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
It is very humbling to receive the Fields Medal. The words of a Fields Medallist carry a lot of weight within mathematics… — Terence Tao Copy Share Image
According to the Captain of The Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, striking your opponent or caddie at St Andrews, Hoylake or Westward… — Herbert Wind Copy Share Image
I wanted to take up a sport the real way and see if I actually had athletic ability. And then I happened… — Geena Davis 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
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
Science is not like the Olympic Games or something where there's a lot of people all trying to win gold medals, and… — Frederick Sanger Copy Share Image
Team GB's success at the Beijing Olympics can, in part, be said to have been made in Manchester. For example, all the… — Lucy Powell Copy Share Image
Yet reason frowns in war's unequal game, Where wasted nations raise a single name; And mortgag'd states their grandsire's wreaths regret, From… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Our veterans know the meaning of service better than anyone else and they aren't about to quit working when they come home.… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
Is a BJ adultery? What? Did I miss a day of school? Of course it is! Oral sex is adultery like Curling… — Lewis Black Copy Share Image
It's cool when people ask me about my gold medal and they say it will last forever. I will try to promote… — Julia Mancuso Copy Share Image
Medal in Olympics is not small thing. There is a need to develop sportsperson especially athletes from the grass-root level to win… — P. T. Usha Copy Share Image
When I took the job as the manager of the Olympic team, I didn't take it because I was a Dodger. I… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
Homosexuals in Russia live in peace, work, are promoted, receive national awards for their achievements in science, art or any other sphere,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
For decades, this great leader, often at Dr. King's side, was denied his rightful place in history because he was openly gay.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This Medal of Honor does not belong to me. This medal belongs to every man and woman who has ever served their… — Michael E. Thornton Copy Share Image
To date, [Wynton] Marsalis has received a total of nine Grammy Awards; a Pulitzer Prize (the first ever awarded to a jazz… — Randy Sandke Copy Share Image
Once 'Walk Two Moons' received the Newbery Medal, I decided to write full-time. Partly because there seemed to be an audience out… — Sharon Creech Copy Share Image
People think the gold medal is yours and they say you're going to win - but they have no idea how hard… — Jessica Ennis Copy Share Image
I've been training super hard at the Lopez Taekwondo Academy in Houston, which belongs to my brother Jean. For me, I think… — Diana Lopez Copy Share Image
No one pretends anymore that the Olympics are just about sports. It's routine to talk about what effect holding the Games in… — George Packer Copy Share Image
And what is a gold medal? I'd never really thought about it before Nagano. Now I realize that it's a dream to… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
Nobody ever was fired for 9/11. Instead of firing the people who didn't do a good job, we gave them medals. The… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
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