Olympics Quotes

437 Olympics quotes by 286 unique authors

My real motivation is to reach 3:25... I am still young; I have a lot of time left in my career. — Noureddine Morceli
Barcelona is now in the past. I was sick and boxed in, and that's understandable why I lost. — Noureddine Morceli
I think my 3:27 for 1500m is worth 7:21 for 3000m. — Noureddine Morceli
I planned to stop in 2002 after the Salt Lake City Olympics. I felt able to remain competitive another four years, and I wanted to… — Hermann Maier
It sounds funny, but the 2008 Olympics were something that just kind of happened, and I was lucky they came at a point when I… — Shawn Johnson
It's the Olympics. If you can't get up to swim early in the morning, don't go. — Michael Phelps
A Dominican monk, Father Henri Didon, used it as a watchword for his pupils in sports at Arcueil College in Paris. Baron Pierre De Coubertin,… — John Wooden
The Olympics create a space for the complete destruction of human rights in Russia. — Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
I had dreamed of being at the Olympics since I was 7 years old. — Michelle Kwan
From the very start in 1969, I wanted to be a part of helping our Special Olympics athletes succeed. I wanted to be on Eunice… — Rafer Johnson
Anything I do, I do with 110 percent. Right now, my biggest goal is the 2016 Olympics. My main focus is that. But after the… — Ryan Lochte
I think the most surprising thing about the Olympics would be the amount of interaction and partying that goes on behind the scenes. They have… — Misty May-Treanor
It's my first Olympics, I'm very young. It's incredible. — Ted Ligety
Immediately after the Olympics, I was pretty fatigued. — Eric Heiden
The Olympic games should be a matter between individual athletes and the gods. Noisy flag-waving dishonors gods and men alike. — Dave Beard
To even get to the Olympics, I have to qualify for the 2013 World Championships and the standard is high. I know I am always… — Vanessa Mae
I am on the International Board of Best Buddies, and I am also working with Special Olympics, and with The Arc to help people with… — Lauren Potter
When I tell people I'm going to the Olympics, they're like: 'What do you do, track and field? Pole vault? Are you a volleyball player?'… — Diana Lopez
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 am also hugely excited to then be competing to defend my three Paralympic titles at the Paralympic Games. I believe we will see some… — Oscar Pistorius

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