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title: "3 Sochi Games Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Sochi Games quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Sochi Games sayings and thoughts."
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> [Much of the international unease with the Sochi Games has focused on the threat of terrorism, Putin's domestic repressiveness, and the Russian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-packer/much-of-the-international-unease-with-the-sochi-games-has-focused-on/)

[George Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-packer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/644/george-packer-2917_anti-gay_much-of-the-international-unease-with-th_213783.png)

> [The Sochi Games is not only my second Olympics, but the 'retirement stage' for me, so I want to have a greater…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuna-kim/the-sochi-games-is-not-only-my-second-olympics-but-the-retirement/)

[Yuna Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuna-kim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/797/yuna-kim-28031_any_the-sochi-games-is-not-only-my-second-ol_483827.jpg)

> [There's a better way to speak out against President Putin and call out his bigotry for exactly what it is: speaking up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-louganis/there-s-a-better-way-to-speak-out-against-president-putin-and-call/)

[Greg Louganis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-louganis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/greg-louganis-27347_allies_there-s-a-better-way-to-speak-out-agains_2353736.jpg)

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