Forever Quote by Adam Rippon

In terms of my career, having the gold definitely changed my life. The Olympics are different, you know? They're every four years and it's…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

You don't become an Olympic medallist overnight and even after you do become an Olympian it doesn't make everything go away and you have…

— Stephanie Labbe

An Olympic medal won't define my whole life, although it might look like it to onlookers. When I look back, I should have been…

— Paula Radcliffe

People tell me an Olympic medal is a life-changing event. Except I don't even think about the medal unless someone asks about it.

— Mikaela Shiffrin

I'm going to keep living my life the way I've been living my life, and nothing is going to change that even if the…

— Ryan Lochte

The Olympics is one of the memories that will always be with me. It changed my life for the better.

— Steph Houghton

Olympic Gold changed me and my life dramatically. I became a celebrity overnight and people see me as a famous skater, not a real…

— Oksana Baiul

Winning that gold medal in Sydney really did change my life.

— Denise Lewis

There was a time in my life I wanted that Olympic medal, and all I did was train, train, train and work harder than…

— Yoel Romero

Life is about opportunities, creating them and embracing them, and for me, that was the Olympic dream. That's what defined me. That was my…

— Janine Shepherd

Life has changed after Rio. Winning a silver medal was a huge moment for me. It has come with a lot of responsibilities.

— P. V. Sindhu

One naively thinks that by winning the Olympics, it's going to be this switch, and then your life is going to be perfect, and…

— Dorothy Hamill