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 like to skate as much as I can, obviously get in the gym a lot, but I like to be on… — Johnny Gaudreau Copy Share Image
I hope the feeling of standing up on the podium winning gold will never get old. — Caeleb Dressel 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
When I was a kid. I had traveled the world by the time I was 13 years old because of all the… — Brittany Bowe Copy Share Image
In the television era, the second week of the Olympics is reserved for what is considered the marquee event: track and field. — Frank Deford 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 grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I've always been… — Kimberly Elise Copy Share Image
Experience is the best teacher. I've been through a lot - going to the Olympics, going to the Finals, having a lot… — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
I come from the ghetto in Brazil, where we don't have a lot of career opportunities, so I'm sure my family and… — Anitta Copy Share Image
After giving up softball, I didn't know what I was going to do. I thought I would try bobsled, but I wasn't… — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
I'd love to learn how to foxtrot and cha cha. Believe it or not, I have terrible dancing skills. I can do… — Johnny Weir Copy Share Image
An Australian swimmer who failed to win a gold medal is blaming her loss on social media. In her defense, it is… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
It would mean a lot, but it's weird, because what's the title? It's an extra line on your Wikipedia page and a… — Joseph Benavidez Copy Share Image
There's sort of a theory that's going around in the China-watching community about a perfect storm coming up with the 2008 Olympics,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In sports, people reach their peak very early. You have to move on. I don't know if I will ever surpass what… — Greg Louganis Copy Share Image
The only time I got the absolute most insanely nervous in my life was at the Olympic trials, because archery is a… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I'd say street skating is the most fun of the six skateboarding events for me personally. It's also because you can do… — Nyjah Huston 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
Patience is a part of boxing. After I had missed out on the Olympic gold medal in 1984, a lot of people… — Lennox Lewis Copy Share Image
Well, it's such a record that you can only compare it with Bob Beamon's long-jump world record set in the 1968 Olympics… — Sunil Gavaskar Copy Share Image
When I retired from the championships in 2012, I had finished in fourth place in the international division, second place in nationals,… — Emily Carpenter Copy Share Image
I think that there's a sense of self-reliance that exists in skateboarding that kids can take to their daily lives. I think… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
It means that no blue ribbon is forever. Someday - if the world doesn't explode itself in the meantime - someone will… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
I never dreamt of the Olympics growing up. It's not something that I watched on TV; it's not something my parents ever… — Kaetlyn Osmond Copy Share Image
The first time I ever wore a shoe was in 1955 during the trials for the Melbourne Olympics. — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. — Pierre de Coubertin Copy Share Image
What I think is about running faster and faster, and I believe that will translate into medals. — Hima Das Copy Share Image
It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like… — Dan O'Brien 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
Figure skating is not a hobby. It's my work, which I want to do, and do well. — Adelina Sotnikova Copy Share Image
I think that's one of the best things about skateboarding. We're all competitors out there, but no one dislikes each other. — Nyjah Huston Copy Share Image
I want to be in Tokyo. I want to defend my titles and I want to change these medals into gold medals. — Kadeena Cox Copy Share Image
“In the Greek Olympics, women, slaves, and foreigners never took part. Not in Greek democracy either.” — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
An Olympic pursuit really takes a full three to four years of Olympic preparation. — Apolo Ohno Copy Share Image
A gold medal is a goal and something that we've never done before as the United States indoor women's volleyball team. — Jordan Larson Copy Share Image
Even if you watch the races I won - the indoor titles and the Olympics - I've never really been a superfast… — Justin Gatlin 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
The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement. — E. W. Howe Copy Share Image
It was those medals I won at Kottayam that gave me the confidence to dream it big in athletics. — P. T. Usha Copy Share Image
