Day Quote by Jamie Anderson

My earliest memory of the Olympics was watching the 1996 Games in Atlanta. I remember everyone being so excited to watch. Seeing the American…

— Adam Rippon

The Olympics is one of the memories that will always be with me. It changed my life for the better.

— Steph Houghton

I remember watching the Olympics at home as a kid. It was one my Dad's dreams to win an Olympic medal.

— Venus Williams

I remember watching the '96 Olympics. For some reason, I was like 'Oh yeah, I'm going to go to the Olympics some day.' At…

— Kelley O'Hara

The Olympics, as a little kid, it was such a big goal that I created for myself, and I was able to push through…

— Laurie Hernandez

I'd always loved sports, and the Olympics were something I thought about often as a kid, but those dreams felt like a lifetime ago.

— Lauren Gibbs

Honestly, I didn't like snowboarding when I was a little girl. As I got older, it became something I did with my dad. When…

— Chloe Kim

I trained my whole life for the Olympics. I didn't have a childhood, I really couldn't go to the beach with my friends. Couldn't…

— Claressa Shields

As a child, I always had a dream to make it to the Olympics.

— Eddy Alvarez

Growing up with brothers, I've always been a very competitive person and also very involved in sports. So when I was younger, whatever sport…

— Gretchen Bleiler

It was not until the end of my freshman year in high school that I thought I could really have a future in track…

— Allyson Felix

I've always wanted to be an athlete, I loved sport and PE in school and always watched the Olympic Games on TV.

— Denise Lewis