Back Quote by Eddy Alvarez

The medal just was an object, just a medal, and that's it. What really meant something was the blood, the sweat, the tears that…

— Henry Cejudo

It took putting one foot in front of the other every single day to get through it to the point where I made it…

— Hope Solo

I showed everyone the medal and they said, 'Ooh, I can't believe how heavy it is,' Sometimes they were more interested in the medal…

— Sarah Hughes

I never thought I would get a National Award. For me, it was huge, and I got complacent.

— Dimple Kapadia

Coming into the Games I knew I was in five events but I didn't expect to get a medal in every distance, especially the 5,000.

— Cindy Klassen

Honestly, it's not the medals that I feel so proud of. It's the way I conducted myself as an athlete, the hard work that…

— Kyle Shewfelt

You must understand that to get an Olympic medal is a huge achievement.

— Milkha Singh

So far the biggest accomplishment I give myself is getting the silver in the Olympic Trials. Even though it's kind of a defeat. Not…

— Keith Thurman

After getting a gold medal I could celebrate but also was trying to keep the emotions at bay.

— Emma McKeon

When it actually came to everyone clamoring to see the medal and talking about the experience, I began to feel empty inside. I started…

— Stephanie Labbe

It was those medals I won at Kottayam that gave me the confidence to dream it big in athletics.

— P. T. Usha

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