Beaten Quote by Bonnie St. John

As an Olympic athlete, I was at the top of my sport.

— Eddy Alvarez

People fall down, winners get up, and gold medal winners just get up faster!

— Bonnie St. John

I've had a lot of people tell me, 'Yeah, sure, you're good at slalom, but wait till you get to the real events like…

— Mikaela Shiffrin

I went at each race like there was a gold medal at stake. It wasn't like I ran one hard, then slacked off the…

— Dick Beardsley

I was winning a lot when I was young in skiing, and in tennis I never won. And then slowly I started to lose…

— Jannik Sinner

I thought the race could be won in the last kilometers in the park. Every hill I ran in training I ran to gain…

— Paul Tergat

When I started competing, I was so broke that I had to tie my helmet with a piece of string. On one jump, the…

— Eddie the Eagle

I won a silver medal. But really, I ended up running the fastest race of my life to become part of something that transcended…

— Peter Norman

I was skiing fast in training, but that really doesn't count for anything until you actually do it in a race. So to finally…

— Ted Ligety

I beat Olympians.

— Jermell Charlo

I remember in the first part of the race I was sixth and I could have gone quicker, but I had to go slow.…

— Alain Prost

I was the kid who never won the races. I never jumped the highest. I wasn't on the list of the high-achieving.

— Kate Winslet