Olympics Quotes · Page 58

Some girls can skate but I personally believe that skateboarding is not for girls at all. Not one bit.

— Nyjah Huston

I still really haven't sat down and said 'yeah, I'm ranked No. 1 in the world and I'm an Olympic Gold Medalist.'…

— Claressa Shields

I remember watching the 1992 Barcelona Games on TV, and I watched Limba Ram shoot. That was my first exposure to the…

— Abhinav Bindra

If life could come back, if I could roll back the years, I would like to relive my most cherished moment, the…

— P. T. Usha

I would love very much to win a medal at the Olympics for myself, by my own performance. But that will never…

— Bela Karolyi

It's a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you into hot water.

— Franklin P. Jones

Most of my friends are skaters or were skaters at one time, so they obviously relate.

— Tony Hawk

Every problem you ever had with another man I gotta face, Started off on thin ice, I'm still here but I can't…

— Wale

I'm a show pony, and I don't get to skate with girls doing triple Axels every single day. I skate with little…

— Ashley Wagner

I'm not going to be a guy that retires and keeps coming back. When I'm gone, I'm gone. Same thing as amateur…

— Kurt Angle

I'm pretty proud of having completed a marathon myself, so I can only imagine the pride that real athletes feel when they…

— Johann Lamont

All I wanted to do was ride skateboards - I wanted to be a professional skateboarder. But I had this problem. I…

— Travis Barker

I just want to redeem myself and show the world that... it wasn't a fluke that I won at nationals. I can…

— Mirai Nagasu

I think it's really important to show people that there's nothing different about us; especially as athletes - we train as hard…

— Ellie Simmonds

The more I think about the Olympics, even from afar, its mere concept stuns me. I can't think of any other line…

— Mary Pilon

Obviously, losing a parent is very difficult. I miss my dad every day, but I know he would be proud to see…

— Eric Shanteau

I didn't even think that I could be competing for a gold medal; I was convinced I'd compete for a silver medal.

— Sunisa Lee

As a kid, you dream of winning the Stanley Cup. As you get older, you understand the importance of winning the Olympics.

— Joe Sakic

We went out there as a team and believed we could win. I am an Olympic champion.

— Mark Lewis-Francis

You always imagine everything will go so smoothly in the Olympic season.

— Ashley Wagner

(American swimmer, 1972 Summer Olympics, on winning seven gold medals Inspirational) I swam my brains out.

— Mark Spitz

I can't even imagine what it's like and right now I'm like in shock, I can't believe that I'm Olympic Champion.

— Tara Lipinski

Even if you've been involved in a World Cup, the Olympics is huge. Only the Games has the power to change communities.

— Daley Thompson

I was a real skateboarder, not a gifted skateboarder. I represented that skateboarding was fun to do by being terrible at it.

— Lance Mountain

Training for the Olympics was a lifelong endeavor and took many years.

— Kristi Yamaguchi

At the Olympics, I'm representing the United States as well as the town and people who helped shape me.

— Becky Sauerbrunn

Giving life to music through skating was something I wanted to be known for

— Peggy Fleming

To win Olympic gold it takes a lot of HARDWORK, a lot of PASSION, a lot of SACRIFICES.

— Gabby Douglas

Being from Detroit, I often went to the roller skating rink. I can skate backwards, forwards, and even twirl on skates, LOL!

— Kenya Moore

Life has changed after Rio. Winning a silver medal was a huge moment for me. It has come with a lot of…

— P. V. Sindhu

I therefore think that I was right in trying from the outset of the Olympic revival to rekindle a religious awareness.

— Pierre de Coubertin

I've been on my couch watching the Olympics since 5:38 this morning. Can't turn it off!

— Frankie Muniz

When Armageddon comes, it would be good to be an Olympic athlete, because running real fast and jumping over stuff could come…

— Jack Handey

The ultimate dream of an athlete is to compete in the Olympics. For us athletes, that is the zenith. There is nothing…

— Hima Das

If there's anything that is the center of my career both creatively and emotionally, it's the Olympics.

— Dick Ebersol

It's been a great day in the Olympic Village! Having so much fun soaking in the amazing aura of this place.

— Rebecca Soni

I was happy to complete 118kg. When I lifted it, I knew my place in the Olympics was secured.

— Hidilyn Diaz

As soon as we landed in Tokyo, that's when I was like, OK. I really want to bring home a gold medal.'

— Jessica Long

I got into skateboarding when I was like a shorty. It was a toy thing.

— Lupe Fiasco

I have been visualizing myself every night for the past four years standing on the podium having the gold placed around my…

— Megan Jendrick