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
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
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
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
“Breaking my neck was the best thing that ever happened to me. I have an Olympic medal. I've been to so many… — Mark Zupan 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
Running through my mind are thoughts of all the races I ran. On my chest are medals from the races I won.… — Douglas Wakiihuri 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
A gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics is what I'm looking for. I have to pace my training in such a… — Mary Kom 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
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
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've always felt that if I am deserving of the Medal of Honor, there are many, many others who are. I felt… — Daniel Inouye 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
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
Standing on the podium at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and receiving a gold medal was the crowning jewel in a… — Dominique Moceanu 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
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 know that God is working through me within this sport. I know He's put me here for a purpose and it's… — Elana Meyers 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
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
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
Brave old-flowers! Wall-flowers, Gilly flowers, Stocks! For even as the field-flowers, from which a trifle, a ray of beauty, a drop of… — Maurice Maeterlinck 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
I could be winning the decathlon in high school, which I've won twice, yet, if my dad is in the audience, 'Oh… — Francesco Quinn Copy Share Image
I've never felt that I was less of an athlete or not accomplished athletically because I didn't win an Olympic medal. It's… — Mary Decker Copy Share Image
2012 has been an extraordinary year for our country. We cheered our Queen to the rafters with the Jubilee, showed the world… — David Cameron 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
It wasn't the Medal of Honor that changed my life. It was being in Vietnam itself. The close situations changed my whole… — Michael E. Thornton Copy Share Image
