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338 Medal quotes by 254 unique authors

It's incredible. Nine? Wow. I just remember winning my first one, getting the medal and the plate, the pin with the diamond for first place.… — Michelle Kwan
The first gold medal we had won for the Soviet Union. This one we won for each other. — Ekaterina Gordeeva
I'm happy because I got another medal. It's a competition and it's ice and anything can happen. — Irina Slutskaya
Throughout my athletic career, the overall goal was always to be a better athlete than I was at the moment – whether next week, next… — Sebastian Coe
As a teenager I had no idea that I had the potential to win an Olympic gold medal and my athletic career developed only by… — Peter Snell
I had over-trained. I put too much pressure on myself because I wanted that gold medal too much. If I had trained 15 per cent… — Unknown Author
If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard. The thrill of competing carries with it the… — Jesse Owens
After I came home from the 1936 Olympics with my four medals, it became increasingly apparent that everyone was going to slap me on the… — Jesse Owens
I had four gold medals, but you can't eat four gold medals. — Jesse Owens
Identity itself should be not a smug label or a gold medal but a revolution. — Andrew Solomon
One trophy is good, but two are better. That way, when a hero wears his medals on his chest, at least his steps are level… — Johan Cruijff
If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal. — Fidel Castro
An Olympic medal is the greatest achievement and honor that can be received by an athlete. I would swap any World Title to have won… — Jeff Fenech
The greatest memory for me of the 1984 Olympics was not the individual honors, but standing on the podium with my teammates to receive our… — Mitch Gaylord
To anyone who has started out on a long campaign believing that the gold medal was destined for him, the feeling when, all of a… — Sebastian Coe
When Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bruce Jenner asked a roomful of Olympic hopefuls if they had a list of written goals, every one raised their… — Jack Canfield
All organizations start with WHY, but only the great ones keep their WHY clear year after year. Those who forget WHY they were founded show… — Simon Sinek
On the last day, Jesus will look us over not for medals, diplomas, or honors, but for scars. — Brennan Manning
I'd accomplished everything I had set out to do - winning the French and Australian Opens, the Olympic gold medal and the Davis Cup. So… — Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Tomboy. Alright, call me a tomboy. Tomboys get medals. Tomboys win championships. Tomboys can fly. Oh. And tomboys aren't boys. — Julie Foudy
I am not interested in medals or titles. I dont need them. I need the love of the public and I fight for it. — Olga Korbut
Former Olympians also get paid to make appearances. Many of them won their medals in an era when Olympic success didn't go hand-in-hand with financial… — Mary Lou Retton
More than 10,000 athletes came to Atlanta seeking Olympic medals. Only a few of them will be lucky and skilled enough to claim one. — Mary Lou Retton
For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed. — Mary Lou Retton
Well my thoughts on American swimming are that our prospects look favorable, but we may not have as strong a showing in the gold medal… — Mark Spitz

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