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title: "1 Think Climbing Quotes By Adam Ondra"
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> [I think climbing deserves to be an Olympic sport, as it is one of the few natural movements - like swimming or running, things that people have been doing for a thousand years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ondra/i-think-climbing-deserves-to-be-an-olympic-sport-as-it-is-one-of-the/)

[Adam Ondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ondra/)

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## More by Adam Ondra

> [Normally, it's more efficient to climb fast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ondra/normally-it-s-more-efficient-to-climb-fast/)

[Adam Ondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ondra/)

> [I shriek when I am climbing at my absolute limit, but never shriek in the warm-up or when trying the moves. No matter how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ondra/i-shriek-when-i-am-climbing-at-my-absolute-limit-but-never-shriek-in/)

[Adam Ondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ondra/)

> [I didn't want to hike to the top of El Capitan and rappel down the route, and start fixing lines. For me it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ondra/i-didn-t-want-to-hike-to-the-top-of-el-capitan-and-rappel-down-the/)

[Adam Ondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ondra/)

> [I don't really think about why I climb, I just simply love it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ondra/i-don-t-really-think-about-why-i-climb-i-just-simply-love-it/)

[Adam Ondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ondra/)

> [I think speed climbing is kind of an artificial discipline. Climbers compete on the same holds and train on the same holds, which doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ondra/i-think-speed-climbing-is-kind-of-an-artificial-discipline-climbers/)

[Adam Ondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ondra/)

> [I think it's possible to climb the Dawn Wall in a single day. No matter what, it would be really, really hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ondra/i-think-it-s-possible-to-climb-the-dawn-wall-in-a-single-day-no/)

[Adam Ondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ondra/)

> [When I was young, I loved the feeling of escaping to the rocks on a Friday afternoon with my parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ondra/when-i-was-young-i-loved-the-feeling-of-escaping-to-the-rocks-on-a/)

[Adam Ondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ondra/)

> [Climbing in the Olympics would be my dream, but I'm not so optimistic that it will make it in 2020.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ondra/climbing-in-the-olympics-would-be-my-dream-but-i-m-not-so-optimistic/)

[Adam Ondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ondra/)

> [It's really difficult to climb effortlessly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ondra/it-s-really-difficult-to-climb-effortlessly/)

[Adam Ondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ondra/)

> [The harder routes you climb, the more interesting the climbing gets and the more crazy moves you are forced to figure out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ondra/the-harder-routes-you-climb-the-more-interesting-the-climbing-gets/)

[Adam Ondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ondra/)

> [I think in general the American scene is much more focused on bouldering, where in Europe they're more focused on sport climbing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ondra/i-think-in-general-the-american-scene-is-much-more-focused-on/)

[Adam Ondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ondra/)

> [I think climbing deserves to be an Olympic sport, as it is one of the few natural movements - like swimming or running, things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ondra/i-think-climbing-deserves-to-be-an-olympic-sport-as-it-is-one-of-the/)

[Adam Ondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ondra/)

> [My diet is mostly composed of whole-grain cereals, legumes, beans, lentils. Lots of cooked, baked, or steamed vegetables. Lots of spices like curcumin or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ondra/my-diet-is-mostly-composed-of-whole-grain-cereals-legumes-beans/)

[Adam Ondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ondra/)

> [I do not climb really dangerous stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ondra/i-do-not-climb-really-dangerous-stuff/)

[Adam Ondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ondra/)

> [For the Olympics, I'm mostly training in the gym, so I'm running laps on the standard speed wall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ondra/for-the-olympics-i-m-mostly-training-in-the-gym-so-i-m-running-laps/)

[Adam Ondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ondra/)

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