For me, the first thing I do when I know I have to do the fastest skater is check my edges and… — Connor McDavid Copy Share Image
There's no day when I don't think it would be great to be 25 years old and have the Olympics coming in… — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared. You go through the emotional roller coaster at… — Bode Miller Copy Share Image
Sochi started with the same problem as every Winter Olympics. Forget the crass commercialism, the fake amateurism, NBC's refusal to televise important… — Alex Berenson Copy Share Image
One of the purposes of the Olympic Games is to bring the nations of the world closer together, so that they can… — Herbert Hainer Copy Share Image
I want to compete in the next Olympics. If I go to Rio, it will be my third time, which is a… — Vijender Singh Copy Share Image
When my parents were paying for my sport, it wasn't just me out on the ice. Pretty much every dollar my mom… — Ashley Wagner Copy Share Image
We want a clean and effective Olympic body where it can help us and Indian sports to grow and we athletes can… — Abhinav Bindra Copy Share Image
There's so many levels. You can rise on the day to win a national event or a world title but the level… — Caroline Buchanan Copy Share Image
We feel like we're the Olympic gold medallists and we have the opportunity to bring that gold home. That will be our… — Scott Moir Copy Share Image
But inside of me I knew that the Olympics were still there. I was still young enough. I knew that once I… — Angela Ruggiero Copy Share Image
I think there are definitely times when I feel the expectations on my shoulders and I think it's because even before I… — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
Seoul will co-operate with the national government so that the 2032 Summer Olympics become something more than a sports festival - an… — Park Won-soon Copy Share Image
As a teenager I had no idea that I had the potential to win an Olympic gold medal and my athletic career… — Peter Snell Copy Share Image
It is like a dream. I didn't sleep for two nights because I was under so much pressure. That elusive medal is… — Michaela Dorfmeister Copy Share Image
If the Palestinian Olympic Committee or Palestinian Federation provide good facilities to the athletes then maybe I can become better than these… — Nader al-Masri Copy Share Image
I love short track. I competed in short track, I was a world champion in 1986 but at that point in time… — Bonnie Blair Copy Share Image
I had my Olympic gold medal cut up into eleven pieces. Gave all eleven of my kids a piece. It'll come together… — Joe Frazier Copy Share Image
I grew up on the Bones Brigade as well. The very first skateboard video I saw was the Bones Brigade Video Show… — Mike Vallely Copy Share Image
And in nineteen seventy two I almost wasn't, on the team, but I knew about it just before Olympic Games for three… — Olga Korbut Copy Share Image
When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, we lived in Italy, which isn't really known for figure skating. I think that's why I excelled… — Meta Golding Copy Share Image
I first competed for Great Britain in wheelchair racing in 1987 and for twenty years after that. For me, the passion came… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
Waving the flag at the 1976 Olympics wasn't my idea. It was too much apple pie and ice cream. Not that I… — Bruce Jenner Copy Share Image
It's been a dream for me since I was six years old to go to the Olympic Games and to finally have… — Natalie du Toit Copy Share Image
Here's a good trick: Get a job as a judge at the Olympics. Then, if some guy sets a world record, pretend… — Jack Handey Copy Share Image
I came back from the Olympic Games, and straightaway, I'm this role model. So that means I can't mess around with my… — Amir Khan Copy Share Image
I don't mind the sparkle - I think it's kind of a tradition in skating. I don't think the men really need… — Kristi Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
I'm not going to be a guy that retires and keeps coming back. When I'm gone, I'm gone. Same thing as amateur… — Kurt Angle Copy Share Image
…What I learned was that these athletes were not disabled, they were superabled. The Olympics is where heroes are made. The Paralympics… — Joey Reiman Copy Share Image
I'm a show pony, and I don't get to skate with girls doing triple Axels every single day. I skate with little… — Ashley Wagner Copy Share Image
I was exemplifying the Olympian who took up a challenge as a sportsman, without a trainer, in a country without mountains and… — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
I feel proud to be a skater: it's taught me how to be emotional, more connected with myself, more mature, more understanding… — Patrick Chan Copy Share Image
It's typical of Italian culture that we only start to feel emotional about something when we have the possibility to see it… — Alberto Tomba Copy Share Image
Certainly for me the Commonwealth Games were fantastic to compete in and I genuinely have so many great memories of the three… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
I have a scar on my left thigh, kind of almost near my knee. I essentially fell in the 2002 Olympics and… — Apolo Ohno Copy Share Image
The more I think about the Olympics, even from afar, its mere concept stuns me. I can't think of any other line… — Mary Pilon Copy Share Image
I think it's really important to show people that there's nothing different about us; especially as athletes - we train as hard… — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
Obviously, losing a parent is very difficult. I miss my dad every day, but I know he would be proud to see… — Eric Shanteau Copy Share Image
I'm pretty proud of having completed a marathon myself, so I can only imagine the pride that real athletes feel when they… — Johann Lamont Copy Share Image
![“One of the purposes of the Olympic Games is to bring the nations of the world closer together, so that they can conduct an open dialogue. We [germans] should be careful about constantly imposing our values on others.” quote by Herbert Hainer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5d/herbert-hainer-50991_be-careful_one-of-the-purposes-of-the-olympic-games_2882535.jpg)
