Every generation comes with a unique athlete, I don't think anybody wants to be the next Nadia; they want to be themselves.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The Olympic dream was born in 2010 during the qualifications to Vancouver. And when I was watching those Olympics from the sidelines, I felt that I wanted to have my Games. I understood that it wouldn't be easy to make them, especially now that in Russia there are a lot of strong girls.
Every person has to keep in mind that they can grow up and reach the top, no matter where they are born, whether it's in Russia, in Ukraine, in Europe; they've still got the opportunity to show their talent and the culture of their people.
It feels so good to be the World Athlete of the Year.
Having the ambition of becoming Olympic champion is a whole different ambition from wanting to be the greatest.
We train and work so hard in our sport, we would be nothing less than a warrior. Day in, day out, this is our life. It's everything. The Olympic dream.
I always said I wanted an Olympic medal. It's the pinnacle of any athlete's career.
Finally I almost dropped gymnastics because I couldn't live without create, and you know, and then, all public in the world start to say, we don't want to see gymnastics without OLGA.
That people believe I can be Olympic champ, it just spurs me on.
Every athlete wants to win an Olympic gold medal, and I'd be lying if I said that's not what I wanted.
We're focusing on producing top, great athletes for the Olympics.