Quotes About Olympics

The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete.

I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.

I am almost 30 so I am approaching this one as if it will be my last Olympic Games. I want to put out 110 percent to make sure that I am up at the top.

My goal is to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games, and I'll fight and continue going until I do that.

A goal of making it to the Olympic Games has motivated me to work very hard in my sport.

I've played in many different environments and at the highest level at an Olympic Games.

I'm not a big fan of the Olympic Games. The ATP calendar is a bit complex due to the Olympic event.

Getting to the Olympic Games was my gold medal.

My one and only focus at the Olympic Games is to win a gold medal.

The Emmy that I lost, and I can't remember his name, I lost to the man who did the Olympics. So, it was great to lose to him. It's the Olympics.

It is an honor to represent my country in the Olympics.

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.

Competing in my first Olympics in the country where my parents came from is pretty insane. I'm feeling nothing but excitement.

I had dreamed of being at the Olympics since I was 7 years old.

I was like, 'I don't know if I could be an Olympian...' But my dad really influenced me to stay and be in the Olympics.

London was my first Olympics. It was my dream to get there, and I literally had the time of my life.

Hopefully I get to do more than one Olympics in my lifetime.

I'd always loved sports, and the Olympics were something I thought about often as a kid, but those dreams felt like a lifetime ago.

The Olympics are in my blood and everybody knows how much I love my country.

Just going to the Olympics would be a dream come true. I could finish last, and it would still be an amazing experience.

For me, I wouldn't mind if I never did another Olympics; nothing can beat London. The setting, the support, the military people. From start to finish, it was such fun. I had the most amazing time.

I will try to win the Olympics gold in London.

Having the opportunity to go to the U.S. Olympics was great because I was the first Latina in over 30 years to compete in gymnastics at the Olympics.

I feel like I'm always looking to continue improving myself. I'm always looking to win. I'm super competitive, so going into the Olympics, I feel like that's nothing different.