Quotes About Athletes

Most people should be given a chance to compete in the Olympic Games.

My children can really understand the Olympic Games, To have a medal is very, very special.

The Olympic Games is one of those moments that you remember forever, from the moment that you step foot in the country that you're competing in to the Closing Ceremony.

All of the major events are fun. Obviously the Olympic Games is top.

I became real good friends with John Stockton and Karl Malone and am still good friends with them to this day. It was always good to go see them and then play with them in the 1996 Olympics as well. I idolized John Stockton at the time, I tried to model my game after him.

I feel like I have this different opportunity that not a lot of athletes may have. It's the fact that I'm Korean-American, and the Olympics are going to be in Korea, but I'm also riding for the States. I feel like I got really lucky that it got all pieced together - my first Olympics, being in Korea where most of my family is.

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

The Olympics are a completely different beast. It's the most magical moment of your career.

I'm actually the daytime host of the Olympics on NBC.

The Olympics are an emotional roller-coaster. You cant be too disappointed with results because things dont always go your way.

The Olympics is about letting people believe in their own dreams.

I will remember all the days at the Olympics.

'Suena' is what the essence of the Olympics are about. There are the best athletes in the world up on one stage. The love and admiration and respect for each other is amazing to see.

There's way more pressure cooking for cooks than rowing at the Olympics.

The Olympic Games are always in the head of every sports athlete. We work for that. The Olympics are the most important race. They're each four years, and everybody wants to show their best performance.

It's very special that the Olympics is in London. As a first Olympic experience, it's going to be pretty incredible.

Gymnastics is so huge in the Olympics. There are a lot of fans who want to see more.

To work on the competition wear for the Olympics is kind of insane. As a fashion designer, you don't think to yourself, 'I'm going to get the opportunity to work with athletes at that level at the Olympic Games.' It really is such an incredible thing to have any kind of contact with as a designer.

I don't know how many great Brazilians have played in the Olympics and not been able to win it.

I have always dreamt of going to an Olympics and watching these incredible athletes and being motivated and inspired to want to be successful in my own sport.

I have been so inspired by the Special Olympics athletes that I have been so fortunate to meet, and I am excited to continue my involvement in the Special Olympics Movement.

One of the most common misconceptions about Olympic sports is that they only happen at the Olympics.

The Olympics is all about inclusion, coming together for sport. That's the footprint I want to leave.

The more I think about the Olympics, even from afar, its mere concept stuns me. I can't think of any other line of work where, every four years, people gather to be ranked one, two, and three, then are more or less told to evaporate until the next go-around.