Being Quote by Tanni Grey-Thompson

I last played in Dubai in the summer of 2009 and it was still over 40 degrees in the evening. It was extremely exhausting…

— Philipp Lahm

My first competition outside Kenya was at the 2002 world cross country championships in Dublin, Ireland. I finished fifth in the junior race that…

— Eliud Kipchoge

Not a day goes by that I don't remember my experience at the Olympics.

— Eddy Alvarez

During my first Olympics in 1980, at the age of 23, I was physically in great condition but mentally too inexperienced to cope comfortably…

— Sebastian Coe

I have run with the Olympic Torch during the 2012 summer games in London and the 2014 winter games in Sochi.

— Ban Ki-moon

Most people take long breaks after Olympics. I needed some normalcy back in my life, so I came back to the pool.

— Eric Shanteau

I've played in many different environments and at the highest level at an Olympic Games.

— Stephanie Labbe

I informed the team three years before the Olympics that I was retiring from indoor. It's not as if I left six months before…

— Karch Kiraly

And in nineteen seventy two I almost wasn't, on the team, but I knew about it just before Olympic Games for three months before…

— Olga Korbut

I've played in four Olympics. I'm grateful for that.

— Diana Taurasi

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

— Lisa Bonet

Competitions last about 10 days or two weeks. I was homeschooled, so in this way I could train on a daily basis for many…

— Judit Polgar