Olympics Quotes · Page 55

I want to do some skating and then go to law school in three years. I'm enjoying it and I'm going to…

— Sarah Hughes

I was deeply involved in the decision that President Jimmy Carter made to boycott the Olympics in Moscow in 1980.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The saddest part of my career has been missing the Olympic medal by one-hundredth of a second.

— P. T. Usha

I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.

— Scott Hamilton

This Olympics is almost a little sad. It is my final Olympics. There are a lot of good memories.

— Bonnie Blair

One thing I've learned from winning an Olympic medal is that it's really exhausting.

— Mikaela Shiffrin

That's what amateur skating is about, technical expertise, and it should always stay that way.

— Brian Boitano

I've made money from a young age but it's never taken away from my love of skateboarding. I don't just do this…

— Nyjah Huston

I had my Olympic gold medal cut up into eleven pieces. Gave all eleven of my kids a piece. It'll come together…

— Joe Frazier

Waving the flag at the 1976 Olympics wasn't my idea. It was too much apple pie and ice cream. Not that I…

— Bruce Jenner

I first competed for Great Britain in wheelchair racing in 1987 and for twenty years after that. For me, the passion came…

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

When I was a kid, we lived in Italy, which isn't really known for figure skating. I think that's why I excelled…

— Meta Golding

When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and…

— Scott Hamilton

And in nineteen seventy two I almost wasn't, on the team, but I knew about it just before Olympic Games for three…

— Olga Korbut

I grew up on the Bones Brigade as well. The very first skateboard video I saw was the Bones Brigade Video Show…

— Mike Vallely

I love short track. I competed in short track, I was a world champion in 1986 but at that point in time…

— Bonnie Blair

I want more gold medals. I only got two in Rio so it would be nice to make it four.

— Kadeena Cox

We're always telling stories, we're supposed to be reacting, a man and woman on the ice, it's romantic.

— Scott Moir

Sometimes it's just the beer and bikinis that get people to come and watch, but it's the competition that's keeping them there.

— Kerri Walsh

We've worked with Special Olympics Florida before, and I had so much fun doing that. It was really inspiring to meet all…

— Bayley

Everything went smoothly at the sailing events today, except for the British team. They forgot to bring limes and they all got…

— Craig Ferguson

People tell me an Olympic medal is a life-changing event. Except I don't even think about the medal unless someone asks about…

— Mikaela Shiffrin

Deep in my heart, I know I can surpass my personal best and win the gold but there are circumstances that are…

— Hidilyn Diaz

My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.'

— Michael Phelps

I'd like to see the Olympics live. I've only watched it on television.

— Shania Twain

“I’m a four-time Pulitzer Prize winning admirer. I’m also a 16-time Olympic medalist observer (I saw Michael Phelps on TV).”

— Jarod Kintz

I'm a two-time Olympian and I have a gold medal and I'm proud of that.

— Nelly Korda

I got a bronze medal and I can't complain about that, the only African-American to get a medal in the Winter Olympics.

— Debi Thomas

I won't win a World Cup, and I won't win the Olympics, but I'm sure I can compete with the best, and…

— Eddie the Eagle

I long for the days when grosses were not even known. There was no weekend competition.

— Mark Rydell

The Olympic games should be a matter between individual athletes and the gods. Noisy flag-waving dishonors gods and men alike.

— Dave Beard

They’d blame a castoff just for breathing. You could be good as gold and they’d still blame you.

— Paolo Bacigalupi

I'm not an artist or a collector. I'm a skateboard kid with no one to tell me if I'm not doing things…

— Leo Fitzpatrick

We play so hard and overall the Olympics are such a positive experience.

— Maya Moore

I had a really lovely upbringing. I did a lot of skateboarding down country lanes.

— Ellie Bamber

You can not be in top five in Olympic after just one year's preparation.

— Sandeep Singh

“The Hard Days Are The Best Days Cause That's When Champions Are Made”

— Gabby Douglas

Although it is disappointing that softball was not reinstated into the Olympics, we are going to continue to keep growing the sport.

— Jennie Finch

It's hard to explain these feelings...But I'm extremely honored to be an Olympian and be a part of this team.

— Jordyn Wieber

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