Despite hanging up my racing wheels over a decade ago, I still get a buzz when we enter an Olympic and Paralympic… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
Being named to the Olympic team has special meaning to it because I feel like I've come full circle. — Mirai Nagasu 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
It happens too frequently that after a couple of poor performances, athletes are dumped. That's unfair as Olympic glory is a long… — Abhinav Bindra Copy Share Image
I'm so over the moon that I have the opportunity to represent my country at a third Olympic Games. — Libby Trickett Copy Share Image
I want to be recognised as exemplifying the Olympic spirit - one of the last true Olympians. — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
An Olympic pursuit really takes a full three to four years of Olympic preparation. — Apolo Ohno Copy Share Image
Ancient Olympic wrestlers sometimes would fight to the death. The IOC better understand we're ready to do that again. — Matt Valenti 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
To me the Olympic spirit embodies the magic of competition, hard work and coming to a point in your career when you're… — Julia Mancuso 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
I think an Olympic medal is the only thing missing from what I can physically achieve as a cyclist. I can't win… — Mark Cavendish 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
I'm very happy to fight on the same card with Vasyl Lomachenko and Oleksandr Gvozdyk. This is something we've been talking about… — Oleksandr Usyk Copy Share Image
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
When I was first writing, I was writing mostly about sporting events, which was really what my assignments were. I was working… — John Tesh Copy Share Image
A Dominican monk, Father Henri Didon, used it as a watchword for his pupils in sports at Arcueil College in Paris. Baron… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
I missed the Olympic team in 1996 - missed making the team. I tried to make a comeback in my sport, and… — Summer Sanders Copy Share Image
On television, I have watched countless athletes from different countries, sports and Olympics stand proudly at the top of the podium and… — Hannah Kearney Copy Share Image
I prefer playing ATP tournaments and Davis Cup competition rather than Olympic Games. — Dominic Thiem Copy Share Image
When you get to an event like the Olympic Games, you can put too much pressure on yourself. — Eric Shanteau Copy Share Image
Obviously in 2008 it was 538 (to win an Olympic gold) and most of my scores have been over that this year. — Tom Daley Copy Share Image
You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I came here for you. You dont' boo… — Kurt Angle Copy Share Image
In 2007, I dreamed of Olympic gold but got outpointed in the Olympic trials. — Daniel Jacobs Copy Share Image
When Armageddon comes, it would be good to be an Olympic athlete, because running real fast and jumping over stuff could come… — Jack Handey Copy Share Image
To win Olympic gold it takes a lot of HARDWORK, a lot of PASSION, a lot of SACRIFICES. — Gabby Douglas Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
You always imagine everything will go so smoothly in the Olympic season. — Ashley Wagner Copy Share Image
We went out there as a team and believed we could win. I am an Olympic champion. — Mark Lewis-Francis Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Ever since I was a kid and all the time I have played in the NHL, NHL players have played in the… — Alexander Ovechkin Copy Share Image
I still really haven't sat down and said 'yeah, I'm ranked No. 1 in the world and I'm an Olympic Gold Medalist.'… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I remember watching the 1992 Barcelona Games on TV, and I watched Limba Ram shoot. That was my first exposure to the… — Abhinav Bindra Copy Share Image
I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors. — Nastia Liukin Copy Share Image
