Wow hes the big girls coach, Alys coach, so I guess for the girls hes a big example, said Sabrina Howell, a parent of a 5-year-old gymnast at Brestyans gym.

Brestyans training schedule for potential Olympic superstars is rigorous -- they train five days a week, sometimes twice a day. But his record for producing superstar gymnasts may be unmatched.

Video: Team USA Coach Mihai talks about golden moment

He believes in the gymnasts and he just pushes them to that level, he pushes the kids to believe that theyre going to make it, said Debbie Naka, a gymnastics coach.

Raisman will compete for another gold medal on Thursday.

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