Olympics Quotes · Page 40

There are a lot of other people that really play a significant role in helping you become an Olympian.

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Vladimir Putin said the tanks that you see rolling through the streets are just part of the closing ceremonies of the Olympics.

— David Letterman

It is effectively a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be involved, and the chance to win an Olympic medal would be amazing.

— Jack Rodwell

Victory is in having done your best. If you've done your best, you've won.

— Bill Bowerman

Getting a medal is not a small feat, irrespective of what color it is.

— Jwala Gutta

I don't know how many great Brazilians have played in the Olympics and not been able to win it.

— Neymar

Wrestling is the Olympics. It's the toughest, more grueling, most demanding and most humbling sport there is.

— Jake Herbert

I made driving mistakes in Sochi that cost me gold, and I'll torture myself for the rest of my life about that!

— Elana Meyers

My stepdad is Bruce Jenner, the Olympian. The first time he came over was like a blind date, and we had show…

— Kourtney Kardashian

The Athens Olympics will be meaningful even though I cannot participate as an athlete, since I can participate in the flame relay…

— Cathy Freeman

I figured I would go to the Olympics, give it my best, work hard, and once it was done, have some time…

— Scotty Lago

We want and expect to win the silver or gold. A bronze would be a step back. In fact, we think it…

— Betty Okino

I was doing the family grocery shopping accompanied by two children, an event I hope to see included in the Olympics in…

— Anna Quindlen

Four years ago, I felt the importance of the Olympics and how it is different from other events. It's a completely different…

— Kohei Uchimura

Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was…

— Dan O'Brien

It is to create the best Games the world has ever seen by unlocking the UK's unrivalled passion for sport, by delivering…

— Sebastian Coe

Skating becomes more important to me every year. It's obviously harder as age takes a toll on the body and the brain,…

— Mirai Nagasu

If the Russian government continues to pump money into it and makes their national teams train in Sochi and just sort of…

— Gary Hustwit

As it happens, I have personally been something of an enthusiast for the London Olympic games, mainly on the grounds a) that…

— Evan Davis

Everything in Athens is probably a good example. Any time when there really isn't a need for these facilities in these cities,…

— Gary Hustwit

I had a really dark time after the Olympic Games... But then I said to myself, 'This is a sport that's blessed…

— Daniel Cormier

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

If you could have the arms of Hercules, legs as swift as the wind. If you could leap shoulder high above the…

— Andrea Bocelli

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

I'd always loved sports, and the Olympics were something I thought about often as a kid, but those dreams felt like a…

— Lauren Gibbs

Now that I have an Olympic medal in my room, it makes me hungry for another and a different color one.

— Gracie Gold

I love sleeping. If there was an Olympics for it, I'd take gold. I'm Cuban. We love to sleep.

— Eva Mendes

I have no regrets coming back for a second Olympic team [in 2016]. It's been an amazing experience. It's been teaching me…

— Gabby Douglas

When you go to a shooting competition, you don't know what medal you're going to finish with.

— Abhinav Bindra

When I think of the Olympics - and I'm a little biased - but wrestling comes right to mind.

— Cael Sanderson

I started skating when I was five years old in Pasadena, California.

— Mirai Nagasu

To me, figure skating is an art form, and that's what I always try to bring in, even to my competitive programs.

— Johnny Weir

The Olympics are a completely different beast. It's the most magical moment of your career.

— Hilary Knight

I'm a very, very, very avid skateboarder. I skate every day when I'm at home. I have a half-pipe in my back…

— Sky Blu

There will be no one like me in the history of Olympics, someone who competed in an Olympic final with one international…

— P. T. Usha

I've never been ice skating, ever. I'm traumatized by the idea of it.

— Sebastian Stan

There are not going to be medals passed out to everybody in the world. It is going to be passed out to…

— Justin Gatlin

(Algerian athlete, 1996 Summer Olympics, on the 3000m world record) I think my 3:27 for 1500m is worth 7:21 for 3000m.

— Noureddine Morceli

The Olympics has solely been around other sports as far as Great Britain has been considered.

— Jack Butland

I've skateboarded my whole life, and I'm going to keep enjoying it until my age prohibits me.

— Jimmi Simpson