Cities Quote by Gary Hustwit

So many people that we met had some sort of connection to the [Olympics] games. Some story about how they volunteered there, or some…

— Gary Hustwit

Hosting the Olympic Games of course guarantees the world's attention, but there is more to it than simply bathing in the global spotlight. Most…

— Eduardo Paes

I think any city that does the Olympics takes on the world and has to grow and has to kind of assimilate all sorts…

— Laurence Fishburne

The Olympics is an imperfect interregnum, the parade of nations a fantasy about a peace never won. It offers little relief from strife and…

— Jill Lepore

Every city and country just has a different reason for wanting to host the [Olympic] games.

— Gary Hustwit

The Olympics have been with the world since 776 B.C., and have only been interrupted by war, especially in the modern era.

— Bill Toomey

Even if you've been involved in a World Cup, the Olympics is huge. Only the Games has the power to change communities.

— Daley Thompson

The Olympics are great, but they only truly mean something when the moments that come out of them are bigger than the individual sports.

— W. Kamau Bell

The Olympics are too powerful. I hate sports - they generate so much nationalism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, racism, economic exploitation, displacement of communities to…

— Terre Thaemlitz

The Olympic Games are the greatest sporting event in the world.

— Jessica Mendoza

The Olympics were great, because you had to make the team, and then go to the games. Now, I don't know, these guys today…

— Oscar Robertson

Everything in Athens is probably a good example. Any time when there really isn't a need for these facilities in these cities, but they…

— Gary Hustwit