First do it, then say it.

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.

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

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

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

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

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