African american Quote by Debi Thomas

I'm not disappointed with bronze. It's always good to come away with a medal.

— Bryan Volpenhein

I would be happy with an Olympic bronze. What I don't have is an Olympic medal.

— Paula Radcliffe

I think every Negro over fifty should get a medal for putting up with all that crap.

— Miles Davis

Nobody cares about the bronze or silver medals.

— Buzz Aldrin

If I wouldn't have medaled at the Olympics, it still would have been a successful trip. The medal is the icing on the cake.

— Eddy Alvarez

When I participated in Rio Olympics in 2016, I failed to grab a medal. But it was a learning experience.

— Dutee Chand

Maybe there's a little girl who thinks she can be an Olympic athlete, and she sees all the things I struggled through to get…

— Lolo Jones

We have had no bonuses for winning Olympic medals, I haven't even had a call from the ABA. I was on assisted performance funding,…

— James DeGale

Winning is great, but being able to finish my last Olympic Games on American soil was very important. Even though I was injured, I…

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.

— Esther Williams

I got an Olympic medal.

— Emma McKeon

One thing I've learned from winning an Olympic medal is that it's really exhausting.

— Mikaela Shiffrin