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> [Back in Romania, always I was struggling to compete with Vladislav Rastorotsky, the great Russian coach of Lyudmila Turishcheva. He was a powerful coach, internationally. I took him like the major challenge of my life, and pretty soon I'm beating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-karolyi/back-in-romania-always-i-was-struggling-to-compete-with-vladislav/)

[Bela Karolyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-karolyi/)

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## More by Bela Karolyi

> [My gymnasts are always the best-prepared in the world. And they win. In the end, that's what matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-karolyi/my-gymnasts-are-always-the-best-prepared-in-the-world-and-they-win-in/)

[Bela Karolyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-karolyi/)

> [I'm tired of being hunted all over. I can't go anywhere without criticism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-karolyi/i-m-tired-of-being-hunted-all-over-i-can-t-go-anywhere-without/)

[Bela Karolyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-karolyi/)

> [The ideal gymnast would be between 4 feet 7 and 5-2. I wouldn't be able to pinpoint an ideal height, however. It would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-karolyi/the-ideal-gymnast-would-be-between-4-feet-7-and-5-2-i-wouldn-t-be/)

[Bela Karolyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-karolyi/)

> [I still love to find and develop the young athletes in traditional ways. I like to watch the physical and mental growth. That has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-karolyi/i-still-love-to-find-and-develop-the-young-athletes-in-traditional/)

[Bela Karolyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-karolyi/)

> [A good 80 percent of the vault is still physical and another percentage of it, 20, 25 percent is mental. Mental is always the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-karolyi/a-good-80-percent-of-the-vault-is-still-physical-and-another/)

[Bela Karolyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-karolyi/)

> [The rest of the world laughed at American gymnastics before I came.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-karolyi/the-rest-of-the-world-laughed-at-american-gymnastics-before-i-came/)

[Bela Karolyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-karolyi/)

> [I am very familiar with Hungary, because I grew up in Romania, which borders it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-karolyi/i-am-very-familiar-with-hungary-because-i-grew-up-in-romania-which/)

[Bela Karolyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-karolyi/)

> [I consider myself very lucky that I could live my life through all the ups and downs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-karolyi/i-consider-myself-very-lucky-that-i-could-live-my-life-through-all/)

[Bela Karolyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-karolyi/)

> [You have to have competent people evaluating the athlete, not the housewives!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-karolyi/you-have-to-have-competent-people-evaluating-the-athlete-not-the/)

[Bela Karolyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-karolyi/)

> [Back in Romania, always I was struggling to compete with Vladislav Rastorotsky, the great Russian coach of Lyudmila Turishcheva. He was a powerful coach,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-karolyi/back-in-romania-always-i-was-struggling-to-compete-with-vladislav/)

[Bela Karolyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-karolyi/)

> [What is a better way to prove that your methods work than by winning? I have proved that my methods work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-karolyi/what-is-a-better-way-to-prove-that-your-methods-work-than-by-winning/)

[Bela Karolyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-karolyi/)

> [Just like an animal, when you want to survive, you don't think anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-karolyi/just-like-an-animal-when-you-want-to-survive-you-don-t-think-anymore/)

[Bela Karolyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-karolyi/)

> [I know gymnastics. It's always been a subjective appreciation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-karolyi/i-know-gymnastics-it-s-always-been-a-subjective-appreciation/)

[Bela Karolyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-karolyi/)

> [In gymnastics, smaller will always be better in many ways. The stress in the head, that will be the same for all. But the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-karolyi/in-gymnastics-smaller-will-always-be-better-in-many-ways-the-stress/)

[Bela Karolyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-karolyi/)

> [What makes the vault so spectacular is because it's a very athletic type of event, where it needs a lot of speed, a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-karolyi/what-makes-the-vault-so-spectacular-is-because-it-s-a-very-athletic/)

[Bela Karolyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-karolyi/)

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