Olga Korbut

But probably this is helps to win, to win, to gold, more gold medals, and to win most my important medal, heart…

— Olga Korbut

I feel great. I feel younger. And I don't feel anything at all. I don't know who knows, but right now I'm,…

— Olga Korbut

Anyway I will go same road because I, I was born in gymnastics. This is my, how to say, my life and…

— Olga Korbut

Life is marvelous now because I have a tape recorder.

— Olga Korbut

If there has not been such a thing as gymnastics, I would have had to invent it because I feel at one…

— Olga Korbut

I think if I wasn't in very high level, I never will be in the team. Cause I was high, in very…

— Olga Korbut

Finally I almost dropped gymnastics because I couldn't live without create, and you know, and then, all public in the world start…

— Olga Korbut

But let me do I will show the world what gymnastics looks like. Well may be this is a future gymnastics.

— Olga Korbut

Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. that's only the initial impression. the important this is not to retreat;…

— Olga Korbut

Because up to sixteen years old you feel gymnastics more. You can show your emotion, grace, like woman gymnastics, not kid's gymnastics.…

— Olga Korbut

I've never wanted to be anything but a gymnast. Maybe it is dangerous-but when you start thinking about danger, you might as…

— Olga Korbut

I think I spent all my life in gymnastics. And if you will ask me I want to change something in your…

— Olga Korbut

I am not interested in medals or titles. I dont need them. I need the love of the public and I fight…

— Olga Korbut

I would say this is not negative this is h, a hard part in gymnastics. You can't eat, whatever you want to…

— Olga Korbut

Remember before nineteen seventy two Olympic Games I was total skinny, I was small, very strong, they may be don't like to…

— Olga Korbut

This ability to conquer oneself is no doubt the most precious of all things sports bestows.

— Olga Korbut

And in nineteen seventy two I almost wasn't, on the team, but I knew about it just before Olympic Games for three…

— Olga Korbut

And we lost a lot because of that, and I think this is future gymnastics to separate ages. Because kids can do…

— Olga Korbut

Up to nineteen seventy six when I quit gymnastics I was very, disappointed because I didn't have anything which is, live with.…

— Olga Korbut

And from that nineteen sixty four, this was my goal to go to Olympic Games. And I realized what does it mean,…

— Olga Korbut

It's better to have a rich soul than to be rich.

— Olga Korbut

And, in nineteen seventy two Olympic Games I wasn't really going to be a star, and overnight I became a star.

— Olga Korbut

And I suggested to change very simple way to Olympic Games, in one competition, two different levels. Separate from, until sixteen, and…

— Olga Korbut

This is probably why, my life is easier, and my family is very happy, because we never lie each other. This is…

— Olga Korbut

But, I couldn't live without creation gymnastics.

— Olga Korbut