Quotes About Olympics

There's no day when I don't think it would be great to be 25 years old and have the Olympics coming in less than 300 days - and be the best in the world. I can't think of anything so motivating.

Pay-per-view would deprive many kids of the delight of seeing the Olympics.

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

Russell joined the team in December, 1956, following the Olympics.

It was pretty extensive - we worked out 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 3 months, which I think is more than anybody in the Olympics. I thought well I don't need this, the girls need it, but it was a gift.

If there's anything that is the center of my career both creatively and emotionally, it's the Olympics.

I really want to do the Olympics. Obviously, I can't let things out of the bag, so to speak.

I don't know how many people really knew who I was before the Olympics and that's the fun thing of the Olympics - you get to know someone who captures your heart, hopefully.

People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating.

But inside of me I knew that the Olympics were still there. I was still young enough. I knew that once I transitioned out of hockey, it would be really hard to go back.

If I break my ankle right now, this Olympics wasn't meant to be.

I'm not allowed to celebrate as normal eighteen year olds probably would but I'm going to save it for after the Olympics!

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

You show up at the Olympics, and you're no longer you; you're an American Olympian. You're part of this greater whole, and the individual doesn't matter.

I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them.

The highlight of my career? The Olympics, of course.

To play in the Olympics, to play for your country, there's nothing like it. You love doing it and I'm looking forward to it again. We're all looking forward to trying to win another gold.

I didn't think I'd be going for another Olympics.

I had a strong desire to become an archer from the very first time I tried it. I forgot my other ambitions. I just wanted to compete in the Olympics.

I raced locally for a year, went to Europe the year after and went to the Olympics the year after that.

One of the really important things about the Olympics is, to enjoy yourself, you have to accept that it's different and feed off the enthusiasm of everyone and the inspiration and hopefully that will elevate your performance.

I will remember all the days at the Olympics.

I've never been cocky. Even right now I don't like to talk about the Olympics.

Looking back, I'm so proud to have gone to five Olympics - I believe only three other Americans have achieved that.