Waving the flag at the 1976 Olympics wasn't my idea. It was too much apple pie and ice cream. Not that I… — Bruce Jenner Copy Share Image
I had my Olympic gold medal cut up into eleven pieces. Gave all eleven of my kids a piece. It'll come together… — Joe Frazier Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
…What I learned was that these athletes were not disabled, they were superabled. The Olympics is where heroes are made. The Paralympics… — Joey Reiman Copy Share Image
Obviously, losing a parent is very difficult. I miss my dad every day, but I know he would be proud to see… — Eric Shanteau Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
All I wanted to do was ride skateboards - I wanted to be a professional skateboarder. But I had this problem. I… — Travis Barker Copy Share Image
It's typical of Italian culture that we only start to feel emotional about something when we have the possibility to see it… — Alberto Tomba Copy Share Image
Certainly for me the Commonwealth Games were fantastic to compete in and I genuinely have so many great memories of the three… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
I feel proud to be a skater: it's taught me how to be emotional, more connected with myself, more mature, more understanding… — Patrick Chan Copy Share Image
I have a scar on my left thigh, kind of almost near my knee. I essentially fell in the 2002 Olympics and… — Apolo Ohno Copy Share Image
In 1988, the Summer Olympics were held in Korea, which was a divided country... It was an opportunity for the East and… — Moon Jae-in Copy Share Image
That's the neat thing about the Olympics - so many of these athletes, they don't make a ton of money, they train… — Julie Foudy Copy Share Image
Every guy that I've talked to would love to have that opportunity to go, and I don't think there's one guy who's… — Brad Marchand Copy Share Image
People have to identify with something to show they have reached a certain goal. Anyway, in Russia it's done with medals. You… — Emilio Pucci Copy Share Image
Once upon a time, this moment - this last light of the evening the day before the race - was the best… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I literally started skating handrails when I was seven years old, with no helmet on, so I was just bred into this… — Nyjah Huston Copy Share Image
I'd love to go to the Olympics. I grew up watching it on TV, and I was always very patriotic and passionate… — Nick Cummins Copy Share Image
I have learned from the first Olympics, of course. When I went to my first Olympic Games, I experienced all of the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My dad was really controlling and he did want me to skate every single day. I would say he did it in… — Nyjah Huston Copy Share Image
A lot of times, people think 'para' as far as 'paralyzed.' 'Para' means 'alongside,' so the Paralympics are alongside the Olympics on… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
I was just cruising around the streets of South Beach and got scouted. Two ladies stopped my parents and said, 'This kid… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
In ramp skating, there's this guy Alex Perelson who's really coming into his own and doing some amazing new stuff we haven't… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
I was ecstatic when we won - to host the Olympics is one of the biggest opportunities in living memory. It will… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
At the 1985 Asian Track and Field meet in Jakarta, where I won five golds and a bronze, I was taken for… — P. T. Usha Copy Share Image
Overall, I believe there has been a significant shift in the acceptance and appreciation of Paralympic athletes, but we still have a… — Jessica Long Copy Share Image
“He was into the skating culture now and I was into, well, I'm not sure what I was into. I was into… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
It just comes kind of naturally to me to take something and try and make it relatable and interesting to someone who… — Ashley Wagner Copy Share Image
There is talk that badminton may not make it as a sport in the 2020 Olympics. We must bear in mind that… — Taufik Hidayat Copy Share Image
I am also hugely excited to then be competing to defend my three Paralympic titles at the Paralympic Games. I believe we… — Oscar Pistorius Copy Share Image
You start seeing all of the athlete profiles on NBC, and whenever the Summer Olympics come up, I feel like I share… — Lindsey Vonn Copy Share Image
There are parties and then there are huge major blowout parties. And then there are Olympian parties. If you ever get a… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
