Against Quote by Ai Weiwei

If the Olympic Games ever served a true altruistic purpose, they have long since outlived it. Yeah, the pursuit of athletic excellence, sportsmanship and…

— John Ridley

The Olympic Games are always in the head of every sports athlete. We work for that. The Olympics are the most important race. They're…

— Tina Maze

Olympic athletes are a different breed. We're not dealing with million-dollar contracts. We don't do the sport for those deals. We do the sport…

— Rulon Gardner

No one pretends anymore that the Olympics are just about sports. It's routine to talk about what effect holding the Games in this or…

— George Packer

Brands are essentially forbidden from saying or associating themselves with the Olympics - something that has been commonly owned by Western Civilization since the…

— Ryan Holiday

Olympians are the product of the Movement, and to get them to the stadiums, pools and playing fields, it takes the actions of legions…

— Bill Toomey

While football embarrassingly exposes the excesses of capitalism, the Olympic sports have been used to propagate the neoliberal mantra that success is simply a…

— Mark Fisher

I think our path to the Olympics is a good metaphor for how you build a company. Our skill and commitment grew over time,…

— Tyler Winklevoss

Sport allows us to engage in dialogue and to build bridges, and it may even have the capacity to reshape international relations. The Olympic…

— Richard Attias

The Olympics are only once every four years so you have to take advantage of all your opportunities, both to be an inspiration to…

— Lolo Jones

The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation, the kind of international competition that's wholesome and healthy, an interplay between countries that represents…

— John Williams

Hosting the Olympic Games of course guarantees the world's attention, but there is more to it than simply bathing in the global spotlight. Most…

— Eduardo Paes