Hard Quote by Ellie Simmonds

I think every athlete that’s just out here for the Olympics just does something to inspire those around them and inspire each other.

— Oscar Pistorius

Athletes are no different than many of us.

— Jemele Hill

Being an Olympic athlete doesn't change who you are as a person.

— Tobin Heath

I look at sport and competition as something that has been personally enormously beneficial to me. It's helped me create life skills. And if…

— Joey Cheek

I think that's one of the best things about us being professional athletes, just being a role model for others, really embracing that and…

— Nikola Vucevic

Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not.

— George A. Sheehan

Given this platform of being an Olympic athlete, I think it's really important that we stand up for what we believe in, and we…

— Adam Rippon

I've always seen the Olympics as a place where you could act out your differences on the athletic field with a sense of sportsmanship…

— Andrew Young

You show up at the Olympics, and you're no longer you; you're an American Olympian. You're part of this greater whole, and the individual…

— Shaun White

There are a lot of other people that really play a significant role in helping you become an Olympian.

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Being an Olympian is the ultimate test of one's sporting ability.

— Anonymous

Athletes have all the influence in the world. Everyone wants to hear what you have to say.

— Jaylen Brown