Olympics Quotes · Page 29

Bringing a medal for the country is the biggest achievement, and that is why I am very happy.

— Hima Das

I am a dreamer. And what I dream of is to become Olympic champion, world champion, world record holder.

— Caster Semenya

The big picture is the Trials and Olympics. I just have to keep focused for that, keep moving forward.

— Ryan Lochte

I dreamed of being a professional skater once. I wanted to be a Korean Olympic skater, but I wasn't good enough, so…

— Song Joong-ki

The job of mayor of London is unbelievably taxing, particularly in the run-up to the Olympics.

— Boris Johnson

The six colors, including the white background, represent the colors of all the world's flags ... this is a true international emblem.

— Pierre de Coubertin

My parents told me, 'Skating is a privilege, not a right, and school always comes first.'

— Ashley Wagner

Good writing is a kind of skating which carries off the performer where he would not go.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I was definitely not the cocky kid. I was probably on the other end of the spectrum - I was quiet. I…

— Connor McDavid

I can sit back in 10, 15, 20 years, when I'm sitting with my kids, I'll be able to say that I'm…

— Eric Weddle

The favorite to win the Olympic gold medal in archery is a legally blind athlete from South Korea, mainly because everyone else…

— Jimmy Fallon

I have great artistry, I can spin well, I have good footwork, and I can jump. I can do the quad jump,…

— Jeremy Abbott

The inclusion of slopestyle in the Olympics is cool. I think it's going to be a total breath of fresh air. The…

— Nick Goepper

I think anytime you experience the All-Star Games, the World Cups, the Olympics and all those things - those are great experiences,…

— Barry Trotz

In MMA it's a lot less intimidating because it's not like you get one shot at a title every four years. You…

— Ronda Rousey

I was a good decathlete until I got with a coach that really knew how to train specifically for the event... I'd…

— Dan O'Brien

If there was an Olympics for misleading, mismanaging and misappropriating, this administration would take the gold. World records for violations of national…

— Dennis Kucinich

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

The Beijing Olympics were an exercise in Chinese soft power. Americans have the 'Voice of America' and the Fulbright scholarships. But, the…

— Shashi Tharoor

I am not driven by any bitterness by what happened in Athens. I learnt a lot of lessons from it and probably…

— Paula Radcliffe

I never had one day that I didn't want to be on the ice, because I always had an objective for that…

— Apolo Ohno

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

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

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

Winning gold was never easy. It only became easier because of the people with me.

— Hidilyn Diaz

You must understand that to get an Olympic medal is a huge achievement.

— Milkha Singh

There's not a whole lot of events out there on television, especially in the years between Olympic Games.

— Shannon Miller

For me, I'm a skateboarder.If I'm not skating then I'm going crazy. The big deals, if I'm not skating, it's not worth…

— Rob Dyrdek

Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.

— Scott Hamilton

The most important thing about skating is that it teaches you to do the things you should do before you do the…

— Barbara Ann Scott

Skating is a very beautiful sport, and I love watching new programs.

— Nathan Chen

There are only so many skaters like Brian Orser. Nobody is going to just step into his shoes.

— Kurt Browning

Having the chance to win a gold medal doesn't come around very often.

— Aaron Ramsey

When it comes down to competition, its not always about the best skater, its about who skates the best in that competition.

— Gracie Gold

I remember watching the Olympics at home as a kid. It was one my Dad's dreams to win an Olympic medal.

— Venus Williams

I want to win a world championship and a gold medal in the Olympics.

— Cael Sanderson

The Olympics, as a little kid, it was such a big goal that I created for myself, and I was able to…

— Laurie Hernandez

That's where you just have to get creative. There are all these trampoline parks and there's bowling and there's roller skating.

— Michelle Obama

The Olympics have really motivated me, ever since I started skating as a little kid.

— Nathan Chen

I love the sport of track and field. If I can be the person to make it a big thing in this…

— Mary Cain