I think of myself as an Olympian. I have had a dream since I was a very small child. And because I… — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
It feels amazing to be an Olympian...This is definitely the best day of my life, and knowing that all of my hard… — Jordyn Wieber Copy Share Image
I would like to be as fit as I've always been. I've been blessed with good health, I've been blessed with stamina.… — Derek Jacobi Copy Share Image
I'm not an artist or a collector. I'm a skateboard kid with no one to tell me if I'm not doing things… — Leo Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
The Ancient Games are relatively obscure to most Olympians, but to understand just what the Games are about, it is really necessary… — Bill Toomey Copy Share Image
You dream about the Olympics for so long and you have that one day, then it's over, and when you don't run… — Ryan Hall Copy Share Image
Throughout my athletic career, the overall goal was always to be a better athlete than I was at the moment – whether… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
I'm a British citizen, and I'm incredibly proud to represent Great Britain. I've also represented Great Britain in the Olympics, so I'm… — Johanna Konta Copy Share Image
I may have become a world champion quicker than most, but people should look at me and realise there are all kinds… — Mikaela Shiffrin Copy Share Image
“Back when I was a competitive swimmer, I used to dream of going to the Olympics. But then I changed my mind,… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
My overwhelming concern will always be the well-being of the athletes. In Olympic sport, it is rare for competitors not to devote… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
From the moment a wheelie mate of mine had told me she'd been ice-skating, I was amused and bemused by the idea.… — Liz Carr Copy Share Image
In 2012, I thought that maybe I could be an Olympic gold medalist. It just came from sitting home and being injured… — Tori Bowie Copy Share Image
I was surprised to make it even to the finals of the Olympics, and to get first is above me. I don't… — Red Gerard Copy Share Image
We feel very honored to have been offered the responsibility to host this great event, Berlin is a wonderful city that is… — Otto Schily Copy Share Image
I have to consider my greatest accomplishments winning the Olympics because everything that I've done after that is really because of the… — Brian Boitano Copy Share Image
I like skateboarding. I'm here on this planet to skateboard; I feel this is what God wants me to do. I just… — Ryan Sheckler Copy Share Image
Doing shows is always a side of skating that I've loved, it's the performing. I get to do that without the pressure,… — Kurt Browning Copy Share Image
It's cool because here everybody has the same goal. We're all competing for our countries. We're all coming down here to do… — Michelle Carter Copy Share Image
If I had tried the Olympics any younger, I wouldn't have been as prepared as I am right now. But there are… — Aly Raisman Copy Share Image
To have been selected to represent Team South Africa at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the individual 400m and the 4x400m… — Oscar Pistorius Copy Share Image
Anybody that Tessa and I end up with in our personal lives would have to understand how much we love skating and… — Scott Moir Copy Share Image
I think it's a lot harder for the pros to have a long career in ice dance and in pairs. It seems… — Nancy Kerrigan Copy Share Image
It is completely surreal because two years ago I wasn't swimming, I was 10 kilos heavier and was on a completely different… — Libby Trickett Copy Share Image
China partially wants to become part of the world. By hosting the Olympics and the Expo, they made a big effort to… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I'm a total rink rat. I can do the toe loop, the lutz, a flip, and the Scholz. That's one I invented.… — Tom Scholz Copy Share Image
I think the most surprising thing about the Olympics would be the amount of interaction and partying that goes on behind the… — Misty May-Treanor Copy Share Image
People expect that I'll be just perfect on ice, and that's not the case. I make mistakes, too. When I review my… — Yuna Kim Copy Share Image
I actually have an ice-skating background. I skated until I was 15, for about eight years. It was hardcore skating for about… — T. V. Carpio Copy Share Image
“fewer people knew that the five-pointed star had almost become the official Olympic seal but was modified at the last moment–its five… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think I dreamed about competing at the Olympics, maybe hoping to win a gold medal. Not that I ever thought that… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
In my teens, I had no idea about running as a sports event. For me, an orphan, it was not only about… — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
Gold slipped from my hand at the Rome Olympics and then from P.T. Usha at the Los Angeles Olympics. But it is… — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
Special Olympics is such an empowering organization for the thousands of athletes involved and those of us like myself who lend support… — Natalya Neidhart Copy Share Image
I remember being a 17-year-old wheelchair basketballer at the Paralympics. I just wanted to beat everybody, but I also wanted to do… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share Image
The toughest part of my career was at the 2011 World Cup and 2012 Olympics and wanting so much to play and… — Becky Sauerbrunn Copy Share Image
I was 14 when the wall came down, so I only ever knew about the GDR or experienced it as a kid.… — Nina Hoss Copy Share Image
I saw U.A.E. play at the London Olympics for the first time and I was really impressed with how they played against… — Shaun Wright-Phillips Copy Share Image
This year I spent two months in Australia, and I did all the training camps in London. It was a really hard… — Peter Kauzer Copy Share Image
