Olympic Quotes · Page 2

“To think is good. To obsess is bad.”

— Steve Backley

I didn't really hit my stride until my Olympic year.

— Eddy Alvarez

The Republic-of-China - back in the Olympic Games for the first time

— David Coleman

The dullest Olympic sport is curling, whatever 'curling' means.

— Andy Rooney

We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.

— Esther Williams

I graduated from Improv Olympic. I used to do standup comedy.

— Redfoo

My only aim is to win an Olympic medal.

— Geeta Phogat

The Olympic Games is the most important tournament for Russian guys.

— Alexander Ovechkin

You can not be in top five in Olympic after just one year's preparation.

— Sandeep Singh

It was a dream of mine to be an Olympic champion but not a lifelong goal.

— Sarah Hughes

Ever since I was a kid and all the time I have played in the NHL, NHL players have played in the…

— Alexander Ovechkin

I remember watching the 1992 Barcelona Games on TV, and I watched Limba Ram shoot. That was my first exposure to the…

— Abhinav Bindra

I've lifted weights ever since I was a teenager, but I started going more towards the Olympic weightlifting style, which is clean…

— Daniel Bryan

We went out there as a team and believed we could win. I am an Olympic champion.

— Mark Lewis-Francis

I can't even imagine what it's like and right now I'm like in shock, I can't believe that I'm Olympic Champion.

— Tara Lipinski

To win Olympic gold it takes a lot of HARDWORK, a lot of PASSION, a lot of SACRIFICES.

— Gabby Douglas

I pretty much knew that I was going to come in fourth, but then I said, 'I'm fourth at the Olympic Games.…

— Gracie Gold

In Jamaica High School in New York, my coach was Larry Ellis, and he said I could probably make the Olympic team.…

— Bob Beamon

Nagpur to Kanyakumari and Kashmir, future Olympic medallists can come from anywhere. It is the passion that drives you, not the city,…

— P. V. Sindhu

I love the Olympic Games. The Olympics are an event that few can fathom but all can enjoy, and that's why athletes…

— Johnny Weir

I mean, does anyone seriously think there are no drugs in Olympic sports just because they do some kind of testing? They…

— Dorian Yates

On snowboarding as an Olympic sport: Since I was 6 years old I've been in the mix and watching this grow and…

— Shaun White

My Olympic moment from the individual event was that I was really able to enjoy my skating, and so that meant a…

— Mirai Nagasu

Sport allows us to engage in dialogue and to build bridges, and it may even have the capacity to reshape international relations.…

— Richard Attias

It took me a few years to explain to my colleagues and my mentors and the people that I looked up to…

— Kurt Angle

We're trying to learn from [Olympic] Beijing, which could be very intimidating. We've learned to expect it's power, it majesty and that…

— Danny Boyle

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

For me being able to see all different places where I've skied and cherish them, and be able to see them -…

— Resi Stiegler

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

Obama might as well be president of Turkey or Brazil; it does not matter. It's the system that is absolutely flawed, where…

— Al Jourgensen

On television, I have watched countless athletes from different countries, sports and Olympics stand proudly at the top of the podium and…

— Hannah Kearney

I missed the Olympic team in 1996 - missed making the team. I tried to make a comeback in my sport, and…

— Summer Sanders

This is an Olympic-level type of sport and it needs to be cleaned up.

— Tony Ferguson

It's harder to be a dad than an Olympic champion.

— Jordan Burroughs

Growing up, Michael Jordan was my Olympic hero.

— Kerri Walsh

I'm proud to be part of any Olympic team.

— Lindsey Vonn

“The Olympic Games is a celebration of discipline.”

— Sunday Adelaja

I just don't feel the Olympic spirit.

— Dominic Thiem

I hate how late we have our Olympic Trials, always have.

— Natalie Coughlin

Most people should be given a chance to compete in the Olympic Games.

— Eddie the Eagle