Standing on that platform, I said a silent prayer. I thanked God for giving me the strength and the opportunity to come… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
The best gift I could give my father would be to represent India in the Olympics. If I can do that in… — Jeev Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
There were no competitions on television. The first skating competition I ever remember seeing on television was the 1968 Olympics when Peggy… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
The majority of people who get in the sport of gymnastics do not go to the Olympics or get a Division 1… — Dominique Dawes Copy Share Image
Even though skateboarding is considered a sport now and it is going to be in the Olympics for the first time, you… — Nyjah Huston Copy Share Image
My two earliest memories - earning little buttons on our skates when we learned how to skate from one end of the… — Hilary Knight Copy Share Image
We will apply the experience accumulated in the past four years to the operation of every competition and training venue as well… — Liu Jingmin Copy Share Image
I think it's a great accomplishment. Qualifying for the Olympics once is already hard enough now I'm about to compete in my… — Hidilyn Diaz Copy Share Image
Ever since I was a little kid, I loved being the centre of attention. I think it's part of the reason why… — Kaetlyn Osmond Copy Share Image
Raise your ambition beyond where you're capable of now. There's nothing about my hometown that said I'd be working with Fortune 50… — Brendon Burchard Copy Share Image
It takes tremendous will to compete in any athletic endeavor, so it meant going to bed early and getting my homework done… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I run to be known as the greatest runner, the greatest of all time. I could not eat or sleep for a… — Noureddine Morceli Copy Share Image
The biggest danger to the movement is that it is getting too big in sheer weight of numbers. Other sports will become… — Princess Anne Copy Share Image
The rules that enabled me to compete first went into effect in 2003. They are known as the Stockholm consensus with the… — Laurel Hubbard Copy Share Image
Ever since they announced that golf would be returning to the Olympics, I thought, 'Hey, I wanna get myself on the team.'… — Lydia Ko Copy Share Image
The Olympics brought a lot of development to Beijing, but I don't see that there have been any changes to human rights… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I've done it the hard way - first Olympic gold medallist from Great Britain to win a world title, the 'road warrior.'… — James DeGale Copy Share Image
Meaning is found not in the rewards, for they are only tokens. Seek not to have the gold medal. Instead, seek to… — Ralph Marston Copy Share Image
There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you… — Nancy Kerrigan Copy Share Image
The 'Bird's Nest' National Stadium, which I helped to conceive, is designed to embody the Olympic spirit of 'fair competition.' It tells… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
This team just wasn't good enough today, but they had the unity I always wanted. To have an American team like this… — Bela Karolyi Copy Share Image
I didn't make the Olympics, but I beat a lot of the guys that went to the Olympics, so I felt I… — Joseph Parker Copy Share Image
Especially in the car ride to and from gym. I find myself spacing out a lot, just visualizing what the Olympics would… — Aly Raisman Copy Share Image
To me, figure skating is a diving sport. It's a sport made by the gods. It inspires people to cry, it inspires… — Frank Carroll Copy Share Image
There were so many things associated with it in terms of music and fashion, and a different way of thinking that, for… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
I was an expert skier who set his sights on going to the 1988 Olympics in Canada to represent Britain, and went… — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
I've won a medal, but that's nothing compared to the crown I'll get in Heaven. I see a lot of people in… — Cindy Klassen Copy Share Image
The 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation. — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
So the programs all start to all look the same. I watched one free skating competition, and I thought I was watching… — Brian Boitano Copy Share Image
The way I balance life and skating is by enjoying the time I spend away from the rink. When I am not… — Kaetlyn Osmond Copy Share Image
Every Olympics is something special. If you're fortunate enough to play for your country - there's just so much energy. It's truly… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
“it seem like he was training for the Olympics and I was the gold medal. No one had ever acted like I… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
There's a stigma to skating. People think of it as a kid's sport. People kept telling me I couldn't possibly make a… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
If you look at the Olympic graphics for Mexico or Los Angeles, those programs don't look contemporary by today's eyes but they… — Michael Bierut Copy Share Image
Olympic Gold changed me and my life dramatically. I became a celebrity overnight and people see me as a famous skater, not… — Oksana Baiul Copy Share Image
I'm really very glad that I had skating to be my love and my escape. I think that it always gave me… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
The greatest memory for me of the 1984 Olympics was not the individual honors, but standing on the podium with my teammates… — Mitch Gaylord Copy Share Image
The Queen of England jumped out of a helicopter and parachuted into the stadium. What was even more amazing was when Prince… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I'm a decent table tennis player, but if you were to put me up against any of the guys you see on… — Matt Kuchar Copy Share Image
There's always a point where you get knocked down. But I draw on what I've learned on the track: If you work… — Lolo Jones Copy Share Image
