Competing Quote by Billy Joe Saunders

I was lucky enough to win a gold medal when I was 17 years old.

— Dylan Alcott

I've been competing since I was 8.

— Shawn Porter

I didn't think I would have an Olympic medal at 21, but I knew I would give my best and play my game. I…

— P. V. Sindhu

I was 25 years old, a world champion.

— Cody Garbrandt

As a teenager I had no idea that I had the potential to win an Olympic gold medal and my athletic career developed only…

— Peter Snell

I was very hungry to compete internationally when I was 10 years old, and I was good enough to compete, so that part never…

— Dominique Moceanu

At 17, I decided I wanted to be a full-time athlete but my parents weren't so sure. So we agreed that if I hadn't…

— Colin Jackson

When I was about 17 I was on the G.B. squad and that's where I wanted to be. I went to the Commonwealth Games…

— Callum Smith

I've been competing since I was five years old.

— Chad Mendes

I made a prediction when I was 11 that I would be world champion by the time I was 21, and I did it.

— Naseem Hamed

When I won Roland-Garros I was 19, and that's a period of life when you learn a lot about yourself even when you're not…

— Iga Swiatek

As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion.

— Marion Jones