Commitment Quote by Herbert Hainer

I am the Olympic Ambassador. I always promote Olympics. I just want to say, Olympics is Olympics. [You] cannot mix with politics. Olympics for…

— Jackie Chan

I don't think that the Olympic games are a good place to bring up any political issues because it should be about the athletes…

— Kristin Armstrong

Competing at the Olympics is the pinnacle of your career. Everything is amplified, and you feel so proud to represent your country. You're there…

— Allyson Felix

The initial feelings when you step into the Olympic arena representing your country, your community, representing yourself can be really overwhelming.

— Denise Lewis

The Olympics had never really been on my agenda. I had been a huge sports fan growing up, But it never really occurred to…

— Tim Henman

The Olympics is about representing your country, and if you get an opportunity to play you give it all you have.

— P.K. Subban

If you are in your sport for your country, you should be able to go to the Olympic Games and represent your sport for…

— Eddie the Eagle

It's not enough to say that the Olympics is an athletic contest outside of politics, because it's not. The Chinese clearly are using the…

— Richard Gere

I commend the IOC for its commitment to making sport inclusive and accessible.

— Laurel Hubbard

To say that politics is not a part of sports is not being realistic. When I run, I am more than a runner. I…

— Filbert Bayi

People who aren't perhaps that into sport are going to be following me and wanting to be part of the Olympics. That definitely does…

— Jessica Ennis

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