Olympics Quotes · Page 15

Where is it written that the Olympics are only for winners?

— Eddie the Eagle

I have won the race and your the medal

— Ronan

It was a dream come true for me to be at the Olympics.

— Alicia Sacramone

I won't be skating for the rest of my life, that's for sure

— Elvis Stojko

“If reading counted as a sport, I'd be a gold medalist.”

— Deb Caletti

There are so many emotions when I step on the ice.

— Adam Rippon

Anabolic steroids were not banned until after the 72 Olympics.

— Bill Toomey

I had four gold medals, but you can't eat four gold medals.

— Jesse Owens

I'd rather have one gold medal and 10 caps than 200 caps and no gold.

— Karen Carney

It's a beautiful feeling to be out on the ice, breathing in the cold air and hearing the blades hit the ice.…

— Allison Janney

And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very…

— Scott Hamilton

People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating.

— Shawn Johnson

You can't go to college and develop into an Olympics champion. It takes too much time, too much training.

— Sonja Henie

I think you learn how to fall well when you're figure skating. Your reflexes are very acute.

— Jud Tylor

Growing up, I would never have thought that I'd be a double Olympic champion, with a lovely home and beautiful kids.

— Mo Farah

I'm the national champion of Jamaica now, I go into the Olympics like this.

— Yohan Blake

Learning a new trick will just happen randomly when I'm skating and if I feel good doing it, I take it to…

— Nyjah Huston

In China, they appreciate someone who has worked hard. They say it is incredible to win seven world championships. I know it…

— Stephen Hendry

Just a whole different style, just a whole different way of going about an audience and a way about skating. And they…

— Elvis Stojko

Even when you're a kid you're already reading about Olympic Games. Then when you are growing up you start to understand what…

— Andrey Rublev

As soon as I was introduced to ice speed skating, I was instantly hooked. I never thought about pursuing skating professionally; I…

— Shani Davis

I know my Beijing medal has been a watershed moment in the history of Indian boxing , but personally speaking, I would…

— Vijender Singh

I am grateful for my time with U.S. Speedskating and U.S.A. Baseball, as well as for all of my teammates, and I…

— Eddy Alvarez

My mother introduced me to many different things, and figure skating was one of them. I just thought that it was magical…

— Debi Thomas

It was like when we went to Mexico City [Olympics in 1968] it was sun and shining and bright. When we came…

— John Carlos

Although they only give gold medals in the field of athletics, I encourage everyone to look into themselves and find their own…

— John Naber

“When it was [Larry] Bird's turn [to sign souvenir Team USA basketballs], he said to [Brian] McIntyre ' What's the quickest it's…

— Jack McCallum

“Natalie was one of the confident skaters weaving in and out of bodies, natural movement that succeeded because there wasn’t too much…

— Karl Drinkwater

Success is always an easier motivator, because you want more of it. But I've also been motivated by failure. Had I medaled…

— Lolo Jones

I am a skateboarder, and to stay fit for skating I have to stay away from a lot of things. I go…

— Ryan Sheckler

Figure skating was a pretty individual sport. I've grown up a lot since those days and enjoy being part of a team…

— Debi Thomas

“You would fain be victor at the Olympic Games, you say. Yes, but weigh the conditions, weigh the consequences; then and then…

— Epictetus

I think the mental victory is worth it as much as a gold medal.

— Cameron van der Burgh

Being an Olympian is the ultimate test of one's sporting ability.

— Anonymous

I don't think I've ever felt overwhelmed on an ice rink.

— Jack Hughes

To go out on the ice and do some real work, it's been really nice.

— Carey Price

A gold medal at the Olympics is hard to top.

— Reggie Miller

“It was high school. Evil is kind of the name of the game.”

— Jennifer Weiner

I had big goals, I wanted to go to the Olympics.

— Mat Fraser

It's a beautiful thing to be involved with the Special Olympics.

— Luis Fonsi