Olympics Quotes · Page 52

Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.

— Sally Pearson

1988 Olympic Champion Brian Boitano was famous for doing a Lutz with one arm over his head. And I wanted to build…

— Adam Rippon

You grow through the conflict and you emerge together. I think that's what the Olympics are all about.

— Peter Norman

I look back, in an endearing way, on that time of my life when I was competing at the Olympics.

— Tara Lipinski

It really means a lot that I won the gold medal - but I woke up the next morning expecting to feel…

— Dan O'Brien

I am at the Olympics, I forgot to tie my suit, how is this gonna happen?

— Ryan Lochte

Am I worried? Sure, I'm worried. When it comes to the Olympics, it can't be a predictable finish.

— Hayley Wickenheiser

I've always loved public speaking, and that's something I definitely will pursue after the Olympics.

— Lauren Gibbs

I've been with Team Canada for a lot of World Cups and World Championships, and to be part of an Olympic team…

— Joe Thornton

Enter with the torch in the stadium. 80,000 people screaming. I was waiting downstairs for the start for 10 hours; I was…

— Alberto Tomba

My senior year of high school, when I was getting recruited for college, my dad goes to me, 'You can become an…

— Ryan Lochte

“To deliver your own personal maximum, you’ll realise there are no shortcuts; if you want to be a champion it is all…

— Steve Backley

Music is fun, but I'm an ice skater. I may sing songs and do shows, make movies and other things... that's all…

— Johnny Weir

It means a lot to be an Olympian. I'm obviously so grateful and feel so lucky I was able to achieve my…

— Tara Lipinski

For relaxation, I like to figure skate. Being on the ice and spinning and jumping, I feel very close to nature. In…

— Michio Kaku

I'm going to always bleed the red, white, and blue. I represented the U.S. in the Olympics; I love my country. But…

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr

We're not coming back unless it's to become Olympic champions again.

— Scott Moir

Who cares if you get last place. This is the Olympics. Making it is the hard part.

— Mirai Nagasu

As a thrill in my career, the Olympics rank right up there with my two NCAA championships at Duke.

— Christian Laettner

My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream.

— Kristi Yamaguchi

Every city and country just has a different reason for wanting to host the [Olympic] games.

— Gary Hustwit

When you win the Olympics, you hope that the medal that you get, that weight makes it feel like you really earned…

— Charlie White

Figure skating, especially the longer performances, are such a feat. It requires so much stamina and is so beautiful.

— Gus Kenworthy

At the Olympics in China, every color was represented... and that was just the drinking water.

— Evan Sayet

I have run with the Olympic Torch during the 2012 summer games in London and the 2014 winter games in Sochi.

— Ban Ki-moon

I think any city that does the Olympics takes on the world and has to grow and has to kind of assimilate…

— Laurence Fishburne

Rio has been absolutely epic. I did leave my heart out there, and I wanted to do everybody proud.

— Michelle Carter

Just going to the Olympics would be a dream come true. I could finish last, and it would still be an amazing…

— Chloe Kim

What our generation hopefully is doing is not believing in that so-called bad luck that Canada has with figure skating at the…

— Scott Moir

I have always said being part of the team and winning a medal for my country was my first preference.

— P. R. Sreejesh

Every athlete wants to represent their country or region in the Olympics.

— Jackson Wang

Slip and slide on subway grates these shoes are poor mans ice skates fall through like change in the daylight.

— Matt And Kim

What we get paid to do is peak at the world championships and Olympics.

— Christian Coleman

I'd never gone as a kid to an ice rink. There was always that fear that I'd break my leg and it…

— Bonnie Langford

Im still standing by/rooting for Michael Phelps. Our society loves building people up just so we can tear them down too much.

— Philip DeFranco

Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.

— Scott Hamilton

After Russia (winning bronze at Rostelecom Cup), I'm one of the top Canadian ladies. Tomorrow, I just have to do a good…

— Alaine Chartrand

Climbing in the Olympics would be my dream, but I'm not so optimistic that it will make it in 2020.

— Adam Ondra

I was a natural skater, but I also took private lessons to enhance my skills.

— Paul Coffey

I am pretty pleased. I will be on the Olympic podium, so you can't be more happy.

— Emma McKeon