Olympics Quotes
437 Olympics quotes by 286 unique authors
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Even if you've been involved in a World Cup, the Olympics is huge. Only the Games has the power to change communities.
— Daley Thompson
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Anabolic steroids were not banned until after the 72 Olympics.
— Bill Toomey
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I met Jesse Owens once. He was a remarkable individual, and I have tremendous respect for what he did in the Olympics under the circumstances.
— Lee Trevino
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I'd like to see the Olympics live. I've only watched it on television.
— Shania Twain
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I was trying to manage school and training for the Olympics and ended up not doing well at either. That was a big lesson in…
— Vera Wang
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The gymnastic events are really what I tune into the Summer Olympics for.
— Johnny Weir
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I feel like at the Olympics I gave the best performance of my life and I wasn't rewarded for that as an athlete. Yes, my…
— Johnny Weir
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I love the Olympic Games. The Olympics are an event that few can fathom but all can enjoy, and that's why athletes work our whole…
— Johnny Weir
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I think I've gotten more attention after the Olympics than any other U.S. athlete, and it's really great that people are recognizing who I am…
— Johnny Weir
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The booing and the drama help make the Olympics interesting, but at what cost? When will people finally get tired of it and start watching…
— Johnny Weir
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If skating got into the Olympics, I would be tempted to hold off on shredding for a year and just skate, to make that my…
— Shaun White
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I'd love to compete in the Summer Olympics.
— Shaun White
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I'm proud of the U.S.A. We've done some amazing things. To wear our flag in the Olympics is an honor.
— Shaun White
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When I'm on planes, I'd talk to people and I'd tell them I compete in the X Games. Some would know what it was, but…
— Shaun White
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You show up at the Olympics, and you're no longer you; you're an American Olympian. You're part of this greater whole, and the individual doesn't…
— Shaun White
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Since I started playing at the Olympics in 2000, I have always wanted to do a dress based on Wonder Woman. It should be interesting…
— Venus Williams
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The big push for me is the Olympics this year. If I'm healthy, I'm not worried about my ranking. I think I can hit the…
— Venus Williams
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I've always seen the Olympics as a place where you could act out your differences on the athletic field with a sense of sportsmanship and…
— Andrew Young
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I love the Olympics, because they enable people from all over the world to come together and--regardless of their political or cultural differences--accuse each other…
— Dave Barry
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My own feeling about JJ, without knowing anything about him, was that he might have been a gay person, because he had long hair and…
— Nick Hornby
Who Wrote These Olympics Quotes
286 authors contributed a total of 437 Olympics Quotes, led by these top contributors: