Even now, I want to keep my amateur spirit, to spend my time, to be in the sport with all my heart. Sergei Bubka More Quotes by Sergei Bubka More Quotes From Sergei Bubka I love the pole vault because it is a professor's sport. One must not only run and jump, but one must think. Which pole to use, which height to jump, which strategy to use. I love it because the results are immediate and the strongest is the winner. Everyone knows it. In everyday life that is difficult to prove. Sergei Bubka runningsportsthinking 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. Sergei Bubka all-the-beststrategyworld First do it, then say it. Sergei Bubka actionfirsts I think that, generally, you need to live with your sport 24 hours a day. Sergei Bubka sportsneedsthinking 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. Sergei Bubka careersathletesports The pole vault is a very complicated event, there are many things involved. Sergei Bubka vaultseventscomplicated The Olympics are always a special competition. It is very difficult to predict what will happen. Sergei Bubka competitionathletemotivational I decided to create a sports club during the Soviet times. It was my dream. Sergei Bubka clubsdreamsports People come from around the world and can understand each other without even speaking the same languages! Sergei Bubka talkingpeopleworld I have bought pole vault equipment, the landing areas, posts, which costs a lot of money. We pay for coaches Sergei Bubka vaultscostpay Often you need to take some risk, but it must be a realistic risk, you can't take a crazy risk. Sergei Bubka riskcrazyneeds You need to work very hard, you have to spend a lot of time practicing your sport - six to seven hours daily. Sergei Bubka squashsportsneeds 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. Sergei Bubka qualityimportanthelping I think that focusing on the money, on the business, is not enough. Sergei Bubka saving-moneymoneythinking I am alone, some people help me, but, basically, I can do what I want. Sergei Bubka wanthelpingpeople I began with track and field because this is what I know. Sergei Bubka track-and-fieldtrackfields My policy was just to give good things for sports in my region. Sergei Bubka good-thingssportsgiving Athletics is the most fundamental of all sports and the way the world sees athletics influences the way it views all sports, we must be more proactive and even more transparent in our aggressive pursuit of a zero tolerance policy against doping cheats. Sergei Bubka sports I am aware that the IAAF has already opened a dossier on this issue based on allegations of serious doping infractions. It is IAAF policy not to comment on pending doping cases. Sergei Bubka world Of course, the psychological part, the tactics, is very important. Sergei Bubka veryparttacticsimportant
