How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens. — Alexander the Great Copy Share Image
The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. — Pierre de Coubertin Copy Share Image
In the television era, the second week of the Olympics is reserved for what is considered the marquee event: track and field. — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
Nothing can replace the Olympics. I love the Olympics. I was so proud when I played in '98 and I was so… — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share Image
“My brain just…wandered off. Like an American hockey player in the finals against Canada at the Olympics.” — Julia Kent Copy Share Image
For golf, being in the Olympics is a big boost. More so for Indian golf. — Jeev Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
In figure skating, you have four minutes to do your best. It's your time; you do your best. — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
When I was in the care system, I lived for skating and drawing. I lived on roller skates. — Goldie Copy Share Image
Just being there at the Olympics, you kind of just take in every single moment. — McKayla Maroney Copy Share Image
I love having the Olympic Channel app on my phone because I can watch old gymnastics videos any time. — Jonathan Van Ness Copy Share Image
I always saw hurdles as a form of art, because it's very individual. One technique that may produce a world record for… — Edwin Moses Copy Share Image
The Greeks had a race in their Olympic games that was unique. The winner was not the runner who finished first. It… — Joseph Stowell Copy Share Image
There's a lot more pressure when you're a medal favorite. Now, nobody has any expectations for me. Nobody knows what I can… — Chris Witty Copy Share Image
The Olympics meant everything to me. Going through them is like nothing else you will ever experience. For those few weeks, you… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
We came back. We didn't have to. It was for us. And I think there is power to that. We're doing this… — Scott Moir Copy Share Image
The London games mark the 24th anniversary of my winning two golds and setting the world record in the heptathlon. Someone is… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
Being 16 is such a great age because I'm still really young, and I'll still have a lot of chances. But the… — Mirai Nagasu Copy Share Image
Probably the '86 nationals. That was my first real national title and first real statement I ever made in figure skating, and… — Debi Thomas Copy Share Image
When we think about making the people in the audience happy, or trying to make them feel something, it kind of goes… — Scott Moir Copy Share Image
Every Olympics, when I was growing up and playing basketball, my parents and I made it a point to sit down and… — Christian Laettner Copy Share Image
“I love the smell of the ice... And the cold. The sound the puck makes when it's sliding across the ice or… — J. Sterling Copy Share Image
Michael Phelps is a sporting god among men. It is hard to say if anyone will ever match his accomplishments, but it… — Johnny Weir Copy Share Image
I think that people tend to look at the paintings as being resolved or finite. But, to me, a painting can be… — Sarah Morris Copy Share Image
Contest skating is about figuring out the hardest tricks you can do that you can also land every time. It doesn't matter… — Nyjah Huston Copy Share Image
I'll start by saying that our motto that we were living by was 'gold vibes only,' and yes, our goal is to… — Patty Mills Copy Share Image
There's definitely a lot of people out there in the industry who feel that skateboarding shouldn't be a competitive sport. Or be… — Nyjah Huston Copy Share Image
