Quotes About Perseverance

I have the oldest whiplash in the business.

I remember, I was at the house with my oldest son and I got that call from Johnny Ace. You know that call. Johnny was the guy that hired me, fired me and hired me back, which was kind of cool. But I was just fired, everything stopped, my whole world stopped.

Coming into the league, everyone said I was going to be fat, I was the next Oliver Miller. I had all these red flags. I just feel I was never given a fair chance coming in.

I was taught to value hard work. At the end of day, I'm just Olivia.

Growing up, I would never have thought that I'd be a double Olympic champion, with a lovely home and beautiful kids.

To win Olympic gold has been a dream for me for seven or eight years now, so it was amazing to actually achieve that.

At nine, my mom used to tell me she saw an Olympic medalist in me. I used to take it as a joke, but she was very serious.

No, I don't run all the way. I'm not like an Olympic class runner.

I have not had the chance to go out there and do myself justice in an Olympic marathon yet. I have not been able to get to an Olympic marathon injury-free yet.

That's pretty rewarding in itself coming from where I started. Obviously the next goal for me is to make the Olympic team.

Olympic athletes have to find a job right after they're done competing.

It's amazing to get one Olympic gold, but you have to be a legend to get two. And that's definitely my aim.

The hunger has come back now because I want to be a double Olympic champion. I want to be a legend.

I had been thinking, 'I've got to win because I'm Olympic champion'; actually, no, it's, 'I'm an Olympic champion for life,' I can just enjoy the rest.

I am Olympic champion for life, and I have learned to enjoy what that means.

I quite enjoy sport, and I'm now an Olympic champion. It's a bit weird, isn't it?

I'm not a celebrity. I'm just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now.

I said back in 2010 when I was rubbish at the European championships, 'If I never win an omnium until 2012, I don't care.' I then won Olympic gold.

I feel like the thing that motivates me is not making the Olympic team. If I'm having a rough day, I think about how bad I want it.

I thought I was going to jump further than that, but I don't care - I'm Olympic champion.

I think it was just me who thought I could be Olympic champion. I've been telling myself that, and I did that.

Once you become an Olympic champion, you are expected to win all the time.

One thing I've learned from winning an Olympic medal is that it's really exhausting.

Being named to the Olympic team has special meaning to it because I feel like I've come full circle.