That's what the Olympics is about - getting your name on the wall, and that gold medal. — Emma McKeon Copy Share Image
Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world. — Esther Williams Copy Share Image
Winning a gold medal means you're the best in the world at that time. — Michelle Carter Copy Share Image
I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal. — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
To win a gold medal for your country is something you can only dream about. — Andrey Rublev Copy Share Image
I think if I am to win an Olympic medal I'll have to score like I did today. — Tom Daley Copy Share Image
I think the mental victory is worth it as much as a gold medal. — Cameron van der Burgh Copy Share Image
Yes, winning the gold medal was undoubtedly the biggest day of my career - mostly because I won the way I had… — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
Former Olympians also get paid to make appearances. Many of them won their medals in an era when Olympic success didn't go… — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
Julian Assange shouldn't be the subject of a grand jury hearing, he should be given a medal. He's contributing to democracy. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
What is great about being in sport was when you won, you got a gold medal and you knew you had won. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
When you stand on the victory stand, you must be able to ask yourself: 'Did I win this medal?' — Kipchoge Keino Copy Share Image
If I, being a mother of two, can win a medal, so can you all. Take me as an example and don't… — Mary Kom Copy Share Image
“Pinn just won a medal for intelligence,' Frey said, shaking his head as he clapped. 'I don't want to live on this… — Chris Wooding Copy Share Image
Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years. — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
For me, running is a lifestyle and an art. I'm far more interested in the magic of it than the mechanics. It's… — Lorraine Moller Copy Share Image
Most coaches would consider leading a team to an Olympic gold medal a capper for a pretty good year. The same goes… — Don Yaeger Copy Share Image
It's incredible. Nine? Wow. I just remember winning my first one, getting the medal and the plate, the pin with the diamond… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
I don't want people saying the only reason I won was because there wasn't anybody at my weight. I don't want to… — Dave Schultz Copy Share Image
The medal just was an object, just a medal, and that's it. What really meant something was the blood, the sweat, the… — Henry Cejudo 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
Getting the Games for London has been the fulfilment of a dream. It is one which I truly believe can change the… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
They said we were soft, that we would not fight, that we could not win. We are not a warlike nation. We… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
I'm just glad my gold medal's at home, because I'd hate to try to win another. — Caitlyn Jenner Copy Share Image
If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal. — Fidel Castro Copy Share Image
I'm not disappointed with bronze. It's always good to come away with a medal. — Bryan Volpenhein Copy Share Image
Identity itself should be not a smug label or a gold medal but a revolution. — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
One medal. One shot. One lap. Eight riders. No lanes. No right of way. Just go. — Caroline Buchanan Copy Share Image
I'm not fussed about awards. I just want to win a medal and a trophy. — Karen Bardsley Copy Share Image
It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped. — Amby Burfoot Copy Share Image
The first gold medal we had won for the Soviet Union. This one we won for each other. — Ekaterina Gordeeva Copy Share Image
London 2012 is all about winning a medal. Not just any medal, the gold medal. — Hope Solo Copy Share Image
Live your life not to win golden medals but to win golden hearts. — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
When anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just not listening anymore. — Florence Griffith Joyner Copy Share Image
