Look, I won in high school, I won a national championship in college, I want to win one in the NBA. But… — Carmelo Anthony Copy Share Image
Getting the degree meant more to me than an NCAA title, being named All-American or winning an Olympic gold medal. — Patrick Ewing 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
As his colleagues have noted in their tribute to him, it was typical of Leo Ryan's concern for his constituents that he… — Leo Ryan Copy Share Image
Go into the sport because you have fun doing it, not because of 'what ifs' and dreams of gold medals. That way,… — Shannon Miller Copy Share Image
We are all going to fall short. We are going to have some bitter losses, very painful defeats and failures. We have… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
The 2002 (Olympic) team was a great team, we won the gold medal, they deserved all the accolades that they got. But… — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share Image
Although they only give gold medals in the field of athletics, I encourage everyone to look into themselves and find their own… — John Naber Copy Share Image
I didn't set out to beat the world; I just set out to do my absolute best. — Shaun White Copy Share Image
You don't win an Olympic gold medal with a few weeks of intensive training. There's no such thing as an overnight opera… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Naturally the U.S. trails in gold medals because every time we win one, we hand it over to the Chinese to pay… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
We're talking about the Olympics. We're talking about trying to win the gold medal. All of these things can be overwhelming. But… — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
I looked up and saw my flag. But I didn't hear my anthem. The quotation above from 6 ft 4 inch, 286… — Matt Ghaffari Copy Share Image
I try not to think about marks, the first place or gold medal. The most important thing is to show what you… — Evgeni Plushenko Copy Share Image
So far China has won the most gold medals, ladies and gentlemen. The Chinese athletes can't wait to get home and show… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
Words can't even describe how much Olympic medals means to me, because of all the hard work, sacrifice and effort I put… — Gabby Douglas Copy Share Image
If you bound the arms and legs of gold-medal swimmer Michael Phelps, weighed him down with chains, threw him in a pool… — Peter Boettke Copy Share Image
It's a big dream for me to go home with two gold medals. It's not very easy as it looks like. — Michaela Dorfmeister Copy Share Image
I had over-trained. I put too much pressure on myself because I wanted that gold medal too much. If I had trained… — Hicham El Guerrouj Copy Share Image
Identity itself should be not a smug label or a gold medal but a revolution. — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
I went at each race like there was a gold medal at stake. It wasn't like I ran one hard, then slacked… — Dick Beardsley Copy Share Image
I was running track early in my years and I was breaking track records in sprint running. I was training and I… — Sheila E Copy Share Image
I was ahead in the slalom. But in the second run, everyone fell on a dangerous spot. I was beaten by a… — Bonnie St. John Copy Share Image
