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…

- Olga Korbut

Life is marvelous now because I have a tape recorder.

- Olga Korbut

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

I am a great realist in all aspects of life. Whatever I can do ... here it is.

- Olga Korbut

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

This ability to conquer oneself is no doubt the most precious of all things sports bestows.

- Olga Korbut

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

I've never wanted to be anything but a gymnast. Maybe it is dangerous-but when you start thinking about danger, you might as well give up.

- Olga Korbut

And, in nineteen seventy two Olympic Games I wasn't really going to be a star, and overnight I became a star.

- Olga Korbut