Olympics Quotes · Page 45

That's what really makes great skating competitions. When you have two top skaters in good form giving superb performances.

— Dick Button

When you go ice-skating, try not to swing your arms too much, because that really annoys me.

— Jack Handey

Just had a blast watching women's gymnastics on the tv...Time for swim finals.

— Rebecca Soni

For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed.

— Mary Lou Retton

Nowadays a gold medal is a $1 million contract. Our athletes are our heroes.

— Cathy Rigby

It's quite an honor to be selected to represent my country in the Olympics.

— John Stockton

I'm six-foot-five. I'm not going to win the gold medal in figure skating. But I can try, and that's what matters. Trying.

— Aleks Paunovic

I was part of London 2012 in the build-up and there's always drama ahead of a major championship or Games.

— Denise Lewis

Nothing against the Olympics. I played in 2012 and it was an incredible experience. It's different for tennis players than for swimmers…

— John Isner

The SheBelieves was my big moment, my big breakthrough. We had to get on that platform, hold that trophy, and have that…

— Phil Neville

That's what we love to do and I think our skating's at it's best when we do that: when we draw people…

— Scott Moir

To make America the greatest is my goal, so I beat the Russian and I beat the Pole. And for the U.S.A.…

— Muhammad Ali

Obviously, the competition at an Olympics, the emotions are running high, and the stakes are higher for these athletes, so it does…

— Tara Lipinski

Ultimately if you're a journalist, one day you're writing about figure skating, one day a political debate. I loved that about reporting.…

— Jess Walter

I didn't want people to think of me as someone who wasn't impressed with a silver medal, because obviously that's a huge…

— McKayla Maroney

When synchronised swimming first appeared on TV, we laughed very heartily, and I, for one, applauded the decision to introduce humour into…

— Arthur Smith

All the coverage of skateboarding sucks. They couldn't care less when it comes to how skateboarding is portrayed. All I can do…

— Rob Dyrdek

The Olympics start on Friday, and Russia is implementing the most intensive security in Olympics history. During the games, the government will…

— Jay Leno

I feel like I have this different opportunity that not a lot of athletes may have. It's the fact that I'm Korean-American,…

— Chloe Kim

As the lightness buoys me, I wonder if maybe she was right. Maybe it's not about looking hot for guys, but about…

— Gayle Forman

It has been said that the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games is something that an athlete will remember for the rest…

— Jeff Fenech

You never really think about what happens after the Olympics - you're just like, 'I want to compete. I want to do…

— McKayla Maroney

It is nice to know that you have other races lined up, because sometimes you can get so focused on your next…

— Ryan Hall

When Seoul hosted the Games in 1988, it became a symbol of the Asian Tigers' ascent onto the world stage. In 1992,…

— Eduardo Paes

Disability sport came about largely because of exclusion, because mainstream sport didn't want disabled people to be part of it.

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

“Nothing could be any worse than having to turn to your friends, your colleagues and your loved ones and say –‘I gave…

— Steve Backley

It was a dream of mine to be an Olympic champion but not a lifelong goal.

— Sarah Hughes

So, in a way I was hedging and saying that if the Olympic stuff doesn't work out at least I can be…

— Frank Shorter

Getting the degree meant more to me than an NCAA title, being named All-American or winning an Olympic gold medal.

— Patrick Ewing

Now if I go back home with an Olympic medal, the reaction of my family will give me immense satisfaction.

— P. R. Sreejesh

After watching the Athens Paralympics in 2004, I looked at the swimmers and thought, that's cool. I want to do that.

— Ellie Simmonds

Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for.

— Mary Lou Retton

“Skating is an amazing form of self-expression. It’s like my soul at play.”

— Josée Chouinard

It's been a dream of mine to be selected on the U.S. Olympic team as long as I can remember.

— Nathan Chen

As a 12-year-old when I won my first gold in Athens, I wanted people to know what the Paralympic games were.

— Jessica Long

I'd probably say the championships mean more to me, but the gold medal makes you a bit different. It's a special award.

— Scottie Pippen

I think every athlete that’s just out here for the Olympics just does something to inspire those around them and inspire each…

— Oscar Pistorius

At the Olympics, once I got there it was more about the full experience and skating to the best of my ability.

— Eddy Alvarez

It's not like I didn't do anything for 10 years and chose a new profession. I've been on the ice a lot.…

— Katarina Witt

They want the Olympics. We ought to make sure they don't get the Olympics.

— George Nethercutt