I saw the relation with Russia as necessary to the U.S., for the interests of the U.S. We worked very closely with… — Michael T. Flynn Copy Share Image
The Olympics are kind of weird. You have to be on a team. That's cool if you're a skier. But in snowboarding,… — Shaun White Copy Share Image
I'm really happy that it's in Russia. I've had a lot of success here. I had my first world championships here when… — Hayley Wickenheiser Copy Share Image
I hope that skateboarding gets a lot of new fans out there and that people start to fall in love with it… — Nyjah Huston Copy Share Image
I don't know what's more embarrassing in this country, that Michael Phelps fell from the graces for smoking marijuana or that you… — Daniel Tosh Copy Share Image
I've heard so many stories of young girls watching the Olympics and being inspired by it, and they want to do it… — Allyson Felix Copy Share Image
So far the biggest accomplishment I give myself is getting the silver in the Olympic Trials. Even though it's kind of a… — Keith Thurman Copy Share Image
I wouldn't swap the era I competed in for anything, not a day of it. I started out as an amateur, and… — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
I was ahead in the slalom. But in the second run, everyone fell on a dangerous spot. I was beaten by a… — Bonnie St. John Copy Share Image
The London Games will be designed for the athletes and we will provide them with the very best venues and the very… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
Good writing is a kind of skating which carries off the performer where he would not go, and is only right admirable… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
You've got to stay in pretty good shape to be a pro wrestler, and all the TNA wrestlers get a bit nervous… — Kurt Angle Copy Share Image
I am almost 30 so I am approaching this one as if it will be my last Olympic Games. I want to… — Asafa Powell Copy Share Image
The Olympics are only once every four years so you have to take advantage of all your opportunities, both to be an… — Lolo Jones Copy Share Image
I know it won't be eight medals again. If you want to compare me to that, that's your decision, not mine. I'm… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I've achieved everything I ever wanted. I've done three Olympics, world championships, I've been around the world and made good friends. But… — Leisel Jones Copy Share Image
Even if I flop, I still qualified for the Games, and that was my goal. My target was to be at an… — Laure Manaudou Copy Share Image
She's a fighter, and she does the long program well, so we'll see how it turns out. And in figure skating, it's… — Frank Carroll Copy Share Image
Looking back, I feel very fortunate to have had such a long career. Many skaters end their careers in their early 20s.… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
I've skated after Yuzu a handful of times. The only thing I can take away from it is to be prepared for… — Nathan Chen Copy Share Image
Kuala Lumpur was my first ever multi-sports games. I didn't do very well but the experience and enjoyment I had of those… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
I can't even begin to explain how important it is to all the people who have been involved in our program, and… — Lauren Jackson Copy Share Image
Toronto will be the best Pan American Games ever. As PASO’s President, I have said several times that I want to end… — Mario Vazquez Copy Share Image
Skateboarding helps a ton with balance, precision, with air awareness... it gets your senses to be spot-on and it's also a great… — Shaun White Copy Share Image
It eventually ends, and that's what I think a lot of athletes forget. It's 10 years after the Olympics, and you won… — Max Aaron Copy Share Image
I would never even think about skating with somebody else. The whole reason I wanted to come back to skating was to… — Scott Moir Copy Share Image
My support system, in my surgeon, my P.T., my pilates, my weightlifting, everything that I'm doing to make my body and my… — Kerri Walsh Copy Share Image
It's funny. I competed against a 13-year old girl at the Winter X Games. I looked down at her birth date and… — Kelly Clark Copy Share Image
I was definitely not the cocky kid. I was probably on the other end of the spectrum - I was quiet. I… — Connor McDavid Copy Share Image
I can sit back in 10, 15, 20 years, when I'm sitting with my kids, I'll be able to say that I'm… — Eric Weddle Copy Share Image
We literally see things so differently, all the architecture and stuff. That's the cool part about skateboarding. We're out there skating stuff… — Nyjah Huston Copy Share Image
My first major championships was in 2005, which makes me feel ancient. I'm really proud of playing in all the tournaments, yet… — Karen Carney Copy Share Image
At 6 years old, the ice became a place for me to express myself. Because I was so shy off the ice,… — Kristi Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
I didn't know about competition or the Olympics until Peggy Fleming won in 1968. My mother looked after all of the competition… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
I will be talking with gymnasts from some of the other countries. I will be getting a feel for what they're thinking… — Shannon Miller Copy Share Image
Vert skating was the kind of skating that was done in pools, where you could get airborne and be weightless. The other… — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
'Suena' is what the essence of the Olympics are about. There are the best athletes in the world up on one stage.… — Jencarlos Canela Copy Share Image
We have no target for the number of medals we hope to win in 2012 - yet. But we want every kid… — Tessa Jowell Copy Share Image
I do believe the aura of the Olympics is the greatest platform for sport and when one achieves success there it is… — Abhinav Bindra Copy Share Image
Women in figure skating, like in every other industry, are expected to conform to an unrealistic standard of beauty. Unhealthy habits are… — Tessa Virtue Copy Share Image
