Olympic Quotes

399 quotes by 267 authors

The Olympic flag [] has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red []. This design is… — Pierre de Coubertin
I declare the 20th Winter Games closed. I call upon the youth of the world to assemble four years from now in Vancouver, to celebrate… — Jacques Rogge
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
As many as three million people are expected to attend the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. The security concerns and economic opportunities… — Rick Larsen
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
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
Getting to know athletes from all over the planet is a big part of the Olympic experience. — Mary Lou Retton
I got beat real hard and heavy in the Olympic Games in 1968 by a guy who swam an incredible race one time in his… — Mark Spitz
As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion. — Marion Jones
Just as at the Olympic games it is not the handsomest or strongest men who are crowned with victory but the successful competitors, so in… — Aristotle
As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport. — Nadia Comaneci
Every once in a while I run the Olympic downhill in Japan in my head. I think of how the energy is going to flow… — Picabo Street
I didn't train to make the Olympic team until 1968. I simply trained for the moment. I never even imagined I would be an Olympic… — Dick Fosbury
The U.S. Olympic spirit award is an award that is given to an athlete who embodies the Olympic spirit in more ways than just on… — Brian Boitano
What I can tell them is the way you become an Olympic champion is to start working now. I tell them why it's always worth… — Rafer Johnson
Yeah, that's what kind of, we get the idea a little bit yeah, because other people from different countries also try as hard as they… — Inge de Bruijn
I hate how late we have our Olympic Trials, always have. — Natalie Coughlin
The pressure of the Olympic Games is real overwhelming. — Natalie Coughlin

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