I'm not a celebrity. I'm just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now. — Simone Biles Copy Share Image
I am going to keep pushing myself and I would love to get an individual gold medal. That would be amazing. — Emma McKeon Copy Share Image
As soon as we landed in Tokyo, that's when I was like, OK. I really want to bring home a gold medal.' — Jessica Long Copy Share Image
You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I came here for you. You dont' boo… — Kurt Angle Copy Share Image
(American swimmer, 1972 Summer Olympics, on winning seven gold medals Inspirational) I swam my brains out. — Mark Spitz Copy Share Image
I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors. — Nastia Liukin Copy Share Image
I am not running after gold medals; I am running after time. And once I get that, gold medals will run after… — Hima Das Copy Share Image
I never have prayed to win a gold medal at Olympics and never will. The Lord is my Shepard and I shall… — Lolo Jones Copy Share Image
Gold medals are made out of your sweat, blood and tears, and effort in the gym every day, and sacrificing a lot. — Gabby Douglas Copy Share Image
Well, having a pint is not going to stop you from winning a gold medal, but for me the question was 'is… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
It's funny, when guests come over to the house, they want to see my gold medal first and my U.S. Open trophy… — Justin Rose Copy Share Image
I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a… — Gail Devers Copy Share Image
Don't worry, everyone - I'm not going to be just this silly little idiot who thinks he's 'it,' who has been to… — James DeGale Copy Share Image
That was such an important time for us, as a team. It was our second gold medal in a row, following Salt… — Hayley Wickenheiser Copy Share Image
Disease is surely one of the ways in which we are tried by life and offered the chance to be heroic. Though… — Bernie Siegel M.D Copy Share Image
One thing I learned from the '88 Olympics: It's not a question of if they can screw you over: it's a question… — Roy Jones Jr Copy Share Image
Russia always has been, and I hope always will be, one of the leading international sports countries. Our athletes still produce great… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was… — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
“Heinrich Harrer: That's the Olympic gold medal. Not important. Pema Lhaki: This is another great difference between our civilization and yours. You… — Heinrich Harrer Copy Share Image
Going to the Olympics as a Maasai I want to make them proud because, after the warm welcome they gave me when… — David Rudisha Copy Share Image
While starving refugees in Homs were providing target practice for government snipers, Bashar al-Assad's strongest international backer was in Sochi, at the… — George Packer Copy Share Image
“If you were going to give a gold medal to Count Olaf, you would have to lock it up someplace before the… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“A national obsession with a particular sport does not occur in a vacuum. Something lights the match. In the early twentieth century,… — Fitzgerald Matt Copy Share Image
“Even supermotivated people who’re working to exhaustion may not be doing deliberate practice. For instance, when a Japanese rowing team invited Olympic… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
“BLACK WINGS At the same Olympics, staged by Hitler to consecrate the superiority of his race, the star that shone brightest was… — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
Ever since the Evil Empire turned out to be a collection of third-world countries, Americans aligned on the far right have tried… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Nowadays a gold medal is a $1 million contract. Our athletes are our heroes. — Cathy Rigby Copy Share Image
It would be nice to win a gold medal and then sit back and watch Mark win one, too. — Dave Schultz Copy Share Image
I'm definitely not getting in Ubers and going, 'Wanna see my gold medal?' — Nelly Korda Copy Share Image
Measuring national prestige by gold medals is like using Viagra to judge the potency of a man. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I'm not the kind to go out and tell people 'Oh yeah I'm a gold medalist.' — Kristin Armstrong Copy Share Image
To finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal, it's the best feeling in the world. — Shawn Johnson Copy Share Image
I want to win a world championship and a gold medal in the Olympics. — Cael Sanderson Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter who other people are saying the favourite is; I'm still going in to win the gold medal. — Katie Taylor Copy Share Image
DeGale has the pedigree that is spoken about in terms of gold medallists and former world champions. — Chris Eubank Sr Copy Share Image
Having the chance to win a gold medal doesn't come around very often. — Aaron Ramsey Copy Share Image
I definitely want to win a gold medal, that should be everybody's goal. — Laura Wilkinson Copy Share Image
Winning that gold medal at the Olympics is something I'll never forget. — Jarome Iginla Copy Share Image
