Broken Quote by Mo Farah

But I'm after medals more than anything. Championships don't get taken away from you but records do, so I think I'd rather have medals…

— Sally Pearson

It's something special to break the world record at the Olympics.

— David Rudisha

That's because the International Olympic Committee has a policy of never replacing medals.

— Mary Lou Retton

Over the years, I've made many sacrifices to win two Olympic gold medals and put together winning streaks that will never be broken,

— Misty May-Treanor

When you break a world record you're making history. It really lifts you in status in your sport at the time.

— Colin Jackson

I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it's kind…

— Michael Phelps

We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.

— Esther Williams

One thing I learned from the '88 Olympics: It's not a question of if they can screw you over: it's a question of if…

— Roy Jones Jr

People tell me an Olympic medal is a life-changing event. Except I don't even think about the medal unless someone asks about it.

— Mikaela Shiffrin

Olympic medals are the one medal that I don't have; I've won just about every other competition that I've been at.

— Eric Shanteau

An Olympic medal won't define my whole life, although it might look like it to onlookers. When I look back, I should have been…

— Paula Radcliffe

Anybody I have spoken to who has held a record says 'Records are meant to be broken.' They get excited when somebody has an…

— Christian Coleman