It's never easy at the Olympic level. Russia, Romania and China always are contenders. — Jaycie Phelps Copy Share Image
The Olympics is one of the memories that will always be with me. It changed my life for the better. — Steph Houghton Copy Share Image
If you really want a career in professional skateboarding,you really got to stop pushing mongo. — Jamie Thomas Copy Share Image
I've won the African Cup, I've won an Olympic gold medal. That says everything. — Samuel Eto'o Copy Share Image
Honestly, I would love to fight Henry Cejudo. You've got that gold medalist in the Olympics, I would love to test myself… — Demetrious Johnson Copy Share Image
Challenge me to ice skate, and I'll do it. I've never put on ice skates in my life, but that's kind of… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
The skateboarders are snobbier - their look is much cleaner than ravers'. — James Jebbia Copy Share Image
It was so much fun being in the Olympic Village and meeting all the athletes. — Jordyn Wieber Copy Share Image
The Olympics was really, really stressful because I had never done anything like it. At the same time, I was understanding something… — Laurie Hernandez Copy Share Image
I got to be calm, but I mean, it's the Olympics. Anybody wants to go out and do their best, so it's… — MyKayla Skinner Copy Share Image
That's a very privileged job and I love it with all my heart. I'm planning on playing my best volleyball to date… — Kerri Walsh Copy Share Image
I was upset about not going to the Olympics. It was a dream of mine, and I'd been working at it for… — Joseph Parker Copy Share Image
If the Olympics come around, and I'm in shape, then I'll compete. But I won't be representing the United States; I'll be… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
I've learned that winning isn't everything, and it's more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want… — Hope Solo Copy Share Image
Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was… — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
Initially it was a journey about one girl who wanted to go to the Paralympics but over the two years it has… — Kadeena Cox Copy Share Image
My earliest memory of the Olympics was watching the 1996 Games in Atlanta. I remember everyone being so excited to watch. Seeing… — Adam Rippon Copy Share Image
I've seen kids turn their lives around. It's usually a kid who's outside of the team-sport world, or maybe has a darker… — Jeff Ament Copy Share Image
You can't really rely on a couple of athletes to deliver you medals in five consecutive Olympic Games. It's absolutely unrealistic. You… — Abhinav Bindra Copy Share Image
Qualifying for this Olympic team has been the most stressful experience of my athletic career. It has taught me so much about… — Ibtihaj Muhammad Copy Share Image
Clearly, those of us women who play football wish that there was more coverage. But it's one of those things that happens.… — Marta Copy Share Image
The Olympic dream was born in 2010 during the qualifications to Vancouver. And when I was watching those Olympics from the sidelines,… — Adelina Sotnikova Copy Share Image
The rules of the track work well for life. Roller derby is life in a tiny circle. You can only go forward,… — Pamela Ribon Copy Share Image
Our world today is in need of peace, tolerance and brotherhood. The values of the Olympic Games can deliver these to us.… — Jacques Rogge Copy Share Image
No disrespect to any other competition, but what drives me now is majors, Ryder Cups, the Olympics. — Justin Rose Copy Share Image
I've proven that Filipino weightlifters can win a medal in the Olympics. — Hidilyn Diaz Copy Share Image
The most important thing in skating is finding your center. There is nothing better than Skate Spinner to do this - not… — Karen Magnussen 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
I park two blocks away from Nickelodeon studios and I hop on my skateboard and I skateboard the rest of the way… — Greg Cipes Copy Share Image
I'm living a dream. I hope in 10 years people will know me as a gold medalist. — Jennie Finch Copy Share Image
If I win gold, I will dedicate it to Nelson Mandela. He is a hero in South Africa, and everything I do,… — Caster Semenya Copy Share Image
Naturally the U.S. trails in gold medals because every time we win one, we hand it over to the Chinese to pay… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
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
I had a good chance when I went to Beijing and the guy who beat me, I'd beaten him three weeks before… — Billy Joe Saunders Copy Share Image
I worked a lot with my personal coaches in Croatia. That helped me to play on that level in the Olympics. — Bojan Bogdanovic Copy Share Image
They don't give you gold medals for beating somebody. They give you gold medals for beating everybody. — Michael Johnson Copy Share Image
I borrowed a lot of money from my parents in the years leading up to the 2000 Olympics, and I worked odd jobs. — Bryan Volpenhein Copy Share Image
With golf becoming part of the Olympics now, it is even more imperative that more of the middle class get access to… — Jeev Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
I relate really well to individuals who have a career and explore other adventures outside of skating. That, to me, is fascinating. — Patrick Chan Copy Share Image
To me, being heavyweight world champion and Olympic sprint champion are the two greatest prizes in sport. — David Haye Copy Share Image
