But post my victory in Beijing, I actually wanted to quit sport and move on to something else in life. — Abhinav Bindra Copy Share Image
Next stop, London!! So excited for the Olympic Games, they're finally here! — Rebecca Soni Copy Share Image
The Chinese, as befits a Communist autocracy, approached the task of dominating the Olympics with top-down military discipline. — Shashi Tharoor Copy Share Image
Equestrian and sailing are sports for people growing up on the mean streets of Connecticut. — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
You don't get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results. — Bill Parcells Copy Share Image
I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over. — Hakeem Olajuwon Copy Share Image
The pole vault is a very complicated event, there are many things involved. — Sergei Bubka Copy Share Image
If the Olympics were more like the Hunger Games I think I'd probably watch more of it. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If I win the gold medal, I will be set for the rest of my life. The medal itself doesn't give you… — Caitlyn Jenner Copy Share Image
As a kid growing up, I was never like, 'I want to go to the Olympics,' so having to pass on 2012… — Simone Biles Copy Share Image
This year's Olympics will be replacing the women's beach volleyball bikinis with uniforms that are less revealing. The stricter dress code was… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
I'm not supposed to be able to speak clearly, and decipher what's going on in the media. I'm supposed to be the… — Carl Lewis Copy Share Image
I thought that when I won the Olympic trials I was going to be the happiest person in the whole world. And… — Marlen Esparza Copy Share Image
The opening and closing ceremonies of the London Olympics are mass satanic rituals disguised as a celebration of Britain and sport. Their… — David Icke Copy Share Image
In the spirit of the Olympic Games, they traditionally ask that all fighting and warfare around the world stop. So, there's hope… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Somebody who's learning how to ice skate for the first time would need skates, a helmet for head protection and elbow pads,… — Gerad Adams Copy Share Image
My skating brought me to a level of being well known in Canada, but I've grown up having trained in the U.S.… — Patrick Chan Copy Share Image
Oscar Pistorius is now infamous for reasons that I think everybody knows about, but when I hit on his story and put… — Ron Currie Jr Copy Share Image
I was introduced to skateboarding through my father. He was a surfer back in the 50's & 60's in Hawaii, where my… — Christian Hosoi Copy Share Image
If there was an Olympics for misleading, mismanaging and misappropriating, this administration would take the gold. World records for violations of national… — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
I'm trying to make better choices, and for me, this is kind of a rebirth. If I make the Olympic team? Great.… — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
The Beijing Olympics were an exercise in Chinese soft power. Americans have the 'Voice of America' and the Fulbright scholarships. But, the… — Shashi Tharoor Copy Share Image
The sport has changed so much since 2004, it's incredible. If you look even at me, the way I'm fencing now compared… — Mariel Zagunis Copy Share Image
I really love the Olympics: Daley Thompson's back-flip, Derek Redmond's father helping him finish the 400m after his hamstring snapped at the… — Giles Duley Copy Share Image
I had dreams in 2000 of being an Olympian for boxing. I never talk about it. — Chael Sonnen Copy Share Image
Rio 2016 is definitely on my mind, and I would really like to go to some more World Championships before that. — McKayla Maroney Copy Share Image
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