Country Quote by Teddy Atlas

For an athlete, the country is everything.

— Geeta Phogat

We're a crazy country about sports, but for the longest time, only followed our own sports.

— Claudio Reyna

Every athlete wants to represent their country or region in the Olympics.

— Jackson Wang

In a way players at the top should try to promote the game in their own countries as that is the legacy that makes…

— Viswanathan Anand

When you look at the U.S., it's a little weird, man because we have so many other sports and other things that we can…

— Aljamain Sterling

There aren't many athletes who follow their hearts. They choose to go somewhere to win more and earn more money. They're like gypsies.

— Francesco Totti

We have become more and more not a nation of athletes but a nation of spectators.

— John F. Kennedy

Every country when they have Olympics, a lot of people come out opposed.

— Jackie Chan

It's cool because here everybody has the same goal. We're all competing for our countries. We're all coming down here to do our best.…

— Michelle Carter

Competing at the Olympics is the pinnacle of your career. Everything is amplified, and you feel so proud to represent your country. You're there…

— Allyson Felix

When you help sportspersons achieve their full potential, you propel the sporting quotient of the entire country.

— MS Dhoni

We don't like to be forced off our own tour, onto foreign soil, to qualify for our Olympic teams. That's ridiculous.

— Karch Kiraly