From an athlete's perspective, to cancel the Olympics in regards to the threats would be absolutely devastating - especially since the Olympics… — Brian Boitano Copy Share Image
If you go to a building to skate, or if you go to these places to skate, you're told it's against the… — Shaun White Copy Share Image
I mean, really, skateboarding is just going out and having fun with your friends and filming cool tricks and challenging yourself and… — Nyjah Huston Copy Share Image
It's - I mean, the Olympics, what is it? It's an international competition to foster friendship and - and competition across -… — Sunita Williams Copy Share Image
It would be simpler going to an Olympic Games knowing you had to nail one trick that you've done a hundred times,… — Caroline Buchanan Copy Share Image
I had already been into my professional career for six years and had not won an individual gold medal at the Olympics.… — Michael Johnson Copy Share Image
I think an Olympic medal is the only thing missing from what I can physically achieve as a cyclist. I can't win… — Mark Cavendish Copy Share Image
People say that it was degrading for an Olympic champion to run against a horse, but what was I supposed to do?… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
We come from a rich history of amazing sports and athletes here in Canada and there's been a long legacy before us… — Tessa Virtue Copy Share Image
Figure skating is theatrical, and a part of it is wearing costumes. My costumes were very over-the-top and outrageous for figure skating.… — Johnny Weir Copy Share Image
To me the Olympic spirit embodies the magic of competition, hard work and coming to a point in your career when you're… — Julia Mancuso Copy Share Image
“The hyping of disabled athletes into superhuman status by Channel 4 only deepens our wounds, inflicted by continual assaults on our daily… — Penny Pepper Copy Share Image
My parents are super excited that they've produced an Olympian. I don't think they ever would have imagined this would happen in… — Mirai Nagasu Copy Share Image
You know what's good? Going on the ice and knowing that you don't have to skate when the whistle blows. All my… — Joe Sakic Copy Share Image
There are always moments when I think about leaving skating, but when I think about that, I'm not very smart, and I'm… — Mirai Nagasu Copy Share Image
I always saw hurdles as a form of art, because it's very individual. One technique that may produce a world record for… — Edwin Moses Copy Share Image
The Greeks had a race in their Olympic games that was unique. The winner was not the runner who finished first. It… — Joseph Stowell Copy Share Image
If I bring back only one gold people are going to say it's a disappointment. But not too many of them own… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
The Olympics meant everything to me. Going through them is like nothing else you will ever experience. For those few weeks, you… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
There's a lot more pressure when you're a medal favorite. Now, nobody has any expectations for me. Nobody knows what I can… — Chris Witty Copy Share Image
I think that everyone has an equal right to play and I think we've been supportive of that. With the Olympics and… — Sidney Crosby Copy Share Image
I always look back at when I didn't have a dream, when I didn't have a spirit. I didn't know what the… — Bob Beamon Copy Share Image
If I could have played in the qualifying rounds for the Beijing Olympics, the result could have changed. India would have booked… — Sandeep Singh Copy Share Image
I know everyone has Olympic dreams, but if you really think about it, you just don't want to go to the Olympics.… — Sam Mikulak Copy Share Image
The USA have recently done well in the Olympics and the Youth World Cup. So I think there will be some good… — Richard Gough Copy Share Image
John Carlos provided the world with one of the most iconic images of the 1960s with his Black Power salute after a… — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
I continued a legacy of great skating from this country and I was able to capitalize on the reputation of the Canadian… — Kurt Browning Copy Share Image
For ice skating, you really have to block out your fears and throw yourself into it - there must be trust in… — Emily Atack Copy Share Image
We came back. We didn't have to. It was for us. And I think there is power to that. We're doing this… — Scott Moir Copy Share Image
The London games mark the 24th anniversary of my winning two golds and setting the world record in the heptathlon. Someone is… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
I didn't know if I was gonna make the Olympic roster, but just to be part of that journey to get to… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
The mind is pretty powerful. In skating, you learn to click into that zone and focus not necessarily on what you're doing… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
Being 16 is such a great age because I'm still really young, and I'll still have a lot of chances. But the… — Mirai Nagasu Copy Share Image
Probably the '86 nationals. That was my first real national title and first real statement I ever made in figure skating, and… — Debi Thomas Copy Share Image
I've always seen the Olympics as a place where you could act out your differences on the athletic field with a sense… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
I usually just write down what I'm doing and how I felt. How I felt if I'm skating fast, compared to if… — Shani Davis Copy Share Image
For softball, we need the Olympics. For young girls dreaming of that Olympic dream, that's where it's at, and that's where it… — Jennie Finch Copy Share Image
[At nine years old] I didn't really know what that meant at the time. I thought it might be in a warm… — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
Every year it changes, sometimes I'm good at the 50m, sometimes I'm terrible, it really depends. I'm still not sure what my… — Tera Van Beilen Copy Share Image
You think about all the years that a USA volleyball team has been in the Olympics and have tried and have fallen… — Jordan Larson Copy Share Image
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