Because Quote by Natalie du Toit

The Olympics was really, really stressful because I had never done anything like it. At the same time, I was understanding something like that…

— Laurie Hernandez

Everyone saw me cry with happiness after I won the Beijing medals. It's really embarrassing.

— Ellie Simmonds

Playing in the Olympics was a great feeling.

— Peng Shuai

I feel very fortunate. I feel like an Olympian. When I watch the Olympics, I cry because I have been through that journey.

— Danielle de Niese

I still can't believe I won the Olympics. That's what I feel right now - completely alive as a human being. It's a really…

— Clara Hughes

There was something about being in Rio, being around the other Olympic athletes and playing for the U.S. It was the most special experience…

— Jack Sock

My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream.

— Kristi Yamaguchi

I couldn't believe just how emotional I was about the London Olympics. Before the Games even started, I was reading a newspaper sitting in…

— Tessa Virtue

The 2012 Olympics was such a high, but once it was over, I felt really down in the dumps. You don't really look beyond…

— Tom Daley

To finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal, it's the best feeling in the world.

— Shawn Johnson

If I wouldn't have medaled at the Olympics, it still would have been a successful trip. The medal is the icing on the cake.

— Eddy Alvarez

The Olympics meant everything to me. Going through them is like nothing else you will ever experience. For those few weeks, you are in…

— Sugar Ray Leonard