The Olympic Games belong to the athletes and not to the politicians. — Avery Brundage Copy Share Image
There was a time where I was on top of the world, an Olympic hopeful. — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
Every city and country just has a different reason for wanting to host the [Olympic] games. — Gary Hustwit Copy Share Image
My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream. — Kristi Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
As a thrill in my career, the Olympics rank right up there with my two NCAA championships at Duke. — Christian Laettner Copy Share Image
Who cares if you get last place. This is the Olympics. Making it is the hard part. — Mirai Nagasu Copy Share Image
I've always loved public speaking, and that's something I definitely will pursue after the Olympics. — Lauren Gibbs Copy Share Image
Men of success meet with tragedy. It was the will of God that I won the Olympics, and it was the will… — Abebe Bikila Copy Share Image
Everybody wants to come out and win the gold, and sometimes it takes a personal best, sometimes it doesn't. But to be… — Michelle Carter Copy Share Image
I think skateboarding is hugely challenging - it teaches you self-confidence, it teaches you self-motivation, and it can be something that helps… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
The only thing I really, really want is for the U.S. to win again. Just to win another team gold. And, of… — Carly Patterson Copy Share Image
Kat and I were in our 20s when we won in '88. Our personalities were already established. We were ready to move… — Brian Boitano Copy Share Image
The time leading up to the 1996 Olympics was the most demanding and stressful of my career. The sport I had loved… — Dominique Moceanu Copy Share Image
It always has been a goal of mine to compete in the Olympics. Right after I graduated from college, I moved out… — Brittany Bowe Copy Share Image
I'm proud that I was able to use my recognition to, maybe, raise the awareness of skateboarding and help grow it, and… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
We're trying to learn from [Olympic] Beijing, which could be very intimidating. We've learned to expect it's power, it majesty and that… — Danny Boyle Copy Share Image
“When two souls stand on ice, it is easy to say which one is leading the movement and which one is following.… — Virgil Kalyana Mittata Iordache Copy Share Image
I never ever wanted to change my sport... Figure skating was my outlet, it was my breath, it was how I could… — Johnny Weir Copy Share Image
I decided to host my show 'Kiss and Cry' hoping that people actually want to participate and feel more familiar with figure… — Yuna Kim Copy Share Image
On the ice, I feel like I can become a different person, and the darker dramatics, the Black Swan, is confident: she's… — Kaetlyn Osmond Copy Share Image
I appreciate all the people I've met through curling. It's been woven through the story of my life. But that win-at-all-costs attitude… — Colleen Jones Copy Share Image
I get more gratification out of getting some obese person who had a heart attack running around and enjoying life within a… — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share Image
I do identify with Olympic athletes quite a lot because they have to push to reach a certain plateau and some of… — Lawrence Jordan Copy Share Image
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