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
Sergei Bubka quotes about
clever computer mind small work
It is not enough to be strong, you must work with your mind and be a clever person who can calculate. It's like having a small computer in your head.
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.
track track-and-field fields
I began with track and field because this is what I know.
vaults events complicated
The pole vault is a very complicated event, there are many things involved.