Girl Quote by Shawn Johnson

The other girls [in team] have experience. They've been competing on a lot of international world-class stages. They knew what to expect and what…

— Gabby Douglas

I've heard so many stories of young girls watching the Olympics and being inspired by it, and they want to do it now, and…

— Allyson Felix

I was always really inspired by watching the older girls competing, just seeing other Olympians do great things, and I just really wanted to…

— Aly Raisman

I come from a village where traditionally girls don't go out and play sport so I struggled a lot to come this far and…

— Geeta Phogat

Just had a blast watching women's gymnastics on the tv...Time for swim finals.

— Rebecca Soni

As a female athlete, you're always fighting to be on a level playing field with your male counterparts. But I believe the Olympics is…

— Allyson Felix

You start seeing all of the athlete profiles on NBC, and whenever the Summer Olympics come up, I feel like I share the same…

— Lindsey Vonn

As a young girl, I just wanted to have fun and compete. There were no goals of becoming an Olympic athlete. I wanted to…

— Lolo Jones

I can't believe that I'm on the Olympic team.

— Amnat Ruenroeng

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

I was obsessed with the Olympics. It's so exciting to see that level of excellence and endurance.

— Lisa Bonet

The Olympic dream was born in 2010 during the qualifications to Vancouver. And when I was watching those Olympics from the sidelines, I felt…

— Adelina Sotnikova