Back Quote by Abhinav Bindra

More than 10,000 athletes came to Atlanta seeking Olympic medals. Only a few of them will be lucky and skilled enough to claim one.

— Mary Lou Retton

I was told that there are about 900 gold medal winners in American Olympic history. When I thought about the number 900, I wondered…

— Kristin Armstrong

Olympics is global competition in which eighty, ninety, hundred, hundred and ten countries participate.

— George Pataki

To go and win a gold medal in the Olympics, not too many people get a chance to do that and it is such…

— Bob Backlund

For our team leotards, we get about ten to choose from to actually compete in at the Olympics.

— McKayla Maroney

Most people should be given a chance to compete in the Olympic Games.

— Eddie the Eagle

You have got to go through all of the opponents to get to the gold medal.

— Justin Gatlin

When you are at the Olympic Games, it comes down to a ten thousandth of a hair between making the next round or winning…

— Apolo Ohno

You can't really rely on a couple of athletes to deliver you medals in five consecutive Olympic Games. It's absolutely unrealistic. You have to…

— Abhinav Bindra

It's really cool. I don't know how many people in the world have a silver medal. Maybe a thousand?

— Nikola Jokic

I look at the athletes who have come before me and been so impressed with what they have done and been inspired by what…

— Emma McKeon

It takes about eight years to develop as an Olympic athlete, very few athletes actually who go there win medal in their first Games.

— Abhinav Bindra