Olympic Quotes

399 quotes by 255 authors

No one likes a show-off, but if parallel parking was an Olympic sport, I would get gold, no probs. — Miranda Hart
My very best memory of Montreal was the moment inside the Olympic arena when I was waiting under the stadium and those majestic gates opened… — Sugar Ray Leonard
There were several things a Yale freshman was supposed to be able to do. You had to demonstrate in the Olympic-size Yale pool that you… — Dick Cavett
Yes, I am the Olympic champion, but this is not the end of it. I want all the gold that there is out there, everything… — Adelina Sotnikova
Now that I have an Olympic medal in my room, it makes me hungry for another and a different color one. — Gracie Gold
I think if I just do what I do every day, on the extraordinary Olympic stage, I could be a podium contender. — Gracie Gold
I have learned from the first Olympics, of course. When I went to my first Olympic Games, I experienced all of the pressure and was… — Yuna Kim
My childhood ambition was to be an Olympic swimmer like my aunt, but that died a quick death when I discovered other sports. I swam… — Teddy Sears
Even an unsuccessful Olympic bid can be the source of change within a city if organizers adhere to their vision. — Richard Attias
Female success stories from sporting events like the Olympic Games have played a role in shifting the Indian perception to see the female athlete as… — Richard Attias
Sport allows us to engage in dialogue and to build bridges, and it may even have the capacity to reshape international relations. The Olympic Games… — Richard Attias
I was fortunate enough to coach the U.S. Olympic team in Australia. — Tommy Lasorda
I feel that I had been rescued from the gutter by America. One day I was under the gutter, chased by police, thinking dogs were… — George Foreman
The Olympic Gold medal in 1968 was definitely the highest moment of my career. It was a dream come true. I was a 19-year-old boy,… — George Foreman
If the Olympic Games ever served a true altruistic purpose, they have long since outlived it. Yeah, the pursuit of athletic excellence, sportsmanship and international… — John Ridley
Most coaches would consider leading a team to an Olympic gold medal a capper for a pretty good year. The same goes for winning an… — Don Yaeger
The Olympic Games are a national cause, and a national cause calls for a nationwide attitude. — Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
When I went to the starting line of the 1976 Olympic marathon in Montreal, it was with the unsettling conviction that some of my competitors… — Don Kardong
Whereas China has set about systematically striving for Olympic success since it re-entered global competition after years of isolation, India has remained complacent about its… — Shashi Tharoor
I ran the effort to bring the 2012 Olympic Games to New York City. We lost - on a global scale. To my surprise, life… — Daniel L. Doctoroff

Who Wrote These Olympic Quotes

255 authors contributed a total of 399 Olympic Quotes, led by these top contributors: