I wanted to be an Olympian.

[At nine years old] I didn't really know what that meant at the time. I thought it might be in a warm summer sport…

— Elana Meyers

I grew up playing softball, and at the age of nine, I decided I was going to be an Olympian. I didn't really know…

— Elana Meyers

I really, really wanted to be an Olympian. My parents knew about this dream of mine, and they suggested I try my hand at…

— Elana Meyers

I've been running track since I was five. I could name down every single Olympian that ran hurdles.

— Bianca Belair

When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar…

— Lakshmi Mittal

Former Olympians also get paid to make appearances. Many of them won their medals in an era when Olympic success didn't go hand-in-hand with…

— Mary Lou Retton

If you look at the Olympic Games as a whole, if we would say we didn't want to interject politics into the games, then…

— John Carlos

Becoming an Olympian is the ultimate reward for any athlete.

— Michael Diamond

You have to train your mind like you train your body.

— Bruce Jenner

I had dreams in 2000 of being an Olympian for boxing. I never talk about it.

— Chael Sonnen

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

— Debi Thomas

In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame when things go wrong.…

— Rick Riordan

Well, my mom was an Olympian, so we have some good genes on that front.

— Ivanka Trump

An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

Apollo?” I guessed… He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.” A god named Fred?

— Rick Riordan