Some people get medals and awards and all that, and maybe not intentionally - maybe the world is making them do it… — Yoko Ono Copy Share Image
Representing Canada as a hockey player is always a tremendous honor, which also comes with a lot of responsibility. Being able to… — Scott Niedermayer Copy Share Image
“Excellence is making a rubber shoe initially; later making a leather shoe; then later making a leather shoe with gold medal on… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
So I went in front of the judge, and I had my St. Jude prayer book in my pocket and my St.… — Aaron Neville Copy Share Image
At the age of nine, I could cross the length of Glasgow on a succession of buses, wearing regulation garter-topped stockings and… — Ronald Frame Copy Share Image
I think that no matter whether you're Quentin Tarantino or any other kind of a rebel, or whatever, everyone who makes movies… — Robert Osborne Copy Share Image
Why should men be allowed to strut under the privilege of their life adventures, wearing them like a breast full of medals,… — Carol Shields Copy Share Image
It was a great Olympics - Team USA finished the games with 17 more medals than China. China said it was tough… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
We all bring some different elements at the Games. Everything is a stepping stone for us after playing these two games. These… — Cherie Piper Copy Share Image
My kids love it. I thought I was the coolest dad in the world when I got to be in a Bond… — Robbie Coltraine Copy Share Image
I think the biggest thing was that I was putting pressure on myself leading up to Beijing. Now I am learning how… — Ryan Hall Copy Share Image
I think as a Canadian hockey player, you go through it in your mind so many times, being able to stand on… — Sidney Crosby Copy Share Image
Maybe there's a little girl who thinks she can be an Olympic athlete, and she sees all the things I struggled through… — Lolo Jones Copy Share Image
A true preacher is best measured not by how many bouquets have been pinned on him but by how many brickbats have… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
I can't even begin to explain how important it is to all the people who have been involved in our program, and… — Lauren Jackson Copy Share Image
I know it won't be eight medals again. If you want to compare me to that, that's your decision, not mine. I'm… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
First you train the followers to accomplish the mission. Second, you resource them: Make sure that they have the tools to do… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
My support system, in my surgeon, my P.T., my pilates, my weightlifting, everything that I'm doing to make my body and my… — Kerri Walsh Copy Share Image
There is the potential for dreams to come true, for records to be broken, and medals to be won, and at this… — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
The Olympics are every four years and I think every athlete who competes in the Olympics wants the gold medal, and I… — George Gregan Copy Share Image
President Biden granting a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to the American enslaved would provide a historic tribute to their stolen legacy.… — Al N. Green Copy Share Image
“But as long as they gave us medals, that fixed it, as far as the army was concerned. You expect heroes to… — T. Kingfisher Copy Share Image
Established in 2001, the Medal of Valor is our nation's highest public safety award. Officers across the nation are nominated by their… — William Barr Copy Share Image
Throughout my athletic career, the overall goal was always to be a better athlete than I was at the moment – whether… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
Looking back, I'm almost happy I lost that fight. Just imagine if I would have come back to Germany with a victory.… — Max Schmeling Copy Share Image
Growing up, you always dream of winning a gold medal. But coming into these Games, it wasn't something I was focused on.… — Cindy Klassen Copy Share Image
In the military I could exercise the power of being automatically respected because of the medals on my chest, not because I… — Karl Marlantes Copy Share Image
There's a consensus out that it's OK to kill when your government decides who to kill. If you kill inside the country… — Joan Baez Copy Share Image
So what if I never win my fifth gold medal; It's only one end of the string. It's competing that matters. It's… — Al Oerter Copy Share Image
If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard. The thrill of competing carries… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
I have learned from the first Olympics, of course. When I went to my first Olympic Games, I experienced all of the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving. It's not about… — Amby Burfoot Copy Share Image
Much like the conservationists who previously have received the Audubon Medal, including Stewart Udall, Rachel Carson and Ted Turner, I realize that… — Louis Bacon Copy Share Image
I want to compete in the next Olympics. If I go to Rio, it will be my third time, which is a… — Vijender Singh Copy Share Image
When I retired from the championships in 2012, I had finished in fourth place in the international division, second place in nationals,… — Emily Carpenter Copy Share Image
It is like a dream. I didn't sleep for two nights because I was under so much pressure. That elusive medal is… — Michaela Dorfmeister Copy Share Image
When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
But I'm after medals more than anything. Championships don't get taken away from you but records do, so I think I'd rather… — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
It surprised me, the feeling I got when I won the Oscar for 'Scent of a Woman.' It was a new feeling.… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
All organizations start with WHY, but only the great ones keep their WHY clear year after year. Those who forget WHY they… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
