Olga Korbut Quotes

I was a gymnast when I was little, like 8, 9, 10.

I have always been a huge fan of gymnastics.

I think gymnastics was associated with the 10. I thought that belonged to the sport, and somehow we gave it way.

My first experience with gymnastics was when I was in daycare. We took a field trip to a gym, and I was hooked.

I did rhythmic gymnastics and I absolutely adored it. I was in the squad for Sussex. I wasn't stupendous, but it was something that I was good at and I really loved the combination of discipline and expression. That, to me, was just dreamy.

I've always had an undeniable love for gymnastics.

Gymnastics is my favorite Olympic sport, hands-down.

Gymnastics has given me everything in my life. I will continue to stay involved and try to give back to the sport that has given me so much.

Definitely gymnastics, because I was a gymnast for 11 years. That's my thing. My girlfriend Betty Okino was in the 1992 Olympics and won a bronze medal. She's a gymnast. So I'm a huge fan.

I did gymnastics when I was growing up and to this day I can still do the splits.

But, I couldn't live without creation gymnastics.

Gymnastics is so complex.

I love surfing, rock climbing, cycling - all that stuff. But it's just amazing that I can inspire people with my running. It's humbling, really.

I was a gymnast for years.

I do tumbling and flips; there's a gym I go to for that.

The thing with gymnastics is people don't always know the events. So they'll ask me about the rings, and I'll have to say, 'Women don't do that.' Or they'll use the wrong words, like horse instead of vault. They get confused.

Floor exercise, the longest you run is two or three steps. In the vault, it's not a whole lot more than that.

Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion.

I had ridiculous amounts of energy. Mom's like, you're driving me crazy - do you want to try gymnastics? From the moment I started it, I loved it and it kind of was like storybook from there.

The gymnastic events are really what I tune into the Summer Olympics for.

Gymnastics is so huge in the Olympics. There are a lot of fans who want to see more.

I started gymnastics when I was six years old. I was at day care, and they took us on a field trip to a gym club, Bannon's Gymnastix in Houston, and that's how I got started.

I got into rhythmic gymnastics when I was four years old.

I've always had a fascination with gymnastics, since I was a kid. It was the one thing at the Olympics that I would be like, 'Mom can I stay up late to watch gymnastics?'

I love playing cricket. I wake up every morning and I can't see myself doing anything else.