Every single race that I get on the podium in biathlon, I'm shocked. — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
I feel very fortunate. I feel like an Olympian. When I watch the Olympics, I cry because I have been through that… — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
It's been said that, while growing up, I ate meals with my skates on. It's true. — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
From 8 to 19, I was skateboarding every single day. That was my life. I worked at a skate shop. I watched skate videos. — Ryan McGinley Copy Share Image
My childhood dream was to win the Olympics, and I've done that. Everything else is icing on the cake. — Lindsey Vonn Copy Share Image
“The man can kiss like it's an Olympic event and he's going for the gold.” — Sherryl Woods Copy Share Image
The Olympics is not for tennis and tennis does not need the Olympics. It is not my goal in life to win… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up. — Simone Biles Copy Share Image
The Paralympics will grip audiences and the public will get used to seeing disabled people. They will see that they are just… — Alex Brooker Copy Share Image
“There are three types of people in this world. Firstly, there are people who make things happen. Then there are people who… — Steve Backley Copy Share Image
Before I was an actor I was a break dancer, one of those street performers you see. I guess my introduction into… — Cuba Gooding, Jr Copy Share Image
Having an Olympic medal validates that you can be a successful freeskier... It's like a credential that sticks with you the rest… — Gus Kenworthy Copy Share Image
My weaknesses are my jumps. The reason is that although I land them in practice, when I actually compete or perform, I… — Oksana Baiul Copy Share Image
Well, having a pint is not going to stop you from winning a gold medal, but for me the question was 'is… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
One naively thinks that by winning the Olympics, it's going to be this switch, and then your life is going to be… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
My all-time favourite political promise - more a boast than a promise, really - came from former Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau, who… — Martin O'Malley Copy Share Image
Skateboarding, like graffiti, will never be tamed. No matter how much they monetize it, no matter how big it gets, no matter… — Jeffrey Deitch Copy Share Image
I got beat real hard and heavy in the Olympic Games in 1968 by a guy who swam an incredible race one… — Mark Spitz Copy Share Image
Growing up in Huntington Beach, you were either a traditional sports athlete, a skateboarder, or a surfer. I got my first skateboard… — Jason Lee Copy Share Image
I wanted to take up a sport the real way and see if I actually had athletic ability. And then I happened… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
If you offer athletes stipends, then you're into pay-for-play, and that's the ballgame. People should realize that, and they should realize that… — Charlie Pierce Copy Share Image
How do you say one actor is better than another actor? You can definitely say that in the Olympics if it's the… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
I think educating myself has been huge. I feel like the way it's presented in the media is that if you got… — Kerri Walsh Copy Share Image
I'm not the athlete I was when I was training for the Olympics in '92 or when I was working out every… — Summer Sanders Copy Share Image
My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you're serious, and I've always liked it. — Bonnie Blair Copy Share Image
I'm happy because I got another medal. It's a competition and it's ice and anything can happen. — Irina Slutskaya Copy Share Image
That's what the Olympics are about, is these tight games that bring out performances that make us really proud. — Stephanie Labbe Copy Share Image
Let's not forget that the Paralympics, just like the Olympics, are built on a rich history. — Stella Young Copy Share Image
Because Great Britain has self-confidence, it doesn't need a monumental Olympics. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
“If feeling yourself up had been an Olympic event, I'd have taken home the gold medal” — Beverly Diehl Copy Share Image
I always tell Bobby he was up in the air so so long that I had had time to shower and change… — Bobby Orr Copy Share Image
When a skater steps on the ice to compete, the nerves, the tension, and sheer suspense of that moment make for great… — Brian Boitano Copy Share Image
I really want to win a medal and would want to win gold. It's my fire and fuel, life and dream, everything. — Caroline Buchanan Copy Share Image
Roller-skating and ice-skating are two different things - I found that out the hard way. — Todd Bridges Copy Share Image
We got skate parks in different states, but me skating? Nah, I'm too gangster; I can't rock with it. But I watch… — Birdman Copy Share Image
I am a freestyle mogul skier who, on February 13, became the first American to win a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. — Hannah Kearney Copy Share Image
The Asian Championships are like the Olympics because the top 6 or top 8 are already here. — Hidilyn Diaz Copy Share Image
I love figure skating, so I do that as often as I can. Other than that I just go to the gym… — Jennette McCurdy Copy Share Image
One thing about a skater: they never quit. So a skater, to sum it up, is awesome. — Lil Wayne Copy Share Image
Skating taught me to set a goal and to block out other things and just focus on this one thing. — Katarina Witt Copy Share Image
