Athlete Quote by Michelle Kwan

The Olympics unite the world and inspire us to be a better version of ourselves. The competitions motivate the spectators, and the athletes' message…

— Travis Tygart

One of the really important things about the Olympics is, to enjoy yourself, you have to accept that it's different and feed off the…

— Bode Miller

I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them.

— Paula Radcliffe

I feel like I'm always looking to continue improving myself. I'm always looking to win. I'm super competitive, so going into the Olympics, I…

— Alex Morgan

You hit one level of the sport, and then you want to get to the next level. Until, eventually, the Olympics becomes part of…

— Mitch Gaylord

You work for years and years to make the Olympics, then something goes wrong and it's all gone. But that doesn't mean you can't…

— Danny Garcia

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

There is a lot of scope for improvement but as we enter the home stretch for the Olympic preparations, we know the biggest challenge…

— P. R. Sreejesh

I am now the Wimbledon champion, and I think that gives me even more confidence coming to the Olympics. And maybe in some ways,…

— Roger Federer

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

Being champion is just priceless. I'm not trying to sound arrogant or anything but being Olympic champ, you have every country coming together and…

— Henry Cejudo

It is extremely difficult to get a medal at the World Championships, even more than the Olympics. And when one is not 100 per…

— Geeta Phogat