Smith and Carlos aside, I object to using the Olympic awards stand to make a political statement. — Brent Musburger Copy Share Image
I'm thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates. — Simone Biles Copy Share Image
Even an unsuccessful Olympic bid can be the source of change within a city if organizers adhere to their vision. — Richard Attias Copy Share Image
Holmstrom has broken an Olympic record by being cross checked 46 times in one game! — Harry Neale Copy Share Image
People always say I'm a legend, but I'm not. Not until I've defended my Olympic titles. That's when I've decided I'll be… — Usain Bolt Copy Share Image
If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal. — Fidel Castro Copy Share Image
I am European Games champion now as well as Olympic champion, European champion, and world champion. — Katie Taylor Copy Share Image
To do a PB in an Olympic final - I'm pretty happy - you can't ask for more, that's the fastest time… — Emma McKeon 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
The 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation. — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
We are experiencing such large support for the Olympic relay that our advice is to stay in your neighbourhood, stay in your… — Boris Johnson Copy Share Image
The 'Bird's Nest' National Stadium, which I helped to conceive, is designed to embody the Olympic spirit of 'fair competition.' It tells… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
An Olympic gold medal is something that almost seems like a fantasy. Yes, of course I want it, since I was a… — Hannah Kearney Copy Share Image
I know everyone has Olympic dreams, but if you really think about it, you just don't want to go to the Olympics.… — Sam Mikulak Copy Share Image
It would be simpler going to an Olympic Games knowing you had to nail one trick that you've done a hundred times,… — Caroline Buchanan Copy Share Image
People say that it was degrading for an Olympic champion to run against a horse, but what was I supposed to do?… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
Nothing dramatic can be expected from the Sports Code, because the Olympic Charter has to be respected. — Abhinav Bindra Copy Share Image
My dream is to have a medal from the Olympic Games, and I will do my best to have it. — Petra Kvitova Copy Share Image
The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete. — Pierre de Coubertin Copy Share Image
Well, I call the Olympic Games the crappy warm ups for the Paralympic Games, right? Once every four years people with disability… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share Image
I hope it really comes off. It would make my dad really proud." (about the song for the coming 2004 Summer Olympic… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I always look back to my first Olympic medal in 2004 in Athens. I was very new to the sport, and it… — Allyson Felix Copy Share Image
I'm not U.S.A. Olympic image. I didn't go to college. I came from a different route. — Shawn Kemp Copy Share Image
I dreamed of being a professional skater once. I wanted to be a Korean Olympic skater, but I wasn't good enough, so… — Song Joong-ki Copy Share Image
There's not a whole lot of events out there on television, especially in the years between Olympic Games. — Shannon Miller Copy Share Image
I remember watching the Olympics at home as a kid. It was one my Dad's dreams to win an Olympic medal. — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's a level of strength and character that few of us can imagine; a grace under pressure that few of us will… — Peggy Fleming Copy Share Image
If the Olympic Games ever served a true altruistic purpose, they have long since outlived it. Yeah, the pursuit of athletic excellence,… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
When you look back from your Olympic experience, you never want to question whether you could have done more. The one thing… — Angela Ruggiero Copy Share Image
“You look like you got more of a bath than the car. I never thought washing a car would be so hard,… — Jennifer L. Armentrout Copy Share Image
I want to get back on the international stage. I want to bring in Olympic champions to southwestern Ontario and I want… — Scott Moir Copy Share Image
I organized this global series of races. The data from those races, along with the tremendous amount of lobbying and meetings with… — Kathrine Switzer Copy Share Image
While growing up, my dream and my goal was to win an Olympic gold medal. I did that, and both times, they… — Vasyl Lomachenko Copy Share Image
I never expected i, in the first place, when I started playing tennis, that I would ever carry the flag into the… — Roger Federer Copy Share Image
An Olympic medal won't define my whole life, although it might look like it to onlookers. When I look back, I should… — Paula Radcliffe Copy Share Image
For most Olympic athletes, their training is their hardest challenge and where they push themselves to the limit. For Paralympians, training and… — Giles Duley Copy Share Image
In my very first interview, at nine years old, I said I wanted to be an Olympic gold medalist. That was the… — Dominique Moceanu Copy Share Image
The atmosphere in Sochi is unusual, in that we are surrounded by the Olympic complex. It is special to compete at a… — Charles Leclerc Copy Share Image
If there's any indirect way I can motivate or inspire Olympic athletes... that is one of the greatest honors. Even Natalie Coughlin… — Summer Sanders Copy Share Image
