Community Quote by Dave Barry

With Russia about to hold the Winter Games in Sochi, the country is open to pressure. American and world leaders must speak out against…

— Harvey Fierstein

Olympics are probably the most important thing for Russians than any other athletes in the whole world. Since I was a little kid and…

— Alexander Ovechkin

I saw the relation with Russia as necessary to the U.S., for the interests of the U.S. We worked very closely with them on…

— Michael T. Flynn

The Olympic Games is the most important tournament for Russian guys.

— Alexander Ovechkin

The Olympics create a space for the complete destruction of human rights in Russia.

— Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

Russia always has been, and I hope always will be, one of the leading international sports countries. Our athletes still produce great results in…

— Vladimir Putin

In my view, Russia has not been a particularly collaborative player on the world stage.

— Mitt Romney

Speaking seriously, Russia does not want to aggravate relations with anyone. We don't want any tensions. We want a good, friendly partnership with everyone.

— Vladimir Putin

There used to be a lot more politics in the Olympics, when the Soviet Bloc committed a lot of resources for propaganda purposes.

— Jim Courier

Autocratic countries have attempted to leverage hosting the Olympics into legitimizing their stances among the global community: Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, the Russian…

— Michael Waltz

Everyone in my country understands that Russia cannot do without Europe and that, vice versa, Europe cannot do without Russia. We depend on cooperation.

— Valentina Matviyenko

Russia doesn't want to be friendly with other countries.

— Merab Dvalishvili