Sergei Bubka
Sergei Bubka
Serhiy Nazarovych Bubkais a former Ukrainian pole vaulter. He represented the Soviet Union until its dissolution in 1991, was twice named Athlete of the Year by Track & Field News, and in 2012 was one of 24 athletes inducted as inaugural members of the International Association of Athletics Federations Hall of Fame...
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth4 February 1963
motivational athlete competition
The Olympics are always a special competition. It is very difficult to predict what will happen.
around-the-world strategy all-the-best
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.
firsts action
First do it, then say it.
sports running thinking
I love the pole vault because it is a professor's sport. One must not only run and jump, but one must think. Which pole to use, which height to jump, which strategy to use. I love it because the results are immediate and the strongest is the winner. Everyone knows it. In everyday life that is difficult to prove.
sports thinking needs
I think that, generally, you need to live with your sport 24 hours a day.
What is nice about this sport is that I am responsible for most everything.