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I don't think about the trials and the Olympics a lot. If I do, it's just going to stress me out and get me…

— Missy Franklin

The Olympics are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I've worked so hard to get this far.

— MyKayla Skinner

I'm just maintaining the same mindset that I had going into the 2012 Olympics and Olympic trials, which is just, whatever happens, happens.

— Katie Ledecky

Since the Rio Olympics, the expectations are always high, and the responsibilities are also high. I am used to it now. You have to…

— P. V. Sindhu

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

I have to stop watching the Olympics. It just reminds me that I forgot to try really hard at something.

— Greg Fitzsimmons

The Olympics is by far the biggest stage of them all for any sportsperson, so I'm looking forward to it.

— Neeraj Chopra

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

Playing the Olympics is a massive dream.

— Andreas Pereira

For every athlete, Olympics is the target, but mine is a little different. I am focusing on improving my timing; that's what I think…

— Hima Das

In 2008 I didn't take it all in enough. I was so wrapped up in just the competition that I missed what was going…

— Shawn Johnson

I was upset about not going to the Olympics. It was a dream of mine, and I'd been working at it for a long…

— Joseph Parker