Country Quote by Tanni Grey-Thompson Download Open image “What the country, what the media wants to see is medals.” — Tanni Grey-Thompson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Country Country Media Medals Media Media Wants Olympics See Wants Wants Medals
Nations should show their countries strength/power through winning medals.Not war medals but Olympic medals. — Mehde H Choudhury Copy Share Image
There are not going to be medals passed out to everybody in the world. It is going to be passed out to one person,… — Justin Gatlin Copy Share Image
We have no target for the number of medals we hope to win in 2012 - yet. But we want every kid in the… — Tessa Jowell Copy Share Image
People have to identify with something to show they have reached a certain goal. Anyway, in Russia it's done with medals. You put on… — Emilio Pucci Copy Share Image
I want to thank the public, so I have to keep doing what I do, which is keep winning medals for my country. — Mo Farah Copy Share Image
As someone who went to school in the '70s and '80s, I can't say that I noticed much of a 'medals for all' culture… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
The dynamic has really changed in the U.S. Americans believe they can be competitive, that they can win medals. — Alberto Salazar Copy Share Image
The United States deserves nothing but love and adoration and gold medals left and right and peace prizes left and right, things we never… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
That's the neat thing about the Olympics - so many of these athletes, they don't make a ton of money, they train for four… — Julie Foudy Copy Share Image
People come up to me and say 'I wouldn't want to live if I was like you.' And I say 'Actually, my life's pretty… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
Every disabled person's experience is different. As a wheelchair user I can experience something different from someone who is visually impaired. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
I'm too much of a coward for plastic surgery, but if I could wave a magic wand and change something, it would be my… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
Twenty years in sport has given me a broad perspective on life, bringing me into contact with a variety of social issues, and with… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
I remember trying to go to the cinema with my friends, so I must have been nine or 10, and being told I could… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
Perhaps we need to redefine our idea of role models; they're not always elite athletes whose success might seem too distant or unachievable. Sometimes… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
Wheelchairs get lost or damaged during transit because some staff don't always understand how important the equipment is, or the cost of it. And… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
The reality for most athletes is that they have to deal with the wrath of the media only after they have performed, not in… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
I have seen first hand the vital role that the physical activity sector - with its widespread workforce of coaches, youth workers, activity professionals,… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
Despite hanging up my racing wheels over a decade ago, I still get a buzz when we enter an Olympic and Paralympic year. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
I love playing for my country, getting the support. Especially for the kids and everybody, showing my example of what I can achieve so… — Maria Sharapova Copy Share Image
That country [Carthage] was rapidly sinking into the state of barbarism from whence it had been raised by the Phoenician colonies and Roman laws;… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
If my campaign is not in the debate, we will not be talking about how we really fix this problem of endless and expanding… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
For the Scottish government, the practice of having meetings in different parts of the country is well established, but for the U.K. government, it… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
There's no reason someone who has fought for their country should be homeless of jobless. — Chris Kyle Copy Share Image
The image of blacks usually is one of people who are suffering from hunger, unemployment, and poverty. The idea of them as agents and… — Grace Lee Boggs Copy Share Image
It's very nice to be a rebel saying, 'I stand on my principles,' but if in fact that's not going to have any impact… — Dominic Grieve Copy Share Image
Most paper money initially existed as a substitute for gold. That's what gave it value. But right now what gives a currency value is… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
You, of Canada, are building a magnificent record of achievement. My country rejoices in it. — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
The United States cannot and should not discriminate on the basis of religion. The free exercise of religion is at the very heart of… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
The reason I was drawn to the Band Perry was because they have a knack for doing rollicking country music that can sound a… — Phoebe Robinson Copy Share Image
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