Olympics Quotes · Page 56

I have bought pole vault equipment, the landing areas, posts, which costs a lot of money. We pay for coaches.

— Sergei Bubka

I see the opportunity to pursue an Olympic berth as a chance of a lifetime.

— MyKayla Skinner

A figure skater is not just a figure skater who does great jumps. He is an artist on ice.

— Alexei Yagudin

Most people should be given a chance to compete in the Olympic Games.

— Eddie the Eagle

I like to pick on figure skating, which is very athletic but it's not a sport.

— John Part

To be an Olympian is not flattering for any partner that's with you. It's a really selfish part of your life.

— Scott Moir

I'm not an educated woman. What am I gonna do for the rest of my life? I'm an athlete... And now I…

— Tonya Harding

Holy Moses, Aly Raisman sawed it in half tonight. So inspiring. Yes Ive been watching a little too much Olympics. oh well…

— Mark Salling

Seriously, the Olympic badminton players were apparently trying to lose on purpose, a big story. But really, think about it, if you…

— Conan O'Brien

Skating everywhere is unpredictable, no amount of money or facilities is going to create a skating star. You have to have a…

— Robin Cousins

It's torturous what my siblings put me through. I can take any Olympic final, I can fight in a world championship and…

— Steven Lopez

To be here, is a dream come true. A dream is something that you set for yourself, not what other people set…

— Natalie du Toit

The Olympics is a special event and winning is very important. For me as a world record holder and world champion, the…

— David Rudisha

The Olympic Games are always in the head of every sports athlete. We work for that. The Olympics are the most important…

— Tina Maze

Colorado Springs is a very good place to train ahead of the Olympics. We get to compete with different partners, learn different…

— Geeta Phogat

I think the Olympics are a time for the world to come together and put aside differences, but we're also coming to…

— Gus Kenworthy

Skateboarding is training, but I don't think of it as training. It's fun.

— Shaun White

For many, lack of achievement is more a consequence of fear of taking a chance and getting uncomfortable.

— Steve Backley

The Olympic Games of the Modern Era began in 1896 in the city of Athens.

— Bill Toomey

I wanted to learn how to skate backwards and they wouldn't help me and they went off and left me on my…

— Dorothy Hamill

Winning for your country in the Olympics is the ultimate dream for any sportsperson, and I am determined to do it.

— Sandeep Singh

Let's face it, if you sign the dotted line, you're 'Dancing on Ice,' you've got to go with the glitter and the…

— Michaela Strachan

Once you pick up a skateboard, you'll find out that it's not a hobby, it's not a sport, it's a lifestyle.

— Lil Wayne

Skating is one of those sports you unfortunately see people get stuck in.

— Ashley Wagner

On the ice, if I slow down, I can coast behind somebody for a couple of laps. If I slow down on…

— Apolo Ohno

Honestly, it's not the medals that I feel so proud of. It's the way I conducted myself as an athlete, the hard…

— Kyle Shewfelt

I am actively campaigning for 'chest hair' to become an Olympic sport.

— Chris Carmack

The Olympics is really awesome, but for some snowboarders, it's not the biggest thing in the world.

— Shaun White

In the Olympics, you only get one opportunity to bring it all together. If you don't, better luck in four years.

— Eddy Alvarez

The Olympics create a space for the complete destruction of human rights in Russia.

— Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

Can't wait to see if Ryan Lochte will best Michael Phelps in reckless post-Olympic partying.

— Anonymous

It's ironic that Olympic spectators will never have seen Yiannis Kouros, the greatest Greek athlete since Pheidippides

— Ed Ayres

Competing in my first Olympics in the country where my parents came from is pretty insane. I'm feeling nothing but excitement.

— Chloe Kim

“I hired a gold medallist from an ivy league that rejected me 20 years ago...success has many dimensions.”

— Sandhya Jane

“We all love to win but how many people love to train?” ~ Mark Spitz (7 Gold medals in the1972 Olympics)”

— Kevin Horsley

I have some really lofty goals that don't even scratch upon the Olympics.

— Mikaela Shiffrin

In Hollywood you can see things at night that are fast enough to be in the Olympics in the day time.

— Will Rogers

If you feel like you're wearing something that you're stoked on, I feel like it actually makes you want to skate better.

— Nyjah Huston

When it comes down to competition, it's not always about the best skater, it's about who skates the best in that competition.

— Gracie Gold

I am truly honored to be selected as a Special Olympics Global Ambassador.

— Cafu