Olympics Quotes · Page 44

As an athlete, I hope we can remain focused on the Olympic spirit which celebrates achievement in sport by peoples of all…

— Brian Boitano

Thank you guys for believing in my ability and supporting me in my Olympic journey.

— Simone Biles

I'm a two-time Olympian, but ever since I was a little girl, the Olympic dream has influenced me.

— Gretchen Bleiler

My first Olympics memory was watching Haile Gebrselassie in Sydney 2000. His sprint finish to defend his title really moved me.

— Mo Farah

I am a figure skater, which helps me appreciate Newton's theory of mechanics.

— Michio Kaku

In Japan, skating is like NHL hockey in Canada or baseball in the U.S., so pushing the limit is very enticing. Skating…

— Patrick Chan

You grow through the conflict and you emerge together. I think that's what the Olympics are all about.

— Peter Norman

Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.

— Sally Pearson

I was around 15 when I first wanted to compete in an Olympics. I even remember the first time I got to…

— Jessica Ennis

“Skating was a gift given to me, and it's a sport I love. I go out there every single day and there…

— Apolo Anton Ohno

I mean it's funny, playing music, how of course you want it to do well, you want them to like it, but…

— Eddie Van Halen

Everybody knows my life. I won a lot of tournaments and scored more than 1,000 goals, won three World Cups but I…

— Pele

Beijing didn't go the way I planned and I would have liked to have performed a little bit better personally. After Beijing…

— Alicia Sacramone

When I was on the ice, I felt like a free man. With flying, it's the same thing. When I'm flying by…

— Guy Lafleur

The obvious goals were there- State Champion, NCAA Champion, Olympic Champion. To get there I had to set an everyday goal which…

— Dan Gable

It meant a lot because it was my first time to compete as a senior at that meet, which was kind of…

— Carly Patterson

This is what I wanted. They tell me that London is the best field in history. I wanted to be part of…

— Haile Gebrselassie

I fell in love with skateboarding because it was individual; there were no teams, there were no captains, there was nothing to…

— Rodney Mullen

Playing college soccer was going to be the top of my athletic feats. I wasn't going to the Olympics. I was a…

— Mark Zupan

I didn't know how I was going to get to the Olympics, and in the beginning, I didn't really care. And that…

— Gretchen Bleiler

“I'd won our school science fair in the fourth grade, my "Phases of an Egg" presentation eclipsing the dozen or so baking-soda-and-vinegar…

— T. Torrest

During the Olympics they're really strict about what you're allowed to wear. You get a lot of clothes, but everything is pre-ordered.…

— Henrik Lundqvist

The bus ride to the arena... I slipped on my Discman and listened to some of my favourite music, all the while…

— Josee Chouinard

In 2008 I didn't take it all in enough. I was so wrapped up in just the competition that I missed what…

— Shawn Johnson

1988 Olympic Champion Brian Boitano was famous for doing a Lutz with one arm over his head. And I wanted to build…

— Adam Rippon

After the Olympics I was going to a lot of functions and found that if I was eating badly my energy levels…

— Chris Hoy

It's an Olympic year, man, and crazy stuff always happens in an Olympic year.

— Justin Gatlin

Who am I just to give up on track? This is something I've dreamed about since I was 9 years old, being…

— Marquise Goodwin

I wore No. 24 at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada - one bib on the back and one on the…

— Eddie the Eagle

Certainly, when I started bobsledding I didn't think of being in the Olympics some day.

— Albert II, Prince of Monaco

My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream.

— Kristi Yamaguchi

As a thrill in my career, the Olympics rank right up there with my two NCAA championships at Duke.

— Christian Laettner

Every city and country just has a different reason for wanting to host the [Olympic] games.

— Gary Hustwit

Who cares if you get last place. This is the Olympics. Making it is the hard part.

— Mirai Nagasu

Am I worried? Sure, I'm worried. When it comes to the Olympics, it can't be a predictable finish.

— Hayley Wickenheiser

We're not coming back unless it's to become Olympic champions again.

— Scott Moir

I've always loved public speaking, and that's something I definitely will pursue after the Olympics.

— Lauren Gibbs

I look back, in an endearing way, on that time of my life when I was competing at the Olympics.

— Tara Lipinski

It really means a lot that I won the gold medal - but I woke up the next morning expecting to feel…

— Dan O'Brien

I am at the Olympics, I forgot to tie my suit, how is this gonna happen?

— Ryan Lochte