Olympians Quotes

I beat Olympians.

— Jermell Charlo

Past Olympians have a continuing role within the Olympic family.

— Bill Toomey

The Olympians were a reminder that there was always someone better than you, so you shouldn't get a big head.

— Rick Riordan

There's a lot of great Olympians, but for me, I try to prove myself as one of the best - and that's…

— Usain Bolt

I want to be recognised as exemplifying the Olympic spirit - one of the last true Olympians.

— Eddie the Eagle

“She wore an A-line bridal gown with a V-shaped neckline while Apollo playing Bach's Air on the G string.”

— Tai Odunsi

“I can do what Olympians couldn’t do. Of course they couldn’t do it because they were infants when I picked a moment…

— Jarod Kintz

My participation in the Art of the Olympians is a natural extension of my athletic career. I find creating a piece of…

— Bob Beamon

The Ancient Games are relatively obscure to most Olympians, but to understand just what the Games are about, it is really necessary…

— Bill Toomey

Olympians are the product of the Movement, and to get them to the stadiums, pools and playing fields, it takes the actions…

— Bill Toomey

There's something about an Olympic Games and representing Canada and being part of that greater team, so when we're 70, we'll be…

— Tessa Virtue

I'm Chief Executive Officer at Art of the Olympians Museum in Fort Myers, Florida, which was founded by my Mexico City teammate…

— Bob Beamon

You start seeing all of the athlete profiles on NBC, and whenever the Summer Olympics come up, I feel like I share…

— Lindsey Vonn

I think it's really important to show people that there's nothing different about us; especially as athletes - we train as hard…

— Ellie Simmonds

“then things got even stranger. Mr. Brunner, who'd been out in front of the museum a minute before, wheeled his chair into…

— Rick Riordan

This killing of Israel athletes is an act of war. And if there's one place that war doesn't belong, it's here. 1200…

— Bill Bowerman

What Olympians eat can vary tremendously depending not only on the events they're competing in, but also their body type and lifestyle…

— Chuck Norris

“Whoever approaches these Olympians with another religion in his heart, searching among them for moral elevation, even for sanctity, for disincarnate spirituality,…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

And yes,Percy,of course they are now in our United States. Look at your symbol,the eagle of Zeus. Look at the statue of…

— Rick Riordan

Coming from the background that I come from, being a gold medalist, you see Ronda Rousey and Daniel Cormier doing so well.…

— Henry Cejudo

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

I was always really inspired by watching the older girls competing, just seeing other Olympians do great things, and I just really…

— Aly Raisman

“…you know how hard it is to be utterly, drop dead gorgeous," she said, twirling that shiny instrument of torture she liked…

— Tai Odunsi

“Bowerman was forever griping that people make the mistake of thinking only elite Olympians are athletes. But everyone’s an athlete, he said.…

— Phil Knight