In 2012, I thought that maybe I could be an Olympic gold medalist. It just came from sitting home and being injured… — Tori Bowie Copy Share Image
I was surprised to make it even to the finals of the Olympics, and to get first is above me. I don't… — Red Gerard Copy Share Image
We feel very honored to have been offered the responsibility to host this great event, Berlin is a wonderful city that is… — Otto Schily Copy Share Image
“Back when I was a competitive swimmer, I used to dream of going to the Olympics. But then I changed my mind,… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
My overwhelming concern will always be the well-being of the athletes. In Olympic sport, it is rare for competitors not to devote… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
From the moment a wheelie mate of mine had told me she'd been ice-skating, I was amused and bemused by the idea.… — Liz Carr Copy Share Image
I'm a British citizen, and I'm incredibly proud to represent Great Britain. I've also represented Great Britain in the Olympics, so I'm… — Johanna Konta Copy Share Image
Throughout my athletic career, the overall goal was always to be a better athlete than I was at the moment – whether… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
You dream about the Olympics for so long and you have that one day, then it's over, and when you don't run… — Ryan Hall Copy Share Image
I may have become a world champion quicker than most, but people should look at me and realise there are all kinds… — Mikaela Shiffrin Copy Share Image
Olympians are the product of the Movement, and to get them to the stadiums, pools and playing fields, it takes the actions… — Bill Toomey Copy Share Image
I love how my sport reaches out to people with the music and story lines, the glory of standing up for three… — Kurt Browning Copy Share Image
Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I think of myself as an Olympian. I have had a dream since I was a very small child. And because I… — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
...Competitive Skaters must be prepared for a lot of work, challenges, self-discipline, and motivation. The desire must be there, but more importantly,… — Oksana Baiul Copy Share Image
It feels amazing to be an Olympian...This is definitely the best day of my life, and knowing that all of my hard… — Jordyn Wieber Copy Share Image
The Ancient Games are relatively obscure to most Olympians, but to understand just what the Games are about, it is really necessary… — Bill Toomey Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I would like to be as fit as I've always been. I've been blessed with good health, I've been blessed with stamina.… — Derek Jacobi Copy Share Image
If golf is to thrive in the Games the finest need to be there. Ultimately it will be up to the players… — Justin Rose Copy Share Image
To prepare for a Euros, Olympics and a World Cup in the space of three years, it's not going to be easy.… — Alex Greenwood Copy Share Image
I would have loved to sneak off and watch some of the horse events at the Paralympics and I know Lee Pearson,… — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
I want to be a 16-year-old skateboarder, even if I am a middle-aged, gray-haired man - although nobody is going to know… — Rick Owens Copy Share Image
You can't enter the Olympics unless you do your routine to get in shape for it. The idea of going out on… — Paul Stanley Copy Share Image
The Commonwealth Games is an event for everyone. I believe it continues because of the unity and appreciation in respect of diversity,… — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
I'm Chief Executive Officer at Art of the Olympians Museum in Fort Myers, Florida, which was founded by my Mexico City teammate… — Bob Beamon Copy Share Image
Things have changed so much, with Facebook and Twitter. Everyone is so much more accessible these days: no British athlete has ever… — Jessica Ennis Copy Share Image
On his homesickness during the Barcelona Olympics -I miss America. I miss crime and murder. I miss Philadelphia. There hasn't been a… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
You'd like people to remember you for these great times on the ice. In reality, you want them to forget because you're… — Apolo Ohno Copy Share Image
There's something about an Olympic Games and representing Canada and being part of that greater team, so when we're 70, we'll be… — Tessa Virtue Copy Share Image
The Olympics had never really been on my agenda. I had been a huge sports fan growing up, But it never really… — Tim Henman Copy Share Image
"What kind of world do we live in? Why are we applauding this guy's abs?" I mean, no offense to Michael Phelps.… — Mark Haskell Smith Copy Share Image
If you'd asked me that right after the Olympics, I would have said no, but at this point I think it has.… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I want to play for my country, play for everybody, and I want to be there. I just feel like I have… — Yani Tseng Copy Share Image
This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I've achieved my dream of getting a Paralympic gold medal and I'm very lucky that I've been to three Games where I've… — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
The Olympics is about bringing the world together and learning how to go through struggles. That's what inspired me before my career… — David Boudia Copy Share Image
My coach, Liang Chow, had one rule while I was training for the 2008 Olympics: no skiing. I could do anything I… — Shawn Johnson Copy Share Image
I was trying to manage school and training for the Olympics and ended up not doing well at either. That was a… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
When I think of the Olympics I only think of good things. I think of what a great event it is and… — Roger Federer Copy Share Image
