Quotes About Perseverance

It took me two years to get an appointment with Mr. Suga who cut my hair for the Olympics. Who knew? I had no idea that it would be popular.

I borrowed a lot of money from my parents in the years leading up to the 2000 Olympics, and I worked odd jobs.

Looking back, I'm so proud to have gone to five Olympics - I believe only three other Americans have achieved that. My true gold medal, though, is my daughter, Karsen, who is 18 months old. And I have a wonderful husband, Mike.

I have some really lofty goals that don't even scratch upon the Olympics.

I didn't know about competition or the Olympics until Peggy Fleming won in 1968. My mother looked after all of the competition stuff. I just skated. I didn't really love competition, but that was the only way to get better. You'd see more talent.

Winning the Olympics was an amazing feeling, but afterwards, it was a bit like, 'What do I do now?' So I lost a bit of motivation going back into training and competitions; I had so much pressure on me. I kept thinking, 'I'm the Olympic champion. I can't lose' - being only 19 and having to deal with all that pressure.

The Olympics were life-changing for me. I felt I went in as a girl and came out as a woman.

Sometimes I want to be a normal kid and go to the beach, but it's so motivating to think about going to the Olympics again. I'll only be 22 years old after Rio, and I can do whatever I want.

I didn't really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.

I really wanted to come into the Olympics.

I need to practice every day to be at my best for winning the third gold at the Rio Olympics.

As a kid growing up, I was never like, 'I want to go to the Olympics,' so having to pass on 2012 because I was too young didn't bother me at all.

I damaged my hamstring at the London Olympics and had to stop training for five months. At times, I thought my career was over.

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

Two days after returning from Montreal, I was training again, and I went on to win two more golds at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

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.

The Olympics, as a little kid, it was such a big goal that I created for myself, and I was able to push through and make that happen.

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 really started motivating me from the very start. That was my dream from the very beginning.

Getting to the Olympics was the hard part.

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

When I was 5 years old, I told my grandmother I was going to play hockey in the Olympics. Fifteen years later, I competed in my first Olympics.

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