Quotes About Competition

I've always said the Olympics are special to me.

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

Fighting at the Olympics has been my lifelong dream, and I cannot believe I am there now.

The Olympics is a dream of mine.

I always say, 'When the Olympics are happening, you shouldn't be in any other place in the planet - you should be here.'

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

I remember before the Olympics, I was asked, 'What do you think you're going to do in the Olympics?' and I said, 'I'm hoping I'm going to win a medal, and, if possible, it's going to be a gold one.'

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've been to three Olympics. I gave it my all.

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

At least two or three of the leagues in Europe over the last few months have said to us, 'We hope you go to the Olympics,' and I looked at them, and I said, 'Why?' and they go, 'Because if you don't send NHL players, we have to send our players, and that's way too disruptive to our season.'

The question for every Olympics is whether the giant investment will pay off in the future.

I have a black belt and used to compete when I was a kid! I did the Junior Olympics.

I'm looking forward to the fighting with no headgear - I'm jealous. I kind of want to go back to the Olympics to experience no headgear.

I think any city that does the Olympics takes on the world and has to grow and has to kind of assimilate all sorts of folks.

As an athlete in my sport, you always want to go to an Olympics.

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.

The Olympics are very important only if you gain a medal, and that's a very difficult achievement.

Sometimes thinking about the Olympics makes me a little nervous.

I won the Olympics. This is a dream, dude.

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

Because sports are a religion, it's difficult to imagine a world without the Olympics, and to be sure, they have given us many glorious moments.

We make two mistakes about the ancient world. One is to assume they were better than us - that, for instance, the ancient Olympics didn't involve money-making. The opposite mistake, and just as common, is to think our Olympics are much more civilised than ancient sporting competitions. Neither is true.

The Olympics have always been very special to me.