The important thing is not to retreat; you have to master yourself. Olga Korbut More Quotes by Olga Korbut More Quotes From Olga Korbut Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat; you have to master yourself. Olga Korbut new-beginningsrecoverygymnastics This ability to conquer oneself is no doubt the most precious of all things sports bestows. Olga Korbut athletemotivationalsports 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. Olga Korbut gamessportsmean Its better to have a rich soul than to be rich. Olga Korbut richessoulsports Anyway I will go same road because I, I was born in gymnastics. This is my, how to say, my life and my duty. Olga Korbut gymnasticsbornduty I am not interested in medals or titles. I dont need them. I need the love of the public and I fight for it. Olga Korbut titlesfightingsports 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. Olga Korbut gymnasticslifepast 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. Olga Korbut threetwentiesyears I am a great realist in all aspects of life. Whatever I can do ... here it is. Olga Korbut aspects-of-liferealistcan-do 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. Olga Korbut husbandeuropetravel 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. Olga Korbut gymnasticswallfun Life is marvelous now because I have a tape recorder. Olga Korbut tapegymnasticslife-is 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. Olga Korbut gymnasticssportsnegative 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. Olga Korbut nineteengymnasticssix 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. Olga Korbut teamgamessports 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 teamsportsthinking 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. Olga Korbut gymnasticsstrongsports If there has not been such a thing as gymnastics, I would have had to invent it because I feel at one with the sport. Olga Korbut gymnasticsmotivationalsports 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. Olga Korbut simplesportsyears 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. Olga Korbut gymnasticssportspeople
