Olympics Quotes · Page 5

Life is a lot like skateboarding.

— Lil Wayne

The Olympics is a dream of mine.

— Katie Taylor

I really like figure skating.

— Lindsey Vonn

Skating is a good workout!

— Michaela Strachan

I ran 10k once. I've got a medal.

— Ruth Jones

I was 80-1 to win Olympic gold.

— James DeGale

“See it, feel it, trust it!”

— Steve Backley

I begged my mom to let me start skating.

— Debi Thomas

I take a lot of pride in my first '92 gold medal.

— Scottie Pippen

It's a great feeling to earn a place in the Olympics.

— Sandeep Singh

Most people just see ski racing during the Olympics.

— Mikaela Shiffrin

Playing the Olympics is a massive dream.

— Andreas Pereira

There's so much more important parts other than pole vaulting.

— Jenn Suhr

I don't know what it means to be out there against the Olympics.

— Yahoo Serious

I never really wanted Big Air to be in the Olympics.

— Red Gerard

I didn't set out to beat the world; I just set out to do my absolute best.

— Shaun White

But I like it when my patients are impressed not knowing that I was an Olympian.

— Debi Thomas

My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold medal that I've…

— Betty Cuthbert

I still recreationally skate at the roller rink with all the children.

— Emma Dumont

Loving the Opening Ceremonies! The show was so much fun to watch with my teammates. This is what it's all about!

— Rebecca Soni

That's the thing about ice skating, you can just fall awkwardly like that.

— Chesney Hawkes

I don't plan on being disappointed. We plan on being really good, and obviously we plan on winning.

— Gregg Troy

Winning the 2012 bronze medal was magnificent, but I would love to win a gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

— Mary Kom

One of my goals is to play the Olympics in 2016. If you're able to represent your country in the Olympics everyone…

— Lydia Ko

I want people to see a real person on the ice. I want to seem tangible, hard-working, passionate about my skating, not…

— Ashley Wagner

I love skating. I love the speed, the power, the excitement, the feeling that --- even for just a moment --- I…

— Brian Boitano

So far China has won the most gold medals, ladies and gentlemen. The Chinese athletes can't wait to get home and show…

— Conan O'Brien

“The entire floor teeming with full-humans watching their children skate, all of them hoping to be the breeder of the next gold…

— Shelly Laurenston

I loved the world of roller derby because I thought it was such an empowering metaphor, that you get out there and…

— Drew Barrymore

I don't remember the first time I skated on ice, I was too young. I do remember falling in love with that…

— Bonnie Blair

I grew up skateboarding; it was fun. I didn't think about money, I didn't know how much professional skateboarders made. I just…

— Jason Lee

I'm feeling alright, I am pretty happy with it. I was trying to catch her, around 37k my calf started to cramp…

— Lanni Marchant

“Wouldn't you like to be the skater who wins the silver, and yet is thrilled about those three triple jumps that the…

— Timothy J. Keller

A lot of times, you design a logo to be timeless, but with something like the Olympics, timelessness is maybe not something…

— Michael Bierut

The torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games, of peace and togetherness. It's a good idea. And this idea is being…

— Herbert Hainer

Through skateboarding, I have an open line of communication, some common ground and common ground is big man. That enables me to…

— Mike Vallely

Luckily, I discovered ice skating when I was eight and a half years old. There were two wonderful ponds within walking distance…

— Dorothy Hamill

Brandon McCaw mastered everything at the Olympics he can perform all the stunts in the world there. He can do 500 front…

— Brandon Mccaw

I love the sport, I haven't made millions off of it so maybe that's why I just feel like a normal person,…

— Kristin Armstrong

I have a very close friendship with the skaters.

— Eric Heiden