I was fortunate enough to coach the US Olympic team in Australia. The parks were full at all times. How can they… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
I love the fact that there is now a skate park in almost every city, but it will always have a rebelliousunderground… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
The Olympic Games showed how, with the nation united behind it, and the right combination of public and private enterprise, the most… — Rachel Reeves Copy Share Image
Kids at skate parks will step up and challenge me to a game of Skate, but I'm over that, I really don't… — Mike Vallely Copy Share Image
I was very hungry to compete internationally when I was 10 years old, and I was good enough to compete, so that… — Dominique Moceanu Copy Share Image
The Olympics are great, but they only truly mean something when the moments that come out of them are bigger than the… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
Skating was something I really wanted to do; my parents knew nothing about it. They said they'd support me as long as… — Kristi Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
I think it is going to be wonderful. I went to the Paralympics in Beijing and have seen how brilliant the sport… — Boris Johnson Copy Share Image
I feel it's right for me to wear a Canadian flag baseball hat. Regardless of the fact that my wife is Canadian… — Ashton Eaton Copy Share Image
Getting to the Olympics was, has always been, my swimming dream since I was 8 or 9 years old. You know, right… — Eric Shanteau Copy Share Image
The booing and the drama help make the Olympics interesting, but at what cost? When will people finally get tired of it… — Johnny Weir Copy Share Image
It's probably the toughest distance race in the world to win. World class runners from 1500m to the marathon contest it and… — Paul Tergat Copy Share Image
I look back at 1993 or 1994 when I made it to the National Championships, and I was on used skates and… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
Women's marathoning was not added as an Olympic medal event until 1984 due to unfounded and bizarre concerns among Olympic organizers about… — Mary Pilon Copy Share Image
I was always a good runner, I dipped into triathlons a bit and stuff like that, but I just remember saying to… — Leah Williamson Copy Share Image
Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
I would dream of being a pro skater, but I never dreamt I'd be discovered by Lance Mountain and Stacey Peralta, who… — Mike Vallely Copy Share Image
Walking the runway with Alexander McQueen, I really had to dig deep. You're with Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell. I was the… — Aimee Mullins Copy Share Image
We had two goals...One was to cherish every moment together, cherish the journey because the journey allows you to learn and grow.… — Kerri Walsh Copy Share Image
One of the great things about the X Games and the Olympics is being on the international stage. It gives you a… — Nick Goepper Copy Share Image
It is an important competition and I certainly rate my gold medals at the Commonwealth Games right up there with my world… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
Winning gold medals is incredible and obviously it's what I want to do, but there's something so special about having a little… — Jessica Long Copy Share Image
I tried out for the London Olympics, missed it by a little bit, gave it away for a while, and wasn't sure… — Emma McKeon Copy Share Image
Olympic athletes are a different breed. We're not dealing with million-dollar contracts. We don't do the sport for those deals. We do… — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
I trained my whole life for the Olympics. I didn't have a childhood, I really couldn't go to the beach with my… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I'm having a wonderful time in training. It's so funny because you go through ups and you go through downs. People have… — Roy Jones Jr Copy Share Image
The Olympics are great. For two weeks we become absolutely fascinated in these people we've never heard of before and will never… — Amy Argetsinger Copy Share Image
So for me having that element of being able to be competitive wasn't a problem. I'm very competitive. I thought if I… — John Robinson Copy Share Image
I have the unique distinction of being on the only Olympic team to lose without controversy, and the only Pan Am Games… — David Robinson Copy Share Image
When that fire hit your ass, it will sober your ass up quick! I saw something, I went, Well, that's a pretty… — Richard Pryor Copy Share Image
If I would have won that Olympic gold medal, I would have gotten a job somewhere coaching at a university, and I… — Daniel Cormier Copy Share Image
I would be disappointed if I were remembered as a runner because I feelthat my contribution to the youth of America has… — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
Sport allows us to engage in dialogue and to build bridges, and it may even have the capacity to reshape international relations.… — Richard Attias Copy Share Image
I hoped to win a medal and hoped it would be gold. I knew I was good but didn't know I would… — Nadia Comaneci Copy Share Image
I've noticed that a lot of people, subsequently, when they introduce me are very careful not to say the Culture Secretary Jeremy… — Jeremy Hunt Copy Share Image
Skateboarders are envied by people because they just glide so free. Any time something moves like water, they’ll make a dam. Every… — Mark Gonzales Copy Share Image
I think that there's something extremely beautiful about the Olympic ideal and its motto - 'Swifter, higher, stronger' - it's such a… — Chris Cleave Copy Share Image
The sportive, knightly battle awakens the best human characteristics. It doesn't separate, but unites the combatants in understanding and respect. He also… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
Yes, I am the Olympic champion, but this is not the end of it. I want all the gold that there is… — Adelina Sotnikova Copy Share Image
There are good reasons for not wanting to host the Olympics. The Games can be costly and, in spite of their patriotic… — Mary Pilon Copy Share Image
