Olympic Quotes

399 quotes by 255 authors

The Olympic games should be a matter between individual athletes and the gods. Noisy flag-waving dishonors gods and men alike. — Dave Beard
Jim Thorpe is someone I've always loved. He was an Olympic athlete, you know, and a football player from back in the day. I'd love… — Channing Tatum
I am very proud of my mom and consider her the most courageous woman I know. With perseverance, sacrifice and hard work, she raised a… — Diana Lopez
I've been training super hard at the Lopez Taekwondo Academy in Houston, which belongs to my brother Jean. For me, I think confidence is the… — Diana Lopez
It is pretty amazing. My parents, who came from Nicaragua to the U.S. - who would have thought that they would have American kids on… — Diana Lopez
To have been selected to represent Team South Africa at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the individual 400m and the 4x400m relay is a… — Oscar Pistorius
I have run two Olympic 'A' standard times over the past 12 months and with the time I ran at the African Championships last week… — Oscar Pistorius
I have a phenomenal team behind me who have helped get me here and I, along with them, will now put everything we can into… — Oscar Pistorius
If I had tried the Olympics any younger, I wouldn't have been as prepared as I am right now. But there are definitely a ton… — Aly Raisman
I really feel like that concept of enjoying the now and not worrying about the future is what my coach has been trying to teach… — Melanie Roach
In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look back at my… — Paula Radcliffe
I set myself some specific goals, but the key one is just getting myself into as good a shape as possible for one day this… — Paula Radcliffe
I have not had the chance to go out there and do myself justice in an Olympic marathon yet. I have not been able to… — Paula Radcliffe
Beijing didn't go the way I planned and I would have liked to have performed a little bit better personally. After Beijing that is what… — Alicia Sacramone
Growing up I definitely looked up to Dominique Moceanu. She was my favorite gymnast and she was on that '96 Olympic team. She was always… — Alicia Sacramone
I'm pretty proud of having completed a marathon myself, so I can only imagine the pride that real athletes feel when they are picked for… — Johann Lamont
Having the ambition of becoming Olympic champion is a whole different ambition from wanting to be the greatest. — Daley Thompson
I'm so over the moon that I have the opportunity to represent my country at a third Olympic Games. — Libby Trickett
It's been a dream for me since I was six years old to go to the Olympic Games and to finally have that dream realised… — Natalie du Toit
Growing up, Michael Jordan was my Olympic hero. — Kerri Walsh

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