I fell in love with athletics watching the 1980 Moscow Olympics, aged seven. I thought: 'These people aren't human, they're immortal.' — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
We surprised ourselves in '84 when we thought we could win a major tournament but hadn't yet until we won the gold… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
When I decided to go for four gold medals I planned it out over a few years. It was in four different… — Carl Lewis Copy Share Image
And I want a gold medal more than anything. I just want a gold medal, so that's been pushing me forward. — Alicia Sacramone Copy Share Image
It wasn't an easy journey to participating in the Olympics. It has taken me 14 years of training and hard work. — Dutee Chand Copy Share Image
I think fans can tell if you just slap a skateboarder on a game - you can't fool kids. — Shaun White Copy Share Image
Ice dance should not be seen as a rigid conformist form of figure skating. There is a great deal of freedom and… — Robin Cousins Copy Share Image
My real motivation is to reach 3:25... I am still young; I have a lot of time left in my career. — Noureddine Morceli Copy Share Image
Women's marathoning was not added as an Olympic medal event until 1984 due to unfounded and bizarre concerns among Olympic organizers about… — Mary Pilon Copy Share Image
I look back at 1993 or 1994 when I made it to the National Championships, and I was on used skates and… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
It's probably the toughest distance race in the world to win. World class runners from 1500m to the marathon contest it and… — Paul Tergat Copy Share Image
The booing and the drama help make the Olympics interesting, but at what cost? When will people finally get tired of it… — Johnny Weir Copy Share Image
I feel it's right for me to wear a Canadian flag baseball hat. Regardless of the fact that my wife is Canadian… — Ashton Eaton Copy Share Image
Getting to the Olympics was, has always been, my swimming dream since I was 8 or 9 years old. You know, right… — Eric Shanteau Copy Share Image
Skating was something I really wanted to do; my parents knew nothing about it. They said they'd support me as long as… — Kristi Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
As it happens, I have personally been something of an enthusiast for the London Olympic games, mainly on the grounds a) that… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
If the Russian government continues to pump money into it and makes their national teams train in Sochi and just sort of… — Gary Hustwit Copy Share Image
If you look at the Olympic Games as a whole, if we would say we didn't want to interject politics into the… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
If you could have the arms of Hercules, legs as swift as the wind. If you could leap shoulder high above the… — Andrea Bocelli Copy Share Image
I remember being at the Paralympics and I was listening to all my teammates speak and I've never felt more redundant in… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share Image
Each training session I'm getting better and better. I have no other duties now, no worries, it's all about training, eating and… — Usain Bolt Copy Share Image
The bus ride to the arena... I slipped on my Discman and listened to some of my favourite music, all the while… — Josee Chouinard Copy Share Image
During the Olympics they're really strict about what you're allowed to wear. You get a lot of clothes, but everything is pre-ordered.… — Henrik Lundqvist Copy Share Image
