Cherish Quote by Valentin Chmerkovskiy

I'm sure personal accolades are nice and you appreciate them very much. But it's about winning Cups and winning Olympics and winning World Cups…

— Connor McDavid

I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors.

— Nastia Liukin

Trophies and medals have never meant much to me. I've had amazing experiences, which let you feel like you've accomplished something.

— John Krasinski

To go and win a gold medal in the Olympics, not too many people get a chance to do that and it is such…

— Bob Backlund

And the most important thing isn't the trophies, it's the experiences, what you lived, what's here in your heart, what you know, what you…

— Bojan Krkic

Sports are not about awards or world championships, though those are great. They're about the relationships we have with each other.

— Mia Hamm

I'd probably say the championships mean more to me, but the gold medal makes you a bit different. It's a special award.

— Scottie Pippen

What I find about Olympic games is there's so many fantastic stories, and the celebration of sport, and to be involved in that is…

— Scott Moir

A few years after I finished skating, someone asked where my medals were. I'm like, 'In a suitcase somewhere.' Now they're nicely displayed in…

— Michelle Kwan

It's really more about the moment than it is the award. You know how trophies are, you don't really think about them after a…

— Mark Hall

It's all about winning trophies really.

— Jamie Carragher

You're still a person with or without that gold medal. It just represents the hard work.

— Jessica Long