Olympics Quotes · Page 30

The Olympics represent a global standard - for men, for women, for athletics.

— Rain Dove

Skateboarding was the only thing I was ever good at. Growing up, I was doing that from, like, dusk till dawn.

— D.J. Cotrona

Having the balance to be able to stay on the board in skating and surfing gives you all-around much better balance.

— Shaun White

I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a…

— Gail Devers

It is a great feeling that I am the first Indian to win a gold medal in track event in world juniors.

— Hima Das

To realise the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal at the Olympics.

— Ritu Ghatourey

Classic music will always come across better on the ice because skating has such a rich history, rooted in tradition.

— Gracie Gold

When I was 5, I was always joking around like, 'Oh man, I wanna go to the Olympics.'

— Laurie Hernandez

The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation, the kind of international competition that's wholesome and healthy, an interplay between countries…

— John Williams

I think that's something to look forward to: The new Gracie Gold at the Olympics. In 2014, you'll see a lot of…

— Gracie Gold

My father used to say, The only limit to your success is your own imagination. I believed that, like, Im still coming…

— Shonda Rhimes

I was always a fan but me and Kevin Pattero, he was a friend of mine who trained for the Olympic games…

— Ric Flair

Now I know the difference between a rousing reception and a pat on the back. Now I know the difference between a…

— Gagan Narang

In terms of my career, having the gold definitely changed my life. The Olympics are different, you know? They're every four years…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

Skateboarding is interesting. You can't really practice it as much. It takes a big toll on your body. Your legs get really…

— Nyjah Huston

People really criticize professional athletes going into the Olympics. People don't like change. A bunch of people don't like the Olympics now…

— Larry Ellison

The other girls [in team] have experience. They've been competing on a lot of international world-class stages. They knew what to expect…

— Gabby Douglas

The big push for me is the Olympics this year. If I'm healthy, I'm not worried about my ranking. I think I…

— Venus Williams

I definitely carry a little bit of a burden with me, being a gay athlete going to the Olympics. I think that…

— Gus Kenworthy

Walking along past the store windows, into which she peers with her usual eagerness, her usual sense that maybe, today, she will…

— Margaret Atwood

If anyone here is secretly dreaming of making the Olympics, I can tell you exactly how to do it, two words: Sustained…

— Brad Alan Lewis

If you are not a skater, you probably can't imagine what I mean. I could try to tell you by saying it's…

— Sonja Henie

My dad usually never has time for my skating, which is OK because they have to make a living somehow. For them…

— Mirai Nagasu

My own feeling about JJ, without knowing anything about him, was that he might have been a gay person, because he had…

— Nick Hornby

Whenever you put on the Canadian jersey, it's an honor and it would be a huge honor to represent us at the…

— Joe Thornton

I'd rather have one gold medal and 10 caps than 200 caps and no gold.

— Karen Carney

If you don't think it's possible to win five golds, go talk to Michael Phelps.

— Mikaela Shiffrin

People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating.

— Shawn Johnson

I think you learn how to fall well when you're figure skating. Your reflexes are very acute.

— Jud Tylor

You can't go to college and develop into an Olympics champion. It takes too much time, too much training.

— Sonja Henie

It's a beautiful feeling to be out on the ice, breathing in the cold air and hearing the blades hit the ice.…

— Allison Janney

And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very…

— Scott Hamilton

The European countries are really hoping to do well in the Olympics. If they win gold medals, they can use them as…

— David Letterman

Growing up, I would never have thought that I'd be a double Olympic champion, with a lovely home and beautiful kids.

— Mo Farah

I'm the national champion of Jamaica now, I go into the Olympics like this.

— Yohan Blake

My proficiency with ballet was on a steep decline the more I skated.

— Tessa Virtue

Our big hope is to get to the Olympics and win the first beach volleyball gold medal - if we can make…

— Karch Kiraly

The Olympic Movement is a 20th century religion. Where there is no injustice of caste, of race, of family, of wealth.

— Avery Brundage

People could see in me who I am now, an Olympic champ, the best in the world.

— Cathy Freeman

Sometimes, as an athlete, you think everything you touch can turn into gold.

— Robert Horry