Olympics Quotes · Page 56

If you're a sports fan, it is really cool when you see the best-on-best for hockey at the Olympics.

— Gary Bettman

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

— Debi Thomas

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

— Shaun White

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

— Mary Kom

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

— Gregg Troy

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

— Emma Dumont

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

— Chesney Hawkes

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

— Rebecca Soni

If the Palestinian Olympic Committee or Palestinian Federation provide good facilities to the athletes then maybe I can become better than these…

— Nader al-Masri

It is like a dream. I didn't sleep for two nights because I was under so much pressure. That elusive medal is…

— Michaela Dorfmeister

I don't mind the sparkle - I think it's kind of a tradition in skating. I don't think the men really need…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

I came back from the Olympic Games, and straightaway, I'm this role model. So that means I can't mess around with my…

— Amir Khan

Here's a good trick: Get a job as a judge at the Olympics. Then, if some guy sets a world record, pretend…

— Jack Handey

It's been a dream for me since I was six years old to go to the Olympic Games and to finally have…

— Natalie du Toit

As many as three million people are expected to attend the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. The security concerns…

— Rick Larsen

I think the scores for Olympic gymnastics are affected by what countries the judge and the gymnast are from. That's wrong. That…

— Craig Ferguson

I've been lucky: I've won a lot of medals, but I'd still like to win more.

— David Silva

I am going to keep pushing myself and I would love to get an individual gold medal. That would be amazing.

— Emma McKeon

I don't come to meets to count medals. It's not what I do. It's just really for me.

— Caeleb Dressel

The Olympics was something amazing for the U.K. in bringing people together and giving the population hope.

— Holly Branson

I'm not a celebrity. I'm just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now.

— Simone Biles

If there's a skateboard in front of me, I can't help myself. I like to jump on.

— Luke Rockhold

How can you top an Olympic gold other than, you know, getting a second Olympic gold?

— Stephanie Labbe

My real goal is the Olympics. It's going to be tough but it was very good preparation to play here.

— Anastasia Myskina

I have given permission that my medals be transferred from the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi to the sports museum in…

— Milkha Singh

Unfortunately, there are not many people in the world who get to experience the Olympic Games.

— Casey Eastham

To compete at the Olympic Games, I dreamed of any medal, but frankly speaking, I wanted a gold one.

— Adelina Sotnikova

I began skating when I was 3. It was during 2002, the year the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City.

— Nathan Chen

I didn't really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.

— Simone Biles

Everything about the Olympics was first class, and women were treated as athletes and equals.

— Elizabeth Robinson Schwartz

I had the world against me. I was told I shouldn't be doing sport and that I wouldn't go to the Paralympics.…

— Kadeena Cox

If no-eye contact sex were a sport, I'm not saying I'd make it to the Olympics, but I like my chances.

— Dov Davidoff

For a long time the IOC liked the idea of money but they didn't like the thought of working for it.

— Dick Pound

I don't know what the point of life is, but I'm certain that five gold medals is not it.

— Mikaela Shiffrin

I am going to sit there and watch Michael Phelps break my record anonymously? That's almost demeaning to me. It is not…

— Mark Spitz

When I was 3, my parents strapped on a pair of Playskool plastic roller skates to my feet, and that's where the…

— J. R. Celski

Honestly, the best skater that I've seen who raps is Tyler, The Creator. He really can skate... He's legit.

— Tony Hawk

I'll skate on concrete if I have to. I'm not worried about how fast the ice is. I'm worried about how fast…

— Clara Hughes

There was a time in my life I wanted that Olympic medal, and all I did was train, train, train and work…

— Yoel Romero

That's because the International Olympic Committee has a policy of never replacing medals.

— Mary Lou Retton