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I did pretty well at the Sydney Olympics, but those were my first Games.

— Marion Jones

Getting to the Olympic Games was my gold medal.

— Eddie the Eagle

The Olympics in '80 was phenomenal. It was my favorite memory of all competitive events, because it was brand new and it was exciting.

— Scott Hamilton

And in nineteen seventy two I almost wasn't, on the team, but I knew about it just before Olympic Games for three months before…

— Olga Korbut

I was obsessed with the Olympics. It's so exciting to see that level of excellence and endurance.

— Lisa Bonet

I didn't make the Olympics, but I beat a lot of the guys that went to the Olympics, so I felt I was at…

— Joseph Parker

It was not until the end of my freshman year in high school that I thought I could really have a future in track…

— Allyson Felix

I led the world the whole year until the trials. I was in Birmingham, U.K. Broke the meet record, had the meet won already,…

— Marquise Goodwin

It was so fun, 2006, 2007, 2008. I went into the gym and I felt like I was winning in the gym, which is…

— Forrest Griffin

It has been a fantastic journey. I have gone to five Games, broke the Olympics record in 2004 in Athens and won a gold…

— Abhinav Bindra

Playing in the Olympics was a great feeling.

— Peng Shuai

It had been a dream of mine to go to an Olympic Games since I was about seven years old. I didn't know I'd…

— Eddie the Eagle