I burnt myself out of skating. I was ready to focus on being a mom. — Kristi Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal. — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
The good feeling I get from contributing rivals anything I felt on the Olympic stand in Albertville. — Kristi Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
A goal of making it to the Olympic Games has motivated me to work very hard in my sport. — Laurie Hernandez Copy Share Image
You take records with a pinch of salt. Take Usain Bolt: someone will be quicker than him one day. These things aren't… — Robert Green Copy Share Image
After getting a gold medal I could celebrate but also was trying to keep the emotions at bay. — Emma McKeon Copy Share Image
I've got this thing with skating and school - to see how much I can accomplish. — Debi Thomas Copy Share Image
It takes about eight years to develop as an Olympic athlete, very few athletes actually who go there win medal in their… — Abhinav Bindra Copy Share Image
I'm very impressed. All the crowds I've seen are very enthusiastic. It's not the first time every seat hasn't been sold at… — Dick Pound Copy Share Image
Competing at the Olympics is the pinnacle of your career. Everything is amplified, and you feel so proud to represent your country.… — Allyson Felix Copy Share Image
“I can do what Olympians couldn’t do. Of course they couldn’t do it because they were infants when I picked a moment… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
In group lesson number six I think we learned how to turn backwards and then just kind of wiggle. That wasn't really… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
But as an amateur, the highest level you can box at is the Olympics. I did that at 18 and felt it… — Billy Joe Saunders Copy Share Image
I'm just so excited. We all are. We've been waiting for this [the gold medal] for years now and it's finally here.… — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
When I was going through my transition of being famous, I tried to ask God, why was I here? What was my… — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
If I had to pick one exact moment when we were live on air and something very, very special happened it was… — Jill Douglas Copy Share Image
I think the Invictus Games is something the world needs to know more about. What it does for the competitors and what… — John Cena Copy Share Image
My youngest son's pre-school class was recently asked what their dads do for work. The responses were things like, my dad sells… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
“I don't get or like human interest. Back before the Plague, it had ruined all sorts of stuff. The Olympics for one.… — John Ringo Copy Share Image
The obvious precedent for Beijing 2008 was the Berlin Olympics, in 1936. Both were showcases for a muscle-flexing nation, although Hitler made… — Anthony Lane Copy Share Image
(About importance of focusing on one sport at a time) I've never tried to do that, we have more of a holistic… — Trey Hardee Copy Share Image
Maybe there's a little girl who thinks she can be an Olympic athlete, and she sees all the things I struggled through… — Lolo Jones Copy Share Image
I'll tell you one of the great activities is skateboarding. To learn to do a skateboard trick, how many times do you… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
The Olympics is not really about the sport, it's about the story behind the person. You keep the sport relatively simple to… — Kurt Angle Copy Share Image
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