Era Quote by Frank Deford

There's not a whole lot of events out there on television, especially in the years between Olympic Games.

— Shannon Miller

I think track is still one of the most exciting participant sports, but we haven't been able to capitalize on that excitement through television…

— Bob Beamon

The most important thing about Olympics, of course, is the games and not the opening ceremony. It's weird the way it gets inverted sometimes.

— Danny Boyle

I was doing the family grocery shopping accompanied by two children, an event I hope to see included in the Olympics in the near…

— Anna Quindlen

Walking in the opening ceremony and just being part of the Olympics is so special and it's something to cherish forever.

— Eddy Alvarez

Sports events do not really exist at all unless there is a certain order and fairness - justice in each event.

— Michael Novak

The Olympic Games are always in the head of every sports athlete. We work for that. The Olympics are the most important race. They're…

— Tina Maze

The Olympic Games is one of those moments that you remember forever, from the moment that you step foot in the country that you're…

— Michelle Kwan

Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.

— Pierre de Coubertin

The Olympics, you have to remember, is an event onto itself; it's unlike anything else. It's a multisport event, you have people from all…

— Donald Fehr

When you think of the Olympics, you think of wrestling. It was a marquee event in ancient Greece and in the modern Games. After…

— Cael Sanderson

Having a fall, breaking your wrist, that could be the week before the Olympics. That is why sport is always exciting.

— Chris Hoy