Quotes About Olympics

The Olympics show that your dream can come true if you work hard. It's not impossible.

After the '96 Olympics, we all started believing that this is bigger than we thought, and we were willing to do the work. We knew that it was up to us, the players, to make soccer successful.

The Olympics are great for notoriety right off the bat, but your body of work is what people remember you for.

It's good they're holding the Olympics in the East End of London. Means the athletes will have to use extra skill to work out which gunshot is the starting pistol.

Anabolic steroids were not banned until after the 72 Olympics.

I really love the Olympics: Daley Thompson's back-flip, Derek Redmond's father helping him finish the 400m after his hamstring snapped at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson, Sir Steve Redgrave - childhood memories are flooded with these moments and idols.

You always dream of going to the Olympics and winning gold. I've learned over the years that there are lots of gold medals, but certain stories stick out and make a difference.

The Olympics is still my greatest achievement... I have many belts, but there is only one Olympic gold.

I'm stoked that the Olympics finally put skateboarding in there. I was always a little confused about why it wasn't in there in the first place considering that snowboarding and other similar sports were in the Olympics.

The Olympics are different, I'll admit that now and stop lying to myself.

After the Olympics and being on such a high and then losing in the World Championships, I was distraught. But now, looking back on it, I think it was the biggest blessing. I was going into every fight thinking I have to win because I am Olympic champion and putting too much pressure on myself. I lost my hunger and stopped enjoying my taekwondo.

So far, my goals stops at making an Olympic team, and then if that happens, then I'll jot down more goals.

At my first Olympics, I didn't have a contract, and I wasn't making any money. After my first Olympics, I was working at 24 Hour Fitness at the front desk. I would go to practice in the morning, run home, shower, grab some food and then go straight to work. I didn't get off of work until 10 or 11 o'clock at night.

The strange thing about the Olympics is that delivering on your potential is always quite difficult.

My only aim is to win an Olympic medal.

I've never felt that I was less of an athlete or not accomplished athletically because I didn't win an Olympic medal. It's definitely something I would have liked to have added to my resume, but at the same time I think I can look back at my athletic career and feel that I was one of the best.

I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.

I'm in awe of any Olympic champion, for sure.

I want the full Olympic experience.

It's never easy at the Olympic level. Russia, Romania and China always are contenders.

I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete.

Growing up I definitely looked up to Dominique Moceanu. She was my favorite gymnast and she was on that '96 Olympic team. She was always so fun to watch. I kind of wanted to model my career after hers.

I don't respond well to the Olympic noise, which is the noise of nationalistic triumphalism.

People tell me an Olympic medal is a life-changing event. Except I don't even think about the medal unless someone asks about it.