I want to give as many Canadians the opportunity to be successful and if we can use their athletic gifts to get… — Donovan Bailey Copy Share Image
We have had no bonuses for winning Olympic medals, I haven't even had a call from the ABA. I was on assisted… — James DeGale Copy Share Image
If your Olympic Hero were to use the Worm in the 1996 Olympic Games, it would be so embarassing to all the… — Kurt Angle Copy Share Image
“Heinrich Harrer: That's the Olympic gold medal. Not important. Pema Lhaki: This is another great difference between our civilization and yours. You… — Heinrich Harrer Copy Share Image
Production was what I always wanted to do, even when I was skating. I'm a bit of a sponge. When I was… — Robin Cousins Copy Share Image
Big moments like the Olympics tend to freeze things in place. It's just very hard to break through the news cycle with… — Christopher Michael Cillizza Copy Share Image
I had a lot of wonderful accomplishments in the game of basketball. Of course, to win a gold medal for your country… — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
The incentive of a medal at the biggest sporting arena in the world is what drives me. Before I hang my gloves,… — Mary Kom Copy Share Image
One thing I've done in my life is train year-round to compete at anything, anything. I've got an invitation now to maybe… — Herschel Walker Copy Share Image
Every time you go out on the ice, there are slight flaws. You can always think of something you should have done… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
I'd always loved what went on in skateboarding. I'd never skated myself, but I loved the graphics - I really liked the… — James Jebbia Copy Share Image
In wheelchair sports, people thought athletes with disabilities were courageous and inspirational. They never give them credit for simply being competitive. — Jean Driscoll Copy Share Image
What a great opportunity to come to my fifth Olympics, be flag bearer and also be a returning medalist so I have… — Chris Witty Copy Share Image
After the 2013 World Championships, I had three goals for the Olympics: to swim 3:56 or better in the 400-meter freestyle, break… — Katie Ledecky Copy Share Image
I remember watching the summer Olympics as a kid and knew that I wanted to be an Olympian one day. At the… — Jamie Anderson Copy Share Image
it's a feeling of ice miles running under your blades, the wind splitting open to let you through, the earth whirling around… — Sonja Henie Copy Share Image
I was just kind of sour with the sport. I didn't want anything to do with it. I went into a period… — Scott Moir Copy Share Image
We're in a pressure-filled sport for sure, but anything in an Olympic season is heightened, the highs are higher and the lows… — Tessa Virtue Copy Share Image
It's incredible. Nine? Wow. I just remember winning my first one, getting the medal and the plate, the pin with the diamond… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
Before going to the L.A. Olympics, I had participated in only two competitions in 400m hurdles. Yet I came close to a… — P. T. Usha Copy Share Image
They usually say that after the Olympic Games, somebody's life changes forever, and a lot of times, it's the gold medalist. But… — Adam Rippon Copy Share Image
When I tell people I'm going to the Olympics, they're like: 'What do you do, track and field? Pole vault? Are you… — Diana Lopez Copy Share Image
The medal just was an object, just a medal, and that's it. What really meant something was the blood, the sweat, the… — Henry Cejudo Copy Share Image
I'd always said that I'd like to have a title by the next Olympics, so this is a great opportunity, and could… — Billy Joe Saunders Copy Share Image
It took me two years to get an appointment with Mr. Suga who cut my hair for the Olympics. Who knew? I… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
Getting the Games for London has been the fulfilment of a dream. It is one which I truly believe can change the… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
Everybody wants to come out and win the gold, and sometimes it takes a personal best, sometimes it doesn't. But to be… — Michelle Carter Copy Share Image
Men of success meet with tragedy. It was the will of God that I won the Olympics, and it was the will… — Abebe Bikila Copy Share Image
Kat and I were in our 20s when we won in '88. Our personalities were already established. We were ready to move… — Brian Boitano Copy Share Image
The only thing I really, really want is for the U.S. to win again. Just to win another team gold. And, of… — Carly Patterson Copy Share Image
I think skateboarding is hugely challenging - it teaches you self-confidence, it teaches you self-motivation, and it can be something that helps… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
I'm proud that I was able to use my recognition to, maybe, raise the awareness of skateboarding and help grow it, and… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
It always has been a goal of mine to compete in the Olympics. Right after I graduated from college, I moved out… — Brittany Bowe Copy Share Image
The time leading up to the 1996 Olympics was the most demanding and stressful of my career. The sport I had loved… — Dominique Moceanu Copy Share Image
One thing is having skated five of the best races I've probably could have skated. It was nice to peak at the… — Eric Heiden Copy Share Image
Plus the public's attention span is so short right now, if a skater doesn't strike while the iron is hot... well it's… — Brian Boitano Copy Share Image
When I broke my knee, no one cared how I was; they just wanted me to get better and come back to… — Lavinia Agache Copy Share Image
It almost alarms me how free I feel on the ice. I don't think about the hospital or the groceries or the… — Tenley Albright Copy Share Image
Basically, I was a little bit nervous before competing beam at the Olympics, and I had this nervous thing to just talk… — Laurie Hernandez Copy Share Image
The Olympic Gold medal in 1968 was definitely the highest moment of my career. It was a dream come true. I was… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
