It's not like I didn't do anything for 10 years and chose a new profession. I've been on the ice a lot.… — Katarina Witt Copy Share Image
I still really haven't sat down and said 'yeah, I'm ranked No. 1 in the world and I'm an Olympic Gold Medalist.'… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I remember watching the 1992 Barcelona Games on TV, and I watched Limba Ram shoot. That was my first exposure to the… — Abhinav Bindra Copy Share Image
My skateboard is magical and musical, it gives me wings and makes me dance in loops and whirls. — Jean-Paul Malfatti Copy Share Image
I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors. — Nastia Liukin Copy Share Image
The only way I'm going to get a gold glove is with a can of spray paint. — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I used to be a part of the surfing-and-skateboarding community. — Katy Perry Copy Share Image
Some girls can skate but I personally believe that skateboarding is not for girls at all. Not one bit. — Nyjah Huston Copy Share Image
If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard. The thrill of competing carries… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
The Olympics are getting mixed reviews. People are angry at NBC for showing a promo that revealed the winner of a swimming… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
During a photo-call with fellow Olympic gold medallist Duncan Goodhew- Pity Steve Ovett didn't show up. Then we could have had the… — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
The Olympics is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. I was lucky enough to go twice, but most people only get one chance. And in… — Ronda Rousey Copy Share Image
In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look… — Paula Radcliffe Copy Share Image
In 1981, I spoke at the Olympic Congress. I was scandalised that I was the first athlete to be given that chance.… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
I have learned from the first Olympics, of course. When I went to my first Olympic Games, I experienced all of the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'd love to go to the Olympics. I grew up watching it on TV, and I was always very patriotic and passionate… — Nick Cummins Copy Share Image
I literally started skating handrails when I was seven years old, with no helmet on, so I was just bred into this… — Nyjah Huston Copy Share Image
Once upon a time, this moment - this last light of the evening the day before the race - was the best… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
People have to identify with something to show they have reached a certain goal. Anyway, in Russia it's done with medals. You… — Emilio Pucci Copy Share Image
Every guy that I've talked to would love to have that opportunity to go, and I don't think there's one guy who's… — Brad Marchand Copy Share Image
That's the neat thing about the Olympics - so many of these athletes, they don't make a ton of money, they train… — Julie Foudy Copy Share Image
In 1988, the Summer Olympics were held in Korea, which was a divided country... It was an opportunity for the East and… — Moon Jae-in Copy Share Image
There are parties and then there are huge major blowout parties. And then there are Olympian parties. If you ever get a… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
You start seeing all of the athlete profiles on NBC, and whenever the Summer Olympics come up, I feel like I share… — Lindsey Vonn Copy Share Image
I am also hugely excited to then be competing to defend my three Paralympic titles at the Paralympic Games. I believe we… — Oscar Pistorius Copy Share Image
There is talk that badminton may not make it as a sport in the 2020 Olympics. We must bear in mind that… — Taufik Hidayat Copy Share Image
“He was into the skating culture now and I was into, well, I'm not sure what I was into. I was into… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
It just comes kind of naturally to me to take something and try and make it relatable and interesting to someone who… — Ashley Wagner Copy Share Image
Overall, I believe there has been a significant shift in the acceptance and appreciation of Paralympic athletes, but we still have a… — Jessica Long Copy Share Image
At the 1985 Asian Track and Field meet in Jakarta, where I won five golds and a bronze, I was taken for… — P. T. Usha Copy Share Image
I was ecstatic when we won - to host the Olympics is one of the biggest opportunities in living memory. It will… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
In ramp skating, there's this guy Alex Perelson who's really coming into his own and doing some amazing new stuff we haven't… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
I was just cruising around the streets of South Beach and got scouted. Two ladies stopped my parents and said, 'This kid… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
“The six colours, including the white background, represent the colours of all the world's flags... this is a true international emblem.” — Pierre de Coubertin Copy Share Image
A lot of times, people think 'para' as far as 'paralyzed.' 'Para' means 'alongside,' so the Paralympics are alongside the Olympics on… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
My dad was really controlling and he did want me to skate every single day. I would say he did it in… — Nyjah Huston Copy Share Image
I had spindly little ankles, and growing up in Canada, I couldn't skate. I was no good at any sports so was… — Neil Peart Copy Share Image
In the U.S., track and field struggles and I am such a trackie. I love the sport. It's one of those things… — Mary Cain Copy Share Image
If you want to be Mark Spitz then go for it. If you want to be Michael Phelps then you'll have to… — Mark Spitz Copy Share Image
I'm a guy who wins medals rather than runs fast times, so for me, what keeps me going is winning medals for… — Mo Farah Copy Share Image
