Olga Korbut quotes

Olga Korbut is a Russian-born gymnast who gained international fame during the 1972 Olympic Games. Her performances introduced new levels of difficulty and artistry to women’s gymnastics. She became an iconic figure, inspiring generations of athletes around the world. Here are 26 of her quotes:

I am not interested in medals or titles. I don't need them. I need the love of the public and I fight for it. (Olga Korbut)
But let me do I will show the world what gymnastics looks like. Well may be this is a future gymnastics. View quote
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But, I couldn't live without creation gymnastics. View quote
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I would say this is not negative this is h, a hard part in gymnastics. You can't eat, whatever you want to eat. And what kind of meal you're supposed to have, you can't. View quote
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It's better to have a rich soul than to be rich. View quote
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And from that nineteen sixty four, this was my goal to go to Olympic Games. And I realized what does it mean, Olympic Games, like big celebration. View quote
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And, in nineteen seventy two Olympic Games I wasn't really going to be a star, and overnight I became a star. View quote
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Anyway I will go same road because I, I was born in gymnastics. This is my, how to say, my life and my duty. View quote
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This is probably why, my life is easier, and my family is very happy, because we never lie each other. This is probably all people supposed to feel each other, so be always in all of the world they'll be peace. View quote
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Then I was lucky I met with my future husband, and I started new life with my husband, and I was happy again. He was a musician. I start to travel with him through Europe also and around the former Soviet Union. View quote
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I think if I wasn't in very high level, I never will be in the team. Cause I was high, in very high level. (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. I feel I have good shape, and I can do it elements everything, but, it's not competition for me. View quote
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I think this is all my life. Because if I was split gymnastics and something else like far, fun or to go with friends. No, this, you're supposed to one go, one straight road and to do every day. And touch the wall, of the goal. View quote
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Thank god, and now all I have are, twenty one years together, in January and, you know, I, you know I forgot this all about things. And anyway the first place is good thing. View quote
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How many people in the world is, each of them is individual. And I like to eat bread, somebody don't like that. You know this is the same in gymnastics. View quote
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Remember before nineteen seventy two Olympic Games I was total skinny, I was small, very strong, they may be don't like to see a gymnastics like that. I don't know but, gymnastics, might. Nineteen seventy two supposed to be change somewhere. View quote
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And I suggested to change very simple way to Olympic Games, in one competition, two different levels. Separate from, until sixteen, and after sixteen years old. View quote
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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, how, how many years have I, fifty five, something like that. Forty three years old. And I feel like seventeen, like twenty five years ago. View quote
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Up to nineteen seventy six when I quit gymnastics I was very, disappointed because I didn't have anything which is, live with. I didn't have a friend so I didn't have a coach anymore. View quote
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I'd been ready too, because before Olympic Games, I wasn't compete in big competition like, World Championship, like European Championship. I just competed in national competition. View quote
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Finally I almost dropped gymnastics because I couldn't live without create, and you know, and then, all public in the world start to say, we don't want to see gymnastics without OLGA. (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 months before this why this is was not very good for me. I'd been ready to go, you know. View quote
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And we lost a lot because of that, and I think this is future gymnastics to separate ages. Because kids can do it more than adult. A woman and adult woman can show more than the small kids. View quote
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But probably this is helps to win, to win, to gold, more gold medals, and to win most my important medal, heart of people. This is most important for me. View quote
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I think I spent all my life in gymnastics. And if you will ask me I want to change something in your past life, no. I will go same. View quote
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Olga Korbut

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Occupation: Russian Athlete
Born: May 16, 1955
Quotes count: 26