About Quote by Saku Koivu

Our seasons aren't like most sports, where the climax comes at the end. With us, the Olympics are much more important than anything else.

— Karch Kiraly

The Olympics were great, because you had to make the team, and then go to the games. Now, I don't know, these guys today…

— Oscar Robertson

Because sports are a religion, it's difficult to imagine a world without the Olympics, and to be sure, they have given us many glorious…

— Mary Pilon

And we realized that it was kind of a starting point for gymnastics, to go professional, and also to just get a lot more…

— Shannon Miller

We're not anti-Olympics, we're anti-disruption to the season.

— Gary Bettman

The Olympics are very proprietary about letting others promote and market what's going on, so we shut down for 17 days, and they don't…

— Gary Bettman

The booing and the drama help make the Olympics interesting, but at what cost? When will people finally get tired of it and start…

— Johnny Weir

There are good reasons for not wanting to host the Olympics. The Games can be costly and, in spite of their patriotic overtones, can…

— Mary Pilon

At least two or three of the leagues in Europe over the last few months have said to us, 'We hope you go to…

— Gary Bettman

NHL clubs have not wanted to go to the Olympics, and we have been saying that for months if not years.

— Gary Bettman

We're not coming back unless it's to become Olympic champions again.

— Scott Moir

I don't think that the Olympic games are a good place to bring up any political issues because it should be about the athletes…

— Kristin Armstrong