39 Quotes by Sergei Bubka

I was just trying to help out. It was unexpected and a decision had to be made quickly.

We would like to have the normal procedures as at previous games. We hope and expect everything will be agreed before Turin.

We lost two sports but we did not get anyone in. This has created a lot of concerns and worries.

You must have the ability, if I may say so, to use such a high grip. You must have perfect technique. Then you can move to a higher grip.

Even now, I want to keep my amateur spirit, to spend my time, to be in the sport with all my heart.

First do it, then say it.

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.

Often you need to take some risk, but it must be a realistic risk, you can’t take a crazy risk.

I have bought pole vault equipment, the landing areas, posts, which costs a lot of money. We pay for coaches.