Bela Karolyi Inspirational Quotes (7)

A good 80 percent of the vault is still physical and another percentage of it, 20, 25 percent is mental. Mental is always the mental strength, the confidence building up to that contest or repetition, practice, practice, and practice.

This team just wasn't good enough today, but they had the unity I always wanted. To have an American team like this has always been a dream of mine.

I still love to find and develop the young athletes in traditional ways. I like to watch the physical and mental growth. That has always been very exciting.

You have to have competent people evaluating the athlete, not the housewives!

The Olympics shows the community what gymnastics is all about.

I consider myself very lucky that I could live my life through all the ups and downs.

I know gymnastics. It's always been a subjective appreciation.