Sergei Bubka quotes

Sergei Bubka is a Ukrainian pole vaulter widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the sport. His dominance is reflected in numerous world records and a gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He has also served as a prominent sports administrator and advocate for athletics. Here are 22 of his quotes:

I am alone, some people help me, but, basically, I can do what I want. (Sergei Bubka)
I think that, generally, you need to live with your sport 24 hours a day. View quote
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The pole vault is a very complicated event, there are many things involved. View quote
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Often you need to take some risk, but it must be a realistic risk, you can't take a crazy risk. View quote
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My main idea was to create a sports facility for the basics. This is why I established the club. View quote
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I think that focusing on the money, on the business, is not enough. View quote
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You need to work very hard, you have to spend a lot of time practicing your sport - six to seven hours daily. View quote
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And, of course, method is very important as is a high-quality specialist (trainer) working with you to keep you going in the right direction for your improvement and to help create results. View quote
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People come from around the world and can understand each other without even speaking the same languages! View quote
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I decided to create a sports club during the Soviet times. It was my dream. View quote
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I began with track and field because this is what I know. (Sergei Bubka)
My policy was just to give good things for sports in my region. View quote
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The strategy of my coach and me was that we looked at pictures of all the best pole vaulters from around the world, and we took the best parts from them, and we created a person that had never existed. We then started to work toward being such a person. View quote
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Even now I want to keep my amateur spirit, to spend my time, to be in the sport with all my heart. View quote
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I have spoken with many former athletes, and they tell me the best time they had was in sports. I listen to them and use their experience in my career. View quote
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I have bought pole vault equipment, the landing areas, posts, which costs a lot of money. We pay for coaches. View quote
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The Olympics are always a special competition, it is very difficult to predict what will happen. View quote
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What is nice about this sport is that I am responsible for most everything. View quote
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We started with that, basically to help kids, and then we created a pole vault school, which is part of the club and exists to this day. The club and school exist. View quote
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Sports life is very short. View quote
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Of course, the psychological part, the tactics, is very important. (Sergei Bubka)
Today I have 35 people who work in the club and associated businesses. View quote
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Sergei Bubka

Sergei Bubka - Image
Photo: Sportsforpeace; cropped by Blackcat, CC BY 3.0
Occupation: Ukrainian Athlete
Born: December 4, 1963
Quotes count: 22