Olympic Quotes

399 quotes by 267 authors

Football, basketball, and the Olympic sports all have their problems with banned substances. — Jim Sensenbrenner
The 2002 (Olympic) team was a great team, we won the gold medal, they deserved all the accolades that they got. But this team seems… — Wayne Gretzky
The marathon is a charismatic event. It has everything. It has drama. It has competition. Every jogger can't dream of being an Olympic champion, but… — Fred Lebow
People could see in me who I am now, an Olympic champ, the best in the world. — Cathy Freeman
The Greeks had a race in their Olympic games that was unique. The winner was not the runner who finished first. It was the runner… — Joseph Stowell
The Olympic Movement gives the world an ideal which reckons with the reality of life, and includes a possibility to guide this reality toward the… — Pierre de Coubertin
Olympic Gold changed me and my life dramatically. I became a celebrity overnight and people see me as a famous skater, not a real person. — Oksana Baiul
Many track and field people know that if I stay relaxed and run my race like I'm supposed to, I will be the winner at… — Asafa Powell
I ran like a champion. It is a great consolation to show how dominant I am. I am the Olympic champion and the world champion,… — Justin Gatlin
Investors should remember that their scorecard is not computed using Olympic-diving methods: Degree-of-difficulty doesn't count. If you are right about a business whole value is… — Warren Buffett
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
The whole world knows that American TV companies have monopolized Olympic broadcasts and in order to please the fans in their country they do everything… — Ivan Ilyin
I get more gratification out of getting some obese person who had a heart attack running around and enjoying life within a year. I get… — Arthur Lydiard
Our world today is in need of peace, tolerance and brotherhood. The values of the Olympic Games can deliver these to us. May the Games… — Jacques Rogge
If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal. — Fidel Castro
When Armageddon comes, it would be good to be an Olympic athlete, because running real fast and jumping over stuff could come in handy. — Jack Handey
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
It has been said that the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games is something that an athlete will remember for the rest of their life.… — Jeff Fenech
The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast program of physical education and sports… — Avery Brundage
The most important thingÂ in the Olympic GamesÂ is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is… — Pierre de Coubertin

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