Olympic games Quotes · Page 3

Watch the time - it gives you an indication of how fast they are running.

— Ron Pickering

Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer.

— David Acfield

You have to train your mind like you train your body.

— Bruce Jenner

Her time is about 4.33, which she's capable of.

— David Coleman

The only victory that counts is the one over yourself.

— Jesse Owens

Qualifying for the Olympic Games was one of those moments where you just cry because it was like you've climbed Mount Everest.

— Natalie du Toit

I never dreamed of being a flagbearer. Every athlete has a wish to get to the Olympic Games. I had that wish,…

— Shani Davis

“Why is luge a sport? You dress up like a giant sperm and go sledding really fast. That’s hardly athletic. Phallic and…

— Jessica Park

I lost in the amateurs, losing a controversial fight that stopped me going to an Olympic Games - and it's not a…

— Callum Smith

The female body is a masterpiece. Everyone likes to look at the female body, especially in dynamic, athletic sport.

— Natalie Cook

I have a lot of very happy memories of the Olympic Games, and the final against Nigeria and the goal mean an…

— Angel Di Maria

Fred Davis, the doyen of snooker, now 67 years of age and too old to get his leg over, prefers to use…

— Ted Lowe

I would prefer chess to become part of the Olympic Games. This would also lead to chess become more accepted as a…

— Viswanathan Anand

I remember as a kid watching one of the Olympic games, and I was cheering for a big track athlete. He was…

— Malcolm Gladwell

Even when you're a kid you're already reading about Olympic Games. Then when you are growing up you start to understand what…

— Andrey Rublev

Tokyo 2020 was an Olympic Games of many firsts for India. The success of Team India at the Olympics is a reflection…

— Anurag Thakur

Hosting the Olympic Games of course guarantees the world's attention, but there is more to it than simply bathing in the global…

— Eduardo Paes

We live in a world where sports have the potential to bridge the gap between racism, sexism and discrimination. The 2012 Olympic…

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting…

— Herb Elliott

It has been said that the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games is something that an athlete will remember for the rest…

— Jeff Fenech

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

The opportunity to represent my country at the Olympic Games is one of the greatest honors I've experienced in my career.

— DeMarcus Cousins

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

Coming out of the Olympic Games, I was the golden boy and I got put up on a pedestal. I got stuff…

— James DeGale

I run to be known as the greatest runner, the greatest of all time. I could not eat or sleep for a…

— Noureddine Morceli

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

When you get to an event like the Olympic Games, you can put too much pressure on yourself.

— Eric Shanteau

Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the…

— Clare Balding

Don't ever in your life do a World Cup and the Olympic Games at the same time. This will make your life…

— Eduardo Paes

I don't think revenge is enough to fuel the fire it takes to go to an Olympic Games and be successful.

— Scott Moir

Which would you rather be, a conqueror in the Olympic games, or the crier that proclaims who are conquerors?

— Homer

It had been a dream of mine to go to an Olympic Games since I was about seven years old. I didn't…

— Eddie the Eagle

In the spirit of the Olympic Games, they traditionally ask that all fighting and warfare around the world stop. So, there's hope…

— Jay Leno

I grew up not really thinking I had a disability. I grew up thinking I had different shoes

— Oscar Pistorius

The Olympic games are already there and we don't have even half of what you need to train well.

— Dayron Robles

I never expected to win three medals in the Athens Olympic Games. Of course, I would rather have won one gold.

— Marian Dragulescu

We now have exactly the same situation as we had at the start of the race, only exactly the opposite.

— Murray Walker

Maybe we should hold the next [Olympic] games in Afghanistan and hope the Soviets pull out of that one too.

— Johnny Carson

I still can't believe I won the Olympics. That's what I feel right now - completely alive as a human being. It's…

— Clara Hughes

The Olympics have been with the world since 776 B.C., and have only been interrupted by war, especially in the modern era.

— Bill Toomey