I'd probably say the championships mean more to me, but the gold medal makes you a bit different. It's a special award. — Scottie Pippen Copy Share Image
People say I should be running for a gold medal for the old red, white and blue and all that bull, but… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
“The Olympics. He knew well the allure of the Games having been there three times. Wanting that gold medal was like a… — Eleanor Webb Copy Share Image
When I look back, I only do so to see what I've done in my past - my gold medals and the… — Nicola Adams Copy Share Image
My advice is that going to the Olympics and winning a gold medal are great goals, but the real goal should be… — Debi Thomas Copy Share Image
The only thing that me and Muhammad Ali have in common is that we are both Olympic gold medalists and both very… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
It took putting one foot in front of the other every single day to get through it to the point where I… — Hope Solo Copy Share Image
The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take… — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
Yeah, that's what kind of, we get the idea a little bit yeah, because other people from different countries also try as… — Inge de Bruijn Copy Share Image
“You don’t win an Olympic gold medal with a few weeks of intensive training,” says (Seth) Godin. “There’s no such thing as… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The time frame is summer 1961, a year after the gold medal in the National Science Fair. I always saw my 'Coalwood'… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
In 2004 after winning my first Olympic gold medal I was featured in magazines as an eligible bachelor. Soon after I started… — Justin Gatlin Copy Share Image
“We must re-create an attractive and caring attitude in our homes and in our worlds. If our children are to approve of… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
A lot of guys get out of wrestling immediately after winning a gold medal. Every time another Olympics comes around, it's always… — Jordan Burroughs Copy Share Image
“Passion is pure. Passion is what drives people to achieve extraordinary things. No athlete ever won a gold medal without the passion… — Wendy K. Walters Copy Share Image
Bill Russell is one of the great names in basketball, an all-American... and the only athlete to ever win an NCAA Championship,… — John Eliot Copy Share Image
I believe Indian hockey itself is going through a major phase of transformation. We set our sight on winning the gold medal… — P. R. Sreejesh Copy Share Image
“Doug Larson, the famous runner and 1924 Olympic Gold Medal winner, said it best 'Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds… — David Mezzapelle Copy Share Image
Muhammad Ali meant everything to me. He inspired me to box after watching re-runs of him winning a gold medal in the… — Nicola Adams Copy Share Image
For me, back in Sydney, it was just being there and going out and beating Alexander Karelin, 13-time world champion and Olympic… — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
The Olympics in '92, I didn't contribute that much. I had more to do with winning the National Championships than I did… — Christian Laettner Copy Share Image
Everybody has to deal with tough times. A gold medal doesn't make you immune to that. A skater is used to falling… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
I could take away all the gold medals and everything, that was the biggest thing that sport has given me. Belonging into… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share Image
We knew James Harden was good. You don't get named to All-Star games and win Olympic gold medals when you play like… — Sean Evans Copy Share Image
Actually, I always dreamed about getting a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle in Olympic swimming. I always thought that would be… — Chris Klein Copy Share Image
The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly: no poem ever attains such carat purity. — Robert Graves Copy Share Image
Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts. — Dan Gable Copy Share Image
To anyone who has started out on a long campaign believing that the gold medal was destined for him, the feeling when,… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
My stepdad is Bruce Jenner, the Olympian. The first time he came over was like a blind date, and we had show… — Kourtney Kardashian 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
When you've won a gold medal and you're at the top of your sport, everyone's trying to beat you. I find that… — Hannah Kearney Copy Share Image
Humility was a cult in my family. I only got it out of my father by accident when he was very old… — Hugh Laurie Copy Share Image
When I was going through my transition of being famous, I tried to ask God, why was I here? What was my… — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
If I had to pick one exact moment when we were live on air and something very, very special happened it was… — Jill Douglas Copy Share Image
I'm just so excited. We all are. We've been waiting for this [the gold medal] for years now and it's finally here.… — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
Being gay has nothing to do with the three gold medals or the three MVPs or the four championships I've won. I'm… — Sheryl Swoopes Copy Share Image
Well my thoughts on American swimming are that our prospects look favorable, but we may not have as strong a showing in… — Mark Spitz Copy Share Image
I made a gym, it's the best gym in Nicaragua, I have kids that this year July 6th through the 11th will… — Alexis Arguello Copy Share Image
Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal. I think, male or female, that… — Carli Lloyd Copy Share Image
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