The strategy of my coach and me was that we looked at pictures of all the best pole vaulters from around the world, and we took the best parts from them, and we created a person that had never existed. We then started to work toward being such a person.

People come from around the world and can understand each other without even speaking the same languages!

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

I think that, generally, you need to live with your sport 24 hours a day.

I am alone, some people help me, but, basically, I can do what I want.

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

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