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

The Olympics are always a special competition. It is very difficult to predict what will happen.

I have spoken with many former athletes, and they tell me the best time they had was in sports. I listen to them and use their experience in my career.

I think that focusing on the money, on the business, is not enough.

You need to work very hard, you have to spend a lot of time practicing your sport - six to seven hours daily.

The pole vault is a very complicated event, there are many things involved.

I decided to create a sports club during the Soviet times. It was my dream.