It is completely surreal because two years ago I wasn't swimming, I was 10 kilos heavier and was on a completely different… — Libby Trickett Copy Share Image
China partially wants to become part of the world. By hosting the Olympics and the Expo, they made a big effort to… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I'm a total rink rat. I can do the toe loop, the lutz, a flip, and the Scholz. That's one I invented.… — Tom Scholz Copy Share Image
I think the most surprising thing about the Olympics would be the amount of interaction and partying that goes on behind the… — Misty May-Treanor Copy Share Image
People expect that I'll be just perfect on ice, and that's not the case. I make mistakes, too. When I review my… — Yuna Kim Copy Share Image
I like skateboarding. I'm here on this planet to skateboard; I feel this is what God wants me to do. I just… — Ryan Sheckler Copy Share Image
Doing shows is always a side of skating that I've loved, it's the performing. I get to do that without the pressure,… — Kurt Browning Copy Share Image
I have to consider my greatest accomplishments winning the Olympics because everything that I've done after that is really because of the… — Brian Boitano Copy Share Image
If I had tried the Olympics any younger, I wouldn't have been as prepared as I am right now. But there are… — Aly Raisman Copy Share Image
To have been selected to represent Team South Africa at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the individual 400m and the 4x400m… — Oscar Pistorius Copy Share Image
It's cool because here everybody has the same goal. We're all competing for our countries. We're all coming down here to do… — Michelle Carter Copy Share Image
Special Olympics is such an empowering organization for the thousands of athletes involved and those of us like myself who lend support… — Natalya Neidhart Copy Share Image
“fewer people knew that the five-pointed star had almost become the official Olympic seal but was modified at the last moment–its five… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think I dreamed about competing at the Olympics, maybe hoping to win a gold medal. Not that I ever thought that… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
In my teens, I had no idea about running as a sports event. For me, an orphan, it was not only about… — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
Gold slipped from my hand at the Rome Olympics and then from P.T. Usha at the Los Angeles Olympics. But it is… — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
The Olympics are every four years and I think every athlete who competes in the Olympics wants the gold medal, and I… — George Gregan Copy Share Image
Being 19 years old and making the Olympic team on my last lift. I went 6-for-6 and had a perfect Olympic trial.… — Mark Henry Copy Share Image
It wasn't until I was 14 and watched the 1976 Olympic games on television that I really started to dream about the… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
This year I spent two months in Australia, and I did all the training camps in London. It was a really hard… — Peter Kauzer Copy Share Image
It was a true honor to have represented my country at my first Paralympic Winter Games and proud to bring home gold… — Mike Schultz Copy Share Image
My participation in the Art of the Olympians is a natural extension of my athletic career. I find creating a piece of… — Bob Beamon Copy Share Image
It's super cool - I have this link to Korea, and with the Olympics, I have this opportunity to represent the U.S.,… — Chloe Kim Copy Share Image
I took group lessons at a rink near my home. We first had to learn how to stand up on the ice… — Nancy Kerrigan Copy Share Image
I remember being a 17-year-old wheelchair basketballer at the Paralympics. I just wanted to beat everybody, but I also wanted to do… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share Image
The toughest part of my career was at the 2011 World Cup and 2012 Olympics and wanting so much to play and… — Becky Sauerbrunn Copy Share Image
I saw U.A.E. play at the London Olympics for the first time and I was really impressed with how they played against… — Shaun Wright-Phillips Copy Share Image
I was 14 when the wall came down, so I only ever knew about the GDR or experienced it as a kid.… — Nina Hoss Copy Share Image
When I think of the Olympics I only think of good things. I think of what a great event it is and… — Roger Federer Copy Share Image
I was trying to manage school and training for the Olympics and ended up not doing well at either. That was a… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
My coach, Liang Chow, had one rule while I was training for the 2008 Olympics: no skiing. I could do anything I… — Shawn Johnson Copy Share Image
The Olympics is about bringing the world together and learning how to go through struggles. That's what inspired me before my career… — David Boudia Copy Share Image
I've achieved my dream of getting a Paralympic gold medal and I'm very lucky that I've been to three Games where I've… — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I remember after the Games I was lifting weights with propane tanks on them, and getting to experience opening ceremonies again was… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
I've realized the extraordinary power of sports to heal, unite and inspire. I believe the Olympics will serve as the ultimate platform… — Kohei Uchimura Copy Share Image
It is extremely difficult to get a medal at the World Championships, even more than the Olympics. And when one is not… — Geeta Phogat Copy Share Image
Whenever the national para-athletic games are held, information does not reach the athletes. Whether the physically-challenged athletes participate or not, is a… — Arunima Sinha Copy Share Image
It is a disgrace. I think darts should be at the Olympics. Obviously you'd have to cut out the drinking side of… — Adrian Lewis Copy Share Image
As a goalkeeper experience is a massive thing, and there is nothing better than playing games, which thankfully I managed to do… — Jack Butland Copy Share Image
