Competing Quote by Bonnie Blair

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

The Olympics, as a little kid, it was such a big goal that I created for myself, and I was able to push through…

— Laurie Hernandez

As a child, I always had a dream to make it to the Olympics.

— Eddy Alvarez

I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.

— Simone Biles

Growing up with brothers, I've always been a very competitive person and also very involved in sports. So when I was younger, whatever sport…

— Gretchen Bleiler

I started track and field when I was 12 and didn't get to an Olympic Games until I was nearly 23. By any stretch…

— Sebastian Coe

I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold, but I don't think I was really paying attention at that…

— Dan O'Brien

I remember watching the Olympics at home as a kid. It was one my Dad's dreams to win an Olympic medal.

— Venus Williams

It was not until the end of my freshman year in high school that I thought I could really have a future in track…

— Allyson Felix

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

It's different today than it was then. In those days we were strictly amateurs. If I had wanted to stay in for the '80…

— Dorothy Hamill

I remember watching the summer Olympics as a kid and knew that I wanted to be an Olympian one day. At the time, snowboarding…

— Jamie Anderson