Olympics Quotes · Page 32

You can not be in top five in Olympic after just one year's preparation.

— Sandeep Singh

“The Hard Days Are The Best Days Cause That's When Champions Are Made”

— Gabby Douglas

But I like it when my patients are impressed not knowing that I was an Olympian.

— Debi Thomas

I didn't set out to beat the world; I just set out to do my absolute best.

— Shaun White

If you're a sports fan, it is really cool when you see the best-on-best for hockey at the Olympics.

— Gary Bettman

My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold medal that I've…

— Betty Cuthbert

I got a bronze medal and I can't complain about that, the only African-American to get a medal in the Winter Olympics.

— Debi Thomas

Everything went smoothly at the sailing events today, except for the British team. They forgot to bring limes and they all got…

— Craig Ferguson

I have a power word that I use-when I qualified for the Olympics in 2008, it was fighter. That way when I'm…

— Kara Goucher

At 17, I decided I wanted to be a full-time athlete but my parents weren't so sure. So we agreed that if…

— Colin Jackson

I look at the athletes who have come before me and been so impressed with what they have done and been inspired…

— Emma McKeon

I used to skate around the rink with my mom, and we used to race each other until I started getting way…

— Mirai Nagasu

The U.S. team has swept all the medals in the skeet shooting event. So despite our bad economy, it's nice to know…

— Conan O'Brien

Being in the Olympics isn't the chance for one of us to go out there and win the thing... It's growing skateboarding,…

— Nyjah Huston

The pro skaters I know are responsible members of society. Many of them are fathers, homeowners, world travelers and successful entrepreneurs. Their…

— Tony Hawk

I want to express my deepest apology to the athletes, the people of Salt Lake City in Utah and the millions of…

— Juan Antonio Samaranch

I was having a conversation with one of my teammates and she asked me, "Aren't you so glad it's over? We don't…

— Kelly Clark

Winning is great, but being able to finish my last Olympic Games on American soil was very important. Even though I was…

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

I guess you heard about this; the U.S. Olympic Committee is coming under fire after it was revealed that the uniforms for…

— Jay Leno

“We were stereotyped the way many athletes with disabilities or illnesses are, particularly in participatory sports such as biking, running, and triathlon.…

— Phil Southerland

“OLYMPICS 2012 Great Britain be proud, be blessed, be bold! Your time has come to be the host of the Massive event…

— Euginia Herlihy

Creating emotion was what my career was all about. I wanted people to laugh at me; I wanted people to cry with…

— Johnny Weir

Michelle Kwan is an incredible artist, she wears her heart on her sleeve when she performs. She has grown so much from…

— Johnny Weir

The reality is that there are half a billion kids in India, in villages, who have a pre-determined life. If they're very…

— J. B. Bernstein

I'm a two-time Olympian and I have a gold medal and I'm proud of that.

— Nelly Korda

I'd like to see the Olympics live. I've only watched it on television.

— Shania Twain

My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.'

— Michael Phelps

People tell me an Olympic medal is a life-changing event. Except I don't even think about the medal unless someone asks about…

— Mikaela Shiffrin

Deep in my heart, I know I can surpass my personal best and win the gold but there are circumstances that are…

— Hidilyn Diaz

“I’m a four-time Pulitzer Prize winning admirer. I’m also a 16-time Olympic medalist observer (I saw Michael Phelps on TV).”

— Jarod Kintz

We play so hard and overall the Olympics are such a positive experience.

— Maya Moore

They’d blame a castoff just for breathing. You could be good as gold and they’d still blame you.

— Paolo Bacigalupi

I'm not an artist or a collector. I'm a skateboard kid with no one to tell me if I'm not doing things…

— Leo Fitzpatrick

I long for the days when grosses were not even known. There was no weekend competition.

— Mark Rydell

I won't win a World Cup, and I won't win the Olympics, but I'm sure I can compete with the best, and…

— Eddie the Eagle

The Olympic games should be a matter between individual athletes and the gods. Noisy flag-waving dishonors gods and men alike.

— Dave Beard

I've made money from a young age but it's never taken away from my love of skateboarding. I don't just do this…

— Nyjah Huston

We're always telling stories, we're supposed to be reacting, a man and woman on the ice, it's romantic.

— Scott Moir

Sometimes it's just the beer and bikinis that get people to come and watch, but it's the competition that's keeping them there.

— Kerri Walsh

We've worked with Special Olympics Florida before, and I had so much fun doing that. It was really inspiring to meet all…

— Bayley