I'm going to do the Commonwealth Games for no other reason…

I would like to thank the Commonwealth Games Federation for the very fair manner in which this matter has been dealt with.

— Kim Collins

Competing for Wales in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne 2006 at the age of 16 was daunting for me. It was my first major…

— Jazmin Carlin

The Commonwealth Games have their critics, though I suspect that they are generally people who haven't experienced them.

— Chris Hoy

When I broke my arm at the Commonwealth Games three years ago, I was advised that my sporting career had likely reached its end.

— Laurel Hubbard

Before Babita and my win at the CommonWealth Games, nobody used to take Indian women wrestlers seriously.

— Geeta Phogat

During my time, squash was not even part of Asian or Commonwealth Games. Considering the dominance of Jansher Khan and I in the '80s…

— Jahangir Khan

The Commonwealth Games is an important benchmark in the whole career path of an athlete.

— Abhinav Bindra

The Commonwealth Games is an event for everyone. I believe it continues because of the unity and appreciation in respect of diversity, different nationalities…

— Denise Lewis

We did not had enough facilities in the village. My family was also not well off. There was no mat, no gym; we used…

— Geeta Phogat

It's been an incredible few weeks for Emma Pooley, first winning three stages in the Giro Rosa to demonstrate that she's the best climber…

— Emma Pooley

When I started at 15, I never thought about winning nine Commonwealth Games medals.

— Abhinav Bindra

When I was about 17 I was on the G.B. squad and that's where I wanted to be. I went to the Commonwealth Games…

— Callum Smith

For athletes traditionally it's such a fantastic stepping stone to greater things down the track and in the future. Don't undermine the Commonwealth Games!

— Cathy Freeman

It is an important competition and I certainly rate my gold medals at the Commonwealth Games right up there with my world titles and…

— Chris Hoy

If you talk to people in Europe they say the Commonwealth Games is a meet that doesn't matter. But then you tell them that…

— Colin Jackson