Bigs Quote by Kelly Clark

I won the biggest amateur contest when I was 10, and I was into X Games the next year. And then I was in…

— Nyjah Huston

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 was a true amateur and embodied what the Olympic spirit is all about. To me, competing was all that mattered.

— Eddie the Eagle

When you look back from your Olympic experience, you never want to question whether you could have done more. The one thing you can…

— Angela Ruggiero

I got in this sport for one reason, and it was to compete.

— Matt Hughes

When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I…

— Peggy Fleming

Making the Olympic team was the biggest thing I've ever accomplished. That was something I had to wait four years to accomplish.

— Tori Bowie

I planned to stop in 2002 after the Salt Lake City Olympics. I felt able to remain competitive another four years, and I wanted…

— Hermann Maier

I made the school team, and when I won in a match against another school it was the greatest moment of my life even…

— Juha Vaatainen

I did get to go to the Olympic trials in '88 and '92. I was 7th and 11th, so I didn't place high enough…

— Dot Jones

You never really think about what happens after the Olympics - you're just like, 'I want to compete. I want to do well' and…

— McKayla Maroney

The first time I won a medal in the all-around competition is when I realized that's what I wanted to do pretty much for…

— Sam Mikulak