Olympics Quotes · Page 57

You can not be in top five in Olympic after just one year's preparation.

— Sandeep Singh

“The Hard Days Are The Best Days Cause That's When Champions Are Made”

— Gabby Douglas

Although it is disappointing that softball was not reinstated into the Olympics, we are going to continue to keep growing the sport.

— Jennie Finch

It's hard to explain these feelings...But I'm extremely honored to be an Olympian and be a part of this team.

— Jordyn Wieber

“Nothing could be any worse than having to turn to your friends, your colleagues and your loved ones and say –‘I gave…

— Steve Backley

It was a dream of mine to be an Olympic champion but not a lifelong goal.

— Sarah Hughes

Nowadays a gold medal is a $1 million contract. Our athletes are our heroes.

— Cathy Rigby

It's quite an honor to be selected to represent my country in the Olympics.

— John Stockton

A lot of times, people think 'para' as far as 'paralyzed.' 'Para' means 'alongside,' so the Paralympics are alongside the Olympics on…

— Amy Purdy

“The six colours, including the white background, represent the colours of all the world's flags... this is a true international emblem.”

— Pierre de Coubertin

There are parties and then there are huge major blowout parties. And then there are Olympian parties. If you ever get a…

— Rick Riordan

You start seeing all of the athlete profiles on NBC, and whenever the Summer Olympics come up, I feel like I share…

— Lindsey Vonn

I am also hugely excited to then be competing to defend my three Paralympic titles at the Paralympic Games. I believe we…

— Oscar Pistorius

There is talk that badminton may not make it as a sport in the 2020 Olympics. We must bear in mind that…

— Taufik Hidayat

I was exemplifying the Olympian who took up a challenge as a sportsman, without a trainer, in a country without mountains and…

— Eddie the Eagle

…What I learned was that these athletes were not disabled, they were superabled. The Olympics is where heroes are made. The Paralympics…

— Joey Reiman

I was part of London 2012 in the build-up and there's always drama ahead of a major championship or Games.

— Denise Lewis

I'm six-foot-five. I'm not going to win the gold medal in figure skating. But I can try, and that's what matters. Trying.

— Aleks Paunovic

Disability sport came about largely because of exclusion, because mainstream sport didn't want disabled people to be part of it.

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

When you go ice-skating, try not to swing your arms too much, because that really annoys me.

— Jack Handey

Just had a blast watching women's gymnastics on the tv...Time for swim finals.

— Rebecca Soni

For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed.

— Mary Lou Retton

That's what really makes great skating competitions. When you have two top skaters in good form giving superb performances.

— Dick Button

It's been a dream of mine to be selected on the U.S. Olympic team as long as I can remember.

— Nathan Chen

As a 12-year-old when I won my first gold in Athens, I wanted people to know what the Paralympic games were.

— Jessica Long

I'd probably say the championships mean more to me, but the gold medal makes you a bit different. It's a special award.

— Scottie Pippen

Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for.

— Mary Lou Retton

“Skating is an amazing form of self-expression. It’s like my soul at play.”

— Josée Chouinard

Now if I go back home with an Olympic medal, the reaction of my family will give me immense satisfaction.

— P. R. Sreejesh

After watching the Athens Paralympics in 2004, I looked at the swimmers and thought, that's cool. I want to do that.

— Ellie Simmonds

Getting the degree meant more to me than an NCAA title, being named All-American or winning an Olympic gold medal.

— Patrick Ewing

So, in a way I was hedging and saying that if the Olympic stuff doesn't work out at least I can be…

— Frank Shorter

They want the Olympics. We ought to make sure they don't get the Olympics.

— George Nethercutt

It's not like I didn't do anything for 10 years and chose a new profession. I've been on the ice a lot.…

— Katarina Witt

I think every athlete that’s just out here for the Olympics just does something to inspire those around them and inspire each…

— Oscar Pistorius

At the Olympics, once I got there it was more about the full experience and skating to the best of my ability.

— Eddy Alvarez

I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors.

— Nastia Liukin

My skateboard is magical and musical, it gives me wings and makes me dance in loops and whirls.

— Jean-Paul Malfatti

When I was younger, I used to be a part of the surfing-and-skateboarding community.

— Katy Perry

The only way I'm going to get a gold glove is with a can of spray paint.

— Reggie Jackson