Ice dance should not be seen as a rigid conformist form of figure skating. There is a great deal of freedom and… — Robin Cousins Copy Share Image
Skateboarding is forever, and things like college and girls only ruin an endlessly savored adolescence. — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
My real motivation is to reach 3:25... I am still young; I have a lot of time left in my career. — Noureddine Morceli Copy Share Image
There can be distractions, but if you're isolated from the heart of the Games, the Olympics become just another competition. — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
I have a lot of bitter memories from Beijing. Hopefully, we can erase those memories and bring the gold back to Japan. — Kohei Uchimura Copy Share Image
I fell in love with athletics watching the 1980 Moscow Olympics, aged seven. I thought: 'These people aren't human, they're immortal.' — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
And I want a gold medal more than anything. I just want a gold medal, so that's been pushing me forward. — Alicia Sacramone Copy Share Image
It wasn't an easy journey to participating in the Olympics. It has taken me 14 years of training and hard work. — Dutee Chand Copy Share Image
The initial feelings when you step into the Olympic arena representing your country, your community, representing yourself can be really overwhelming. — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
I started out making skateboard videos. Soon, it dawned on me I just wasnt that great at skateboarding. So I put down… — Steve-O Copy Share Image
My whole life has been learning to lead, from my parents, to my education, to the experience I had in the private… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
While I circled around and around in my brown rental skates, I studied a group of skaters spinning in the center. I… — Gracie Gold Copy Share Image
What about you? You didn't even think twice about following those two. They say, 'Let's go onto the ice' and right away… — Erin Hunter Copy Share Image
Any time you have an opportunity to do something for the first time, it's super exciting, and I just want to soak… — Maya Moore Copy Share Image
In 2016 I was fresh and raw and it was grit and determination which got me to the gold medal. Nobody really… — Kadeena Cox Copy Share Image
People used to call the Paralympics the 'Special Olympics.' These men and women are athletes. They are warriors. They are people who… — RJ Mitte Copy Share Image
It's kind of nice in some ways having an Olympic Trials where I finished second. You can kind of go in more… — Ryan Hall Copy Share Image
There's never going to be a decathlon that you're going to have 10 events that your satisfied with. You're always, always going… — Ashton Eaton Copy Share Image
My dad was an incredibly brave man, completely dedicated to his family, with a love for all. If I could be half… — Tom Daley Copy Share Image
I do identify with Olympic athletes quite a lot because they have to push to reach a certain plateau and some of… — Lawrence Jordan Copy Share Image
Let's start with the black glove. We felt it necessary being the fact that the Olympic Games, for the first time ever… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
I'm pleased that I've balanced budgets. I was on the world of business for 25 years. If you didn't balance your budget,… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
Being champion is just priceless. I'm not trying to sound arrogant or anything but being Olympic champ, you have every country coming… — Henry Cejudo Copy Share Image
As I look back on the day I signed my professional contract in 1973, I've never gone to sleep wondering if I… — Doug Collins Copy Share Image
The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. — Pierre de Coubertin Copy Share Image
How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens. — Alexander the Great Copy Share Image
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