If there's a skateboard in front of me, I can't help myself. I like to jump on. — Luke Rockhold Copy Share Image
I didn't really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012. — Simone Biles Copy Share Image
I began skating when I was 3. It was during 2002, the year the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City. — Nathan Chen Copy Share Image
To compete at the Olympic Games, I dreamed of any medal, but frankly speaking, I wanted a gold one. — Adelina Sotnikova Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, there are not many people in the world who get to experience the Olympic Games. — Casey Eastham Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Everything about the Olympics was first class, and women were treated as athletes and equals. — Elizabeth Robinson Schwartz Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I want to experience that massive adrenalin rush when you step into a new stadium, all the more so when that Olympic… — Jessica Ennis Copy Share Image
Jay Adams may not have been the world's best skater, but he was the man, the real deal, the original, the first.… — Stacy Peralta Copy Share Image
In some ways the ACL tear was a blessing. I had hesitated to return to elite gymnastics after the 2008 Olympics. I… — Shawn Johnson Copy Share Image
When you are at the Olympic Games, it comes down to a ten thousandth of a hair between making the next round… — Apolo Ohno Copy Share Image
If you talk to people in Europe they say the Commonwealth Games is a meet that doesn't matter. But then you tell… — Colin Jackson Copy Share Image
I roller skated when I was younger, but when you're on a track that's slanted and you're with other people all skating… — Kristen Wiig Copy Share Image
I genuinely believe the Paralympics will change perceptions of disability in this country, one of the main reasons being that they will… — Alex Brooker Copy Share Image
Traditionally, skaters tend to tie their skates very tightly. I tend to just tie my foot down, then in the ankle area,… — Patrick Chan Copy Share Image
I was skating with friends in my neighborhood, and then eventually I was invited to go to the skate park with one… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
“It has been a wonderful experience to compete in the Olympic Games and to bring home a gold medal. But since I… — Eric Liddell Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of people in this world: the ones who don't cook out of and have NEVER cooked out of… — Peg Bracken Copy Share Image
So many people that we met had some sort of connection to the [Olympics] games. Some story about how they volunteered there,… — Gary Hustwit Copy Share Image
I never imagined getting to do what I love for a living and having so many people appreciate it. There was only… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
We need to stop playing Privilege or Oppression Olympics because we'll never get anywhere until we find more effective ways of talking… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
A skater goes through a lot of different feelings during a competition. Staying calm is the key point. You feel a little… — Elvis Stojko Copy Share Image
I had just got back from skiing, and I was just hanging out, browsing the Internet, and I found some article that… — Nick Goepper Copy Share Image
I should have got a medal at Neunkirchen, my first club in Germany. — Jay-Jay Okocha Copy Share Image
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