British Quote by Eddie the Eagle

The Olympics was really, really stressful because I had never done anything like it. At the same time, I was understanding something like that…

— Laurie Hernandez

Qualifying for the Olympic Games was one of those moments where you just cry because it was like you've climbed Mount Everest.

— Natalie du Toit

In 2012, I thought that maybe I could be an Olympic gold medalist. It just came from sitting home and being injured and watching…

— Tori Bowie

“once I trained for the Olympics but panic is not a sport”

— Daniel Bailey

I got an Olympic medal.

— Emma McKeon

I feel very fortunate. I feel like an Olympian. When I watch the Olympics, I cry because I have been through that journey.

— Danielle de Niese

Everyone who has been to an Olympics says expect the unexpected. That kind of psychology games does go on, so I'm kind of expecting…

— Libby Trickett

I couldn't believe just how emotional I was about the London Olympics. Before the Games even started, I was reading a newspaper sitting in…

— Tessa Virtue

Getting to the Olympic Games was my gold medal.

— Eddie the Eagle

In Beijing the emotion built and built. I was at a Paralympics and I was so nervous. When I achieved my goal all that…

— Ellie Simmonds

Mental health is always somethin' that's really tough to talk about. But I'm glad that, you know, athletes that are on a platform can…

— A'ja Wilson

Immediately after the Olympics, I was pretty fatigued.

— Eric Heiden