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 Quote

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 Quote

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 Quote

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

Because up to sixteen years old you feel gymnastics more. You can show your emotion, grace, like woman gymnastics, not kid's gymnastics. I feel I have good shape, and I can do it elements everything, but, it's not competition for me.
- Olga Korbut Quote

But let me do I will show the world what gymnastics looks like. Well may be this is a future gymnastics.
- Olga Korbut Quote

Finally I almost dropped gymnastics because I couldn't live without create, and you know, and then, all public in the world start to say, we don't want to see gymnastics without OLGA.
- Olga Korbut Quote

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 Quote

I am not interested in medals or titles. I don't need them. I need the love of the public and I fight for it.
- Olga Korbut Quote

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 Quote

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 Quote

It's better to have a rich soul than to be rich.
- Olga Korbut Quote

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 Quote

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 Quote

This is probably why, my life is easier, and my family is very happy, because we never lie each other. This is probably all people supposed to feel each other, so be always in all of the world they'll be peace.
- Olga Korbut Quote