Coaches Quote by Bob Beamon

I was the first athlete in the country to have a personal coach.

— P. T. Usha

I tried to make the Olympics team in 1956

— Bruce Dern

Every Olympics, when I was growing up and playing basketball, my parents and I made it a point to sit down and watch the…

— Christian Laettner

I'm a two-time Olympian, but on the front and back end of both of those were two Olympics where I narrowly missed making the…

— Gretchen Bleiler

I was fortunate enough to coach the U.S. Olympic team in Australia.

— Tommy Lasorda

I went to college, George Washington University, and played softball there. I also played professionally but with the real goal of being an Olympian…

— Elana Meyers

I set my sights on making an Olympic team, not realizing how tough it was going to be.

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

I always wanted to be Olympic champion and do clean programs.

— Kim Yuna

I didn't train to make the Olympic team until 1968. I simply trained for the moment. I never even imagined I would be an…

— Dick Fosbury

I really wanted to come into the Olympics.

— Sonny Bill Williams

It's been a dream of mine to be selected on the U.S. Olympic team as long as I can remember.

— Nathan Chen

We went out there as a team and believed we could win. I am an Olympic champion.

— Mark Lewis-Francis