Country Quote by Eddie the Eagle

As an Olympic athlete, I was at the top of my sport.

— Eddy Alvarez

I was a true amateur and embodied what the Olympic spirit is all about. To me, competing was all that mattered.

— Eddie the Eagle

I'm a two-time Olympian, but on the front and back end of both of those were two Olympics where I narrowly missed making the…

— Gretchen Bleiler

I competed in different places all over the world. I represented my country in the Pan-American championships.

— Alberto Del Rio

If I wasn't active and involved in different sports and just moving around, I wouldn't have even known that I had the potential to…

— Allyson Felix

As an elite athlete, I trained to win. Training was at times brutal - it has to be when you want to represent your…

— Chris Hoy

I had no money, no training facilities, no snow, no ski jumps, no trainer, but I still managed to ski jump for my country…

— Eddie the Eagle

I've been training like an Olympian.

— Tony Ferguson

I got in this sport for one reason, and it was to compete.

— Matt Hughes

I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete.

— Shawn Johnson

The Olympics in '92, I didn't contribute that much. I had more to do with winning the National Championships than I did the gold…

— Christian Laettner

I wouldn't have had a sporting career if it hadn't been for the volunteers who agreed to coach me, as a teenager, growing up…

— Tanni Grey-Thompson