Best Medal Proverbs
338 Medal quotes by 254 unique authors
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I think the biggest thing was that I was putting pressure on myself leading up to Beijing. Now I am learning how to take that…
— Ryan Hall
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Actually, I always dreamed about getting a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle in Olympic swimming. I always thought that would be the epic award…
— Chris Klein
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The only medal that I am certain I deserved is the Purple Heart.
— Bob Kerrey
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To compete at the Olympic Games, I dreamed of any medal, but frankly speaking, I wanted a gold one.
— Adelina Sotnikova
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Joe Frazier's life didn't start with Ali. I was a Golden Gloves champ. Gold medal in Tokyo '64. Heavyweight champion of the world long before…
— Joe Frazier
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Coming in as a veteran, I'd like to finish with a gold medal.
— Howard Bach
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To have this gold medal around my neck is an indescribable feeling. I'm the happiest person right now.
— Jordyn Wieber
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I hoped to win a medal and hoped it would be gold. I knew I was good but didn't know I would be the one…
— Nadia Comaneci
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I'm not disappointed with bronze. It's always good to come away with a medal.
— Bryan Volpenhein
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The pernicious influence of the prize and medal giving in art is so great that it should be stopped. History proves that juries in art…
— Robert Henri
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To win more medals at Beijing is just fantastic, and British cycling has come a huge way in the last few years.
— Bradley Wiggins
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You don't win an Olympic gold medal with a few weeks of intensive training. There's no such thing as an overnight opera sensation. Great law…
— Seth Godin
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Nowadays a gold medal is a $1 million contract. Our athletes are our heroes.
— Cathy Rigby
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Cricket pays well, so a lot of people are naturally drawn towards the game. But to carve a niche in non-cricket sports is not easy.…
— Gagan Narang
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I've always dreamed of an Olympic medal.
— Keeth Smart
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Oh, when shall Britain, conscious of her claim, Stand emulous of Greek and Roman fame? In living medals see her wars enroll'd, And vanquished realms…
— Alexander Pope
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I had my Olympic gold medal cut up into eleven pieces. Gave all eleven of my kids a piece. It'll come together again when they…
— Joe Frazier
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Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.
— Dan Gable
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I won player of the year and players' player, two cups and two championship medals, had a great time.
— Paul Gascoigne
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I think as a Canadian hockey player, you go through it in your mind so many times, being able to stand on that blue line…
— Sidney Crosby
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If I do something for my kids, I get a medal, because most fathers don't.
— Louis C. K.
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I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a disappointment.
— Gail Devers
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Gold medals are made out of sweat, blood and tears and effort in the gym every day.
— Gabby Douglas
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I always look back to my first Olympic medal in 2004 in Athens. I was very new to the sport, and it was my first…
— Allyson Felix
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I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal.
— Scott Hamilton
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