Olympics Quotes · Page 45

Most ice rinks only organise one or two 'special' crip sessions per season so tickets were like gold dust.

— Liz Carr

I made my dream come true despite all the obstacles - no money, no training, no skis, no snow.

— Eddie the Eagle

Watching young Afghan skaters in the film 'Skateistan' made me realize why I've spent my entire life as a skateboarder.

— Stacy Peralta

I hope I can compete in one or two Olympics in my career. Of course I would like to win a medal,…

— Patrick Chan

In 2010, I was 17 or 18 and thought, 'Yeah, the Olympics, that might happen.'

— Ashley Wagner

It's the Olympics. If you can't get up to swim early in the morning, don't go.

— Michael Phelps

I was kind of a bouncy kid. I used to roller-skate into the sides of cars.

— Pam Grier

If I could be good at any sport, it'd be javelin. I know a few people I would love to throw a…

— Cheryl Cole

The great thing with Usain Bolt is he fell into great coaching, so his talent was exceptional from Day 1. You can…

— Donovan Bailey

And the line up for the final of the women's 400 metres hurdles includes three Russians, two East Germans, a Pole, a…

— David Coleman

I've put myself forward to be involved. Whether I get picked, we'll have to wait and see. Obviously everybody is excited about…

— Ryan Giggs

I just want kids to have a chance to go and try an Olympic sport. Every kid has a bike - that's…

— Caroline Buchanan

I don't know if any of us imagined we would ever be up here getting ready to skate in the Olympics. But…

— Nyjah Huston

“You remember what you told me, Mom? That there are no medals for the completion of a good life? I’ve been thinking…

— J.A. Konrath

I took a lot of bad things after Athens. I just learnt to deal with it. The problem was beforehand I had…

— Paula Radcliffe

I think there's new optimism in Brazil. The Olympics went well. Our demand is good. Costs are down. We're back in the…

— David Neeleman

As the Olympic torch neared Lake Placid, N.Y., in 1980, signaling the opening of that year's Winter Olympics, newspapers and magazines throughout…

— Don Yaeger

If you didn't know better, you might have thought in 2003 and 2004 that U.S. government strategy was being set by people…

— James Fallows

I'm actually sort of shocked that I was able to get a medal in 2014 and really have any of the success…

— Gus Kenworthy

People think the gold medal is yours and they say you're going to win - but they have no idea how hard…

— Jessica Ennis

“When I watch you on the ice...I don't think I have ever seen someone with that kind of talent you have. You…

— Megan Shull

Yu Na Kim, Mao Asada, Carolina Kostner - all these girls can do triple-triples in their sleep, and they have the skating…

— Ashley Wagner

I love the pole vault because it is a professor's sport. One must not only run and jump, but one must think.…

— Sergei Bubka

I think one of the greatest gigs I played, and we've had many, but to play the opening ceremony at - at…

— Tiesto

The World University Games Gold medal was a great confidence booster for me. It highlighted my talents, my performance and dedication.

— Dutee Chand

Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.

— Richard M. Nixon

I feel, at the national level, shooters should get monetary rewards also, along with medals and a handshake.

— Nana Patekar

I'm not trying to get five medals. I'm not trying to be Michael Phelps.

— Lindsey Vonn

It's a big dream for me to go home with two gold medals. It's not very easy as it looks like.

— Michaela Dorfmeister

I never dreamt of captaining the team and leading the side in the Olympics. It's a great honor.

— P. R. Sreejesh

You learn a lot from your first Olympic Games experience. Everyone thinks they're prepared, but you never are.

— Caroline Buchanan

I've been dealing with the Special Olympics since I was young. On Sundays I used to go help monitor little soccer practices.

— Michael Carter-Williams

My children can really understand the Olympic Games, To have a medal is very, very special.

— Tim Henman

The Olympic Games are a national cause, and a national cause calls for a nationwide attitude.

— Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

It would be meaningful if I can get a gold medal in my parents' country.

— Chloe Kim

I just won the gold medal and I couldn't eat downtown. I said, 'Something's wrong.' And from then on, I've been a…

— Muhammad Ali

We have a heard of gold, and that's what this medal is right here. It's a team that will never give up.

— Joseph Hagerty

Every Olympics, we always end up having someone on the podium that we had no idea, or we didn't expect them to…

— Patrick Chan

I have a lot of expectations and a lot of goals I want to fulfill, but the biggest dream is still to…

— Shawn Johnson

One of the most common misconceptions about Olympic sports is that they only happen at the Olympics.

— Lauren Gibbs