Aside Quote by Brent Musburger

I don't think that the Olympic games are a good place to bring up any political issues because it should be about the athletes…

— Kristin Armstrong

It's not enough to say that the Olympics is an athletic contest outside of politics, because it's not. The Chinese clearly are using the…

— Richard Gere

Given this platform of being an Olympic athlete, I think it's really important that we stand up for what we believe in, and we…

— Adam Rippon

I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any one athlete. The purpose of the Olympics, anyway, was…

— Jesse Owens

I've never thought of the Olympics as a political statement. I really think a boycott ... is in the wrong as far as the…

— Johnny Weir

I am the Olympic Ambassador. I always promote Olympics. I just want to say, Olympics is Olympics. [You] cannot mix with politics. Olympics for…

— Jackie Chan

I think the Olympics are a time for the world to come together and put aside differences, but we're also coming to represent ourselves,…

— Gus Kenworthy

The Olympic Games belong to the athletes and not to the politicians.

— Avery Brundage

My commitment to the Olympics is not a political commitment. It's not a commitment to any particular social system or cultural idea. It is…

— Herbert Hainer

I did not know about awards. I just wanted to break the world record and the Olympic record.

— Milkha Singh

“During the Olympics, the phrase “Own the Podium” had been a source of national debate and division. Since the Olympics, it has become part…

— Ken Dryden

When Juan Antonio Samaranch said the Olympics are more important than the Catholic Church, I just couldn't believe it. I said to myself, 'Don't…

— Frank Deford