Athletes Quote by Hidilyn Diaz

We are athletes, and we work very hard in our way to the title.

— Demian Maia

That's the neat thing about the Olympics - so many of these athletes, they don't make a ton of money, they train for four…

— Julie Foudy

Medal in Olympics is not small thing. There is a need to develop sportsperson especially athletes from the grass-root level to win medal in…

— P. T. Usha

From the point of view of the athletes we work with, we want to create a real, strong team that speaks to our values.…

— Ben Francis

The ultimate dream of an athlete is to compete in the Olympics. For us athletes, that is the zenith. There is nothing beyond that.

— Hima Das

I take sports very seriously. REAL athletes work hard for everything. And it's small minded people like you who motivate us to be better.

— Anonymous

I see other athletes who reached a dead end in their careers for lack of good education.

— Hidilyn Diaz

It's a must for us to get higher education since athletes seem to be contended with being good in training and in their events,…

— Hidilyn Diaz

Athletes are people too, we go through a lot of things, but it all became easier when there was someone who could guide and…

— Hidilyn Diaz

Everything about the Olympics was first class, and women were treated as athletes and equals.

— Elizabeth Robinson Schwartz

Someone who doesn't make the (Olympic) team might weep and collapse. In my day no one fell on the track and cried like a…

— Louis Zamperini

On television, I have watched countless athletes from different countries, sports and Olympics stand proudly at the top of the podium and shed tears.…

— Hannah Kearney

I was happy to complete 118kg. When I lifted it, I knew my place in the Olympics was secured.

— Hidilyn Diaz

I'm close to the Olympics. I want to snatch 100kg, but I need to master more techniques in order to do that. But I…

— Hidilyn Diaz

There are a lot of sacrifices. I know because I've won the silver in the Olympics.

— Hidilyn Diaz