If skating got into the Olympics, I would be tempted to hold off on shredding for a year and just skate, to… — Shaun White Copy Share Image
“The cities of Asia Minor were as enthusiastic and as invested in hosting the imperial cult as modern cities are about convincing… — David A. Desilva Copy Share Image
Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the… — Clare Balding Copy Share Image
What I love the most is getting on the ice and just popping in a fabulous CD and skating - all by… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
Looking back, I'm so proud to have gone to five Olympics - I believe only three other Americans have achieved that. My… — Gail Devers Copy Share Image
I don't know if it'll happen four years from now or 52 years from now, but our job is to make an… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
Every Olympics, they make a big deal out of something - security... traffic... pollution... something - and it really doesn't come true.… — Jim Boeheim Copy Share Image
Ramp skating has become the most popular televised form of skating because they can constrain it. They can judge it based on… — Jeffrey Deitch Copy Share Image
I was terrible when I first started skating and was clinging onto the side for dear life, but it's something I'll always… — Gareth Gates Copy Share Image
People would ask me why I was doing what I was doing - but I always told them that I just loved… — Nancy Kerrigan Copy Share Image
Mary Peters. When I was having my sulky, stroppy, bad loser phase I watched her at the Olympics. Sometimes she failed but… — Sue Barker Copy Share Image
I wasn't paid a dime for my track career. But participating in the Olympics gave me the opportunity to learn about different… — Wyomia Tyus Copy Share Image
I have a world championship medal from 2014, but I can't find it. So I'm missing one. I think it's at my… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
When you see athletes like me win gold medals, you only see the finished product, you dont see the real effort that… — Linford Christie Copy Share Image
The first event I vividly remember was competing at the Junior Olympics in Seattle, Washington. It was my first major competition outside… — Michelle Carter Copy Share Image
Even the charities I give to are related to things that touch my life, like the Special Olympics. I'm not fully rational;… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
I've seen the success of Mary Kom at the Olympics... We stayed in the same flat. If she can win a medal… — Geeta Phogat Copy Share Image
My Olympic moment from the individual event was that I was really able to enjoy my skating, and so that meant a… — Mirai Nagasu Copy Share Image
My commitment to the Olympics is not a political commitment. It's not a commitment to any particular social system or cultural idea.… — Herbert Hainer Copy Share Image
When I saw the 2010 Games and speed skating, I had a change of heart. I had always dreamed of being an… — Brittany Bowe Copy Share Image
I don't even need to do anything; I am always amped to skate. Always amped to be competing. I love competing -… — Ryan Sheckler Copy Share Image
I was able to represent my country and put on the red, white, and blue - how many people in the world… — Dominique Moceanu Copy Share Image
When the Olympics and World Cups come around, that's when you see the real outpouring of support that there really is for… — Hope Solo Copy Share Image
“There’s always that first step in skating, from dry ground to slick ice, when it just seems impossible. Impossible that two thin… — Carol Goodman Copy Share Image
I'm a proud New Zealander, and I represent Paralympics New Zealand. I love what I do, and I do it because I… — Sophie Pascoe Copy Share Image
The Party leader at the time, Jiang Zemin, wanted to show the world China's new status. And in winning the bid, the… — Liu Xiaobo Copy Share Image
When I was on the ice, in the lights, with the music and the motion, there was a certain kind of flirtation… — Peggy Fleming Copy Share Image
I remember seeing the Olympics when I was 13. I always wanted to know how it felt to stand on top of… — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to skate. If and when I decide to retire... I want to perform. I want to be on the… — Jeremy Abbott Copy Share Image
As the Paralympics has evolved and the profile has increased, the coverage has been greater, and there are more Paralympians receiving awards… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
I am very optimistic, and I wish that God almighty grants me success to get a qualifying time. Only then can I… — Nader al-Masri Copy Share Image
Any eyes on me - a late-night street sweeper, some dude texting in his parked car, the homeless guy talking to himself… — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
The whole podium time was like it was in slow motion. I was watching the flag go up realizing I'm part of… — Caeleb Dressel Copy Share Image
Saudi Arabia's first female athlete will be allowed to compete while wearing a head scarf. The Saudi woman said she was thrilled… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
I suspect that you, like I once did, are picturing the Arctic as one endless Pingu landscape of flat ice, broken only… — Alexander Armstrong Copy Share Image
And currently, there are four to five new works in the pipeline for upcoming celebrations such as the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Australian… — Graeme Murphy Copy Share Image
“He shakes his head. His dark messy hair has a few curls in it today.It's quite breathtaking,really.If there were an Olympics competition… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
I wasn't really expecting me to win the gold in this race. To get another medal for myself and for the U.S.… — Bonnie Blair Copy Share Image
Brands are essentially forbidden from saying or associating themselves with the Olympics - something that has been commonly owned by Western Civilization… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
I'm a wealthy man now. I've got a flat, a car, I have enough money to buy food. I skate to make… — Evgeni Plushenko Copy Share Image
