How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens. — Alexander the Great Copy Share Image
The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. — Pierre de Coubertin Copy Share Image
It's really cool. I don't know how many people in the world have a silver medal. Maybe a thousand? — Nikola Jokic Copy Share Image
Watching Nyree Lewis get her medal in the 100 backstroke inspired me to want to go to a Paralympics and it just… — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
“Lucky people will focus on what’s in front of them rather than scrabbling about for what they’re searching for.” — Steve Backley Copy Share Image
I have always wanted an Olympic medal. I always wanted to see India's national flag going up at the podium. — Saina Nehwal Copy Share Image
Everybody in the Olympics is paid. Lindsay Vonn is going to make a million dollars whether she skis or not. — Dan Jenkins Copy Share Image
That's just the mystery in the air of the Olympics. It's full of dreams, and sometimes dreams don't come true. — Justin Gatlin Copy Share Image
I commend the IOC for its commitment to making sport inclusive and accessible. — Laurel Hubbard Copy Share Image
Having the ambition of becoming Olympic champion is a whole different ambition from wanting to be the greatest. — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
I was doing the family grocery shopping accompanied by two children, an event I hope to see included in the Olympics in… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Four years ago, I felt the importance of the Olympics and how it is different from other events. It's a completely different… — Kohei Uchimura Copy Share Image
High sticking, tripping, slashing, spearing, charging, hooking, fighting, unsportsmanlike conduct, interference, roughing…everything else is just figure skating. — Scotty Bowman Copy Share Image
“The only reason guys wanna play pool with girls is to see you leaning over the table, looking sexy. Not that I… — Jennifer Comeaux Copy Share Image
I think snowboarders have a unique experience when it comes to the Olympics because we have a pretty frequent competition circuit in… — Gretchen Bleiler Copy Share Image
In Athens I was 17 and I didn't have any expectations. I was just swimming fast and racing everybody. I didn't have… — Laure Manaudou Copy Share Image
When it comes to skateboards, it's hard because it's really a personal preference. Some people will like different shapes and sizes than… — Nyjah Huston Copy Share Image
I make fun of one of my teammates because she's like, I'm going to retire.' And that was after the Beijing Olympics.… — Jordan Larson Copy Share Image
I learned to skate in our garage. We lived in the country in Florida, it was sort of farmish, and there was… — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
“I wasn't even sure why I was getting this medal, really. No, that's not true. I knew why. It's like people you… — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
It takes a village to earn a spot representing your country, and I know that every single person who helped me get… — Gretchen Bleiler Copy Share Image
I've never felt that I was less of an athlete or not accomplished athletically because I didn't win an Olympic medal. It's… — Mary Decker Copy Share Image
The first few years I was competing, I'd ride so well in practice, then choke and fall in competition. Now I take… — Gretchen Bleiler Copy Share Image
Everyone saying, 'She'll bring back women's skating. This will be the one to watch at the Olympics.' And they say things that… — Gracie Gold Copy Share Image
The torch relay is an excellent embodiment of all that the Olympic Games have come to symbolise - a celebration of the… — Lakshmi Mittal Copy Share Image
At the 2012 Olympic Trials, I wanted to make a second Olympic team. I fell face first, and in a blink of… — Nastia Liukin Copy Share Image
