Athlete Quote by Grant Hackett

I haven't even thought about a world record. I just want to go out there and have fun. I think when you focus too…

— Missy Franklin

I'm super happy to see the record doing its thing and for people to like it, but for me, I had a great victory…

— Justin Vernon

I never think about records. I focus on my race and try to get onto the podium consistently. It's hard enough to do that.

— Brittany Bowe

I've set no world record.

— Marion Jones

I won 34 in my career and I never thought that the record would last, that I'd be the person with the most stage wins.

— Eddy Merckx

It's hard to believe sometimes that I am the world record holder.

— Armand Duplantis

Each world record feels like it brings something a bit different out of me.

— Armand Duplantis

I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best.

— Haile Gebrselassie

I think if I just do what I do every day, on the extraordinary Olympic stage, I could be a podium contender.

— Gracie Gold

No, I didn't break a world record. No, I didn't win by a huge margin. But it's how you do in the battle. I've…

— Denise Lewis

You get 15 minutes of fame, I hear, and I've had 14 minutes. The clock's ticking.

— Tim Howard

I never set out to do this; I never set out to say, 'Can I break this record?' Then all of a sudden, the…

— Cal Ripken, Jr