If I win gold, I will dedicate it to Nelson Mandela. He is a hero in South Africa, and everything I do,… — Caster Semenya Copy Share Image
I park two blocks away from Nickelodeon studios and I hop on my skateboard and I skateboard the rest of the way… — Greg Cipes Copy Share Image
The most important thing in skating is finding your center. There is nothing better than Skate Spinner to do this - not… — Karen Magnussen Copy Share Image
Don't ever in your life do a World Cup and the Olympic Games at the same time. This will make your life… — Eduardo Paes Copy Share Image
I hope the feeling of standing up on the podium winning gold will never get old. — Caeleb Dressel Copy Share Image
I like to skate as much as I can, obviously get in the gym a lot, but I like to be on… — Johnny Gaudreau Copy Share Image
It happens too frequently that after a couple of poor performances, athletes are dumped. That's unfair as Olympic glory is a long… — Abhinav Bindra Copy Share Image
To me, being heavyweight world champion and Olympic sprint champion are the two greatest prizes in sport. — David Haye Copy Share Image
When I was skating I felt I represented not just my family and the people who helped me make it to that… — Sarah Hughes Copy Share Image
I can skate beautifully. While performing on ice I always try to please the audience and to win as well. Being artistic… — Evgeni Plushenko Copy Share Image
In my very first interview, at nine years old, I said I wanted to be an Olympic gold medalist. That was the… — Dominique Moceanu Copy Share Image
“It's like practicing pole vaulting your entire life, and then getting to the olympics and saying, ‘what the hell did I want… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I've never thought of the Olympics as a political statement. I really think a boycott ... is in the wrong as far… — Johnny Weir Copy Share Image
The Olympics are just different. I'm not sure why; the pipe's the same size, the board you're riding is the same, you're… — Chloe Kim Copy Share Image
For most Olympic athletes, their training is their hardest challenge and where they push themselves to the limit. For Paralympians, training and… — Giles Duley Copy Share Image
After I came home from the 1936 Olympics with my four medals, it became increasingly apparent that everyone was going to slap… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
My father-in-law and I always had great interest in Indian sport. At the Athens Olympics, watching the wrestling event, we started discussing… — Amit Bhatia Copy Share Image
I saw my name: THOMAS, Petria. Saw my time, 57.72. Saw the number one next to them. I'd done it. Me! Petria… — Petria Thomas Copy Share Image
The Olympic Games are for 'the youth of the world,' but they're organized and scored by countries. It's no surprise that countries… — James Fallows Copy Share Image
2017 was probably one of the hardest years of my life. There were a lot of personal struggles. I lost some very… — Scott Moir Copy Share Image
Despite my inability to qualify to qualify in South Africa, I did really appreciate the support I got from the IOC particularly… — Benjamin Boukpeti Copy Share Image
A lot of skaters hole themselves up in hotels and focus - and that's great, and that may work for them. But… — Tara Lipinski Copy Share Image
I started skating when I was about 10 years old. It was in an alleyway. I picked up my brother's skateboard and… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
The hard part for me was being an Olympic gold medalist and having that persona; you don't see too many Olympic gold… — Kurt Angle Copy Share Image
I relate really well to individuals who have a career and explore other adventures outside of skating. That, to me, is fascinating. — Patrick Chan Copy Share Image
They don't give you gold medals for beating somebody. They give you gold medals for beating everybody. — Michael Johnson Copy Share Image
With golf becoming part of the Olympics now, it is even more imperative that more of the middle class get access to… — Jeev Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
I borrowed a lot of money from my parents in the years leading up to the 2000 Olympics, and I worked odd jobs. — Bryan Volpenhein Copy Share Image
I worked a lot with my personal coaches in Croatia. That helped me to play on that level in the Olympics. — Bojan Bogdanovic Copy Share Image
What I think is about running faster and faster, and I believe that will translate into medals. — Hima Das Copy Share Image
I never dreamt of the Olympics growing up. It's not something that I watched on TV; it's not something my parents ever… — Kaetlyn Osmond Copy Share Image
The first time I ever wore a shoe was in 1955 during the trials for the Melbourne Olympics. — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. — Pierre de Coubertin Copy Share Image
I grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I've always been… — Kimberly Elise Copy Share Image
When I was a kid. I had traveled the world by the time I was 13 years old because of all the… — Brittany Bowe Copy Share Image
I'm so over the moon that I have the opportunity to represent my country at a third Olympic Games. — Libby Trickett Copy Share Image
In the television era, the second week of the Olympics is reserved for what is considered the marquee event: track and field. — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
Even if you watch the races I won - the indoor titles and the Olympics - I've never really been a superfast… — Justin Gatlin Copy Share Image
I want to be recognised as exemplifying the Olympic spirit - one of the last true Olympians. — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
A gold medal is a goal and something that we've never done before as the United States indoor women's volleyball team. — Jordan Larson Copy Share Image
