Olympics Quotes · Page 49

My whole life has been the skate life. I don't really remember doing anything besides skateboarding.

— Ryan Sheckler

That is the most fun part of skateboarding, the challenges. There are always new possibilities.

— Nyjah Huston

Badminton will gain momentum in a big manner after my win in Olympics. More players will participate in the game now.

— Saina Nehwal

Skating was put on the map, supposedly from me Everybody made a life and a livelihood, um, except me.

— Tonya Harding

I've dreamed of winning a national championship and I've dreamed of being an Olympian.

— Jrue Holiday

Olympics is the ultimate target and I could not do well in the 2016 Games.

— Dutee Chand

Anything can happen. Everybody is working to be on that team and to win the Olympic Games.

— Michelle Carter

The Olympic Games are a global celebration of our hopes, our ideals and our values.

— Laurel Hubbard

I do believe that, you know, in the future if the possibility exists, I think Ukraine will seek to once again apply…

— Lloyd Austin

I was playing a gig in Greece in September 2003 and this guy walks up to me and says, 'Hey Tiesto I…

— Tiesto

I'm a wealthy man now. I've got a flat, a car, I have enough money to buy food. I skate to make…

— Evgeni Plushenko

Brands are essentially forbidden from saying or associating themselves with the Olympics - something that has been commonly owned by Western Civilization…

— Ryan Holiday

Figure skating is a bit dated - it's like that tweed jacket you pull out of the back of your closet from…

— Johnny Weir

My childhood ambition was to be an Olympic swimmer like my aunt, but that died a quick death when I discovered other…

— Teddy Sears

I'm excited to watch slope style and halfpipe. And then, of course, when my events are done, I get to go to…

— Julia Mancuso

I definitely tried to skateboard in middle school, and being from San Diego, surf and skate culture is a big, prevalent thing.…

— Kyle Mooney

It is everything I thought it would be; being the Olympic champion, it definitely is an amazing feeling. And I give all…

— Gabby Douglas

My earliest memory of the Olympics was watching the 1996 Games in Atlanta. I remember everyone being so excited to watch. Seeing…

— Adam Rippon

Qualifying for this Olympic team has been the most stressful experience of my athletic career. It has taught me so much about…

— Ibtihaj Muhammad

I've seen kids turn their lives around. It's usually a kid who's outside of the team-sport world, or maybe has a darker…

— Jeff Ament

You can't really rely on a couple of athletes to deliver you medals in five consecutive Olympic Games. It's absolutely unrealistic. You…

— Abhinav Bindra

The Olympic dream was born in 2010 during the qualifications to Vancouver. And when I was watching those Olympics from the sidelines,…

— Adelina Sotnikova

The rules of the track work well for life. Roller derby is life in a tiny circle. You can only go forward,…

— Pamela Ribon

Clearly, those of us women who play football wish that there was more coverage. But it's one of those things that happens.…

— Marta

I'd love to compete in the Olympics, love to win a medal. That would be absolutely amazing.

— Paul Casey

From a personal point of view I want some medals because that is what you aim for when you start out playing.

— Jamie Redknapp

Sporting chivalrous contest helps knit the bonds of peace between nations. Therefore may the Olympic flame never expire.

— Adolf Hitler

We have the best Paralympic sport in the world because of the integration with the able-bodied tour.

— Dylan Alcott

If I'd gone into taekwondo, I'd probably have won several Olympic medals.

— Zlatan Ibrahimovic

I'm definitely not getting in Ubers and going, 'Wanna see my gold medal?'

— Nelly Korda

People say I should be running for a gold medal for the old red, white and blue and all that bull, but…

— Steve Prefontaine

The Olympic Games showed us that with self-discipline and dedication we can be champions.

— Anurag Thakur

My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will

— Mark Spitz

“The Olympics.  He knew well the allure of the Games having been there three times.  Wanting that gold medal was like a…

— Eleanor Webb

Rio will have to look after the legacy of infrastructure. But it's unclear who will run the sports centres after the Olympics.

— Eduardo Paes

I wanted to be a horseback-riding trainer and to go to the Olympics as an equestrian.

— Noah Cyrus

I wanted to do whatever I can for Olympics. I just want to give my best shot.

— Jwala Gutta

I competed in different places all over the world. I represented my country in the Pan-American championships.

— Alberto Del Rio

I miss my dad every day, but I know he would be proud to see me continuing to swim and going for…

— Eric Shanteau

So excited to watch opening ceremonies! ...On tv. Swimming in two days and any wait to get this thing started!

— Rebecca Soni