Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the… — Clare Balding Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I don't think revenge is enough to fuel the fire it takes to go to an Olympic Games and be successful. — Scott Moir Copy Share Image
Which would you rather be, a conqueror in the Olympic games, or the crier that proclaims who are conquerors? — Homer Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I grew up not really thinking I had a disability. I grew up thinking I had different shoes — Oscar Pistorius Copy Share Image
The Olympic games are already there and we don't have even half of what you need to train well. — Dayron Robles Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting… — Herb Elliott Copy Share Image
It has been said that the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games is something that an athlete will remember for the rest… — Jeff Fenech Copy Share Image
As it happens, I have personally been something of an enthusiast for the London Olympic games, mainly on the grounds a) that… — Evan Davis 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
The Greeks had a race in their Olympic games that was unique. The winner was not the runner who finished first. It… — Joseph Stowell 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
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
I never expected to win three medals in the Athens Olympic Games. Of course, I would rather have won one gold. — Marian Dragulescu Copy Share Image
We now have exactly the same situation as we had at the start of the race, only exactly the opposite. — Murray Walker Copy Share Image
Maybe we should hold the next [Olympic] games in Afghanistan and hope the Soviets pull out of that one too. — Johnny Carson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I have always had a dream to take part in an Olympic Games, and losing my leg didn't change anything, — Natalie du Toit Copy Share Image
When you start taking the original sports away from the Olympics, you really change what the Olympic Games are. — Cael Sanderson Copy Share Image
The Olympic Games are a national cause, and a national cause calls for a nationwide attitude. — Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki Copy Share Image
My children can really understand the Olympic Games, To have a medal is very, very special. — Tim Henman Copy Share Image
You learn a lot from your first Olympic Games experience. Everyone thinks they're prepared, but you never are. — Caroline Buchanan Copy Share Image
The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast program of physical… — Avery Brundage Copy Share Image
I am almost 30 so I am approaching this one as if it will be my last Olympic Games. I want to… — Asafa Powell Copy Share Image
Rio is going to be my fifth Olympic games - it's been a long journey but a rewarding one, I would say. — Abhinav Bindra Copy Share Image
I touched the wall and all my dreams, hopes and ambitions basically coalesced into one moment. — Duncan Armstrong Copy Share Image
My goals were last year to win the world champs and this year to win the Olympic Games and I've done that… — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
It's been a dream for me since I was six years old to go to the Olympic Games and to finally have… — Natalie du Toit Copy Share Image
The opportunity to be a part of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio is a huge milestone in my… — Kygo Copy Share Image
10,000 athletes go and compete at an Olympic Games, only 300 go back with a gold medal, the number is very, very less. — Abhinav Bindra Copy Share Image
A goal of making it to the Olympic Games has motivated me to work very hard in my sport. — Laurie Hernandez Copy Share Image
The Olympic Games is holy. Athletes from around the world, including myself, of course, dream to participate. — Yao Ming Copy Share Image
I think the Olympic Games have been married to political statements. If I go back to Berlin in 1936, it was very… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
Professionally, when I did the Olympic games and sang for my country in Australia. It was a big moment, Sydney in 2000.… — Olivia Newton-John Copy Share Image
And I suggested to change very simple way to Olympic Games, in one competition, two different levels. Separate from, until sixteen, and… — Olga Korbut 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
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