Olympics Quotes

437 Olympics quotes by 286 unique authors

When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to… — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
I am unable to watch the Olympics due to the blustering jingoism that drenches the event. Has England ever been quite so foul with patriotism?… — Steven Morrissey
I used to think that losing made you more hungry and determined but after my success at the Olympics and the U.S. Open I realise… — Andy Murray
Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion. — Richard M. Nixon
I have a scar on my left thigh, kind of almost near my knee. I essentially fell in the 2002 Olympics and when I hit… — Apolo Ohno
I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over. — Hakeem Olajuwon
Passover and Easter are the only Jewish and Christian holidays that move in sync, like the ice skating pairs we saw during the winter Olympics. — Marvin Olasky
If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard. — Jesse Owens
It surprised me, the feeling I got when I won the Oscar for 'Scent of a Woman.' It was a new feeling. I'd never felt… — Al Pacino
This is my 20th year in the sport. I've known swimming and that's it. I don't want to swim past age 30; if I continue… — Michael Phelps
Team GB's success at the Beijing Olympics can, in part, be said to have been made in Manchester. For example, all the cycling medal winners… — Lucy Powell
To represent your country at a home Olympics is something special and I'm over the moon to be selected for Team GB. I was pleased… — Paula Radcliffe
Gymnastics is my whole life, and I dream of going to the Olympics and being a world champ. — Aly Raisman
I do a lot of running and hiking, and I also collect stamps - space stamps and Olympics stamps. — Sally Ride
In Hollywood you can see things at night that are fast enough to be in the Olympics in the day time. — Will Rogers
If the government announced that it was going to allocate a vast tranche of education funding purely to the pupils at the best public schools,… — Will Self
I started in law school in '71 and graduated in '74. So I was training for the Olympics, running or averaging around 20 miles a… — Frank Shorter
Part of what Special Olympics is trying to do is break down stereotypes that still exist for people. There is still a lot of fear. — Maria Shriver
My life goes in four-year cycles. The World Cup is every four years and the Olympics are every four years. — Hope Solo
When the Olympics and World Cups come around, that's when you see the real outpouring of support that there really is for female football. — Hope Solo

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