Gold Quote by Kristin Armstrong

I love the sport, I haven't made millions off of it so maybe that's why I just feel like a normal person, I just…

— Kristin Armstrong

Maybe there's a little girl who thinks she can be an Olympic athlete, and she sees all the things I struggled through to get…

— Lolo Jones

I've been to three Olympics, and they're cool and everything, but I feel like people just aren't grateful for what we have and the…

— Hannah Teter

I feel like at the Olympics I gave the best performance of my life and I wasn't rewarded for that as an athlete. Yes,…

— Johnny Weir

When I watch the Olympics I become such an emotional wreck. I've always loved the Olympics, be it the summer or the winter Olympics.

— Bryn Terfel

In terms of my career, having the gold definitely changed my life. The Olympics are different, you know? They're every four years and it's…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

When you've won a gold medal and you're at the top of your sport, everyone's trying to beat you. I find that incredibly motivating.

— Hannah Kearney

In 2012, I thought that maybe I could be an Olympic gold medalist. It just came from sitting home and being injured and watching…

— Tori Bowie

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

I didn't want people to think of me as someone who wasn't impressed with a silver medal, because obviously that's a huge accomplishment, and…

— McKayla Maroney

The Olympics is a huge deal, and there's such an adrenaline rush, but I am one of those people that finds every little victory…

— Jonathan Horton

Everybody has to deal with tough times. A gold medal doesn't make you immune to that. A skater is used to falling down and…

— Dorothy Hamill