Quotes About Inspiration

As a kid growing up in Latrobe, PA, I could dream about being an Olympian like Jesse Owens or Johnny Weissmuller. I could also dream about being a great golfer like Bobby Jones or Byron Nelson. But the idea of being an Olympic golfer never occurred to me.

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

1988 Olympic Champion Brian Boitano was famous for doing a Lutz with one arm over his head. And I wanted to build on that.

My senior year of high school, when I was getting recruited for college, my dad goes to me, 'You can become an Olympic champion.' And that's the first time that I'd heard someone else say that to me. I was like, 'Uh, are you talking to me?'

I want the full Olympic experience.

It is pretty amazing. My parents, who came from Nicaragua to the U.S. - who would have thought that they would have American kids on the Olympic team? I think that's the epitome of the Olympic dream.

Growing up, Michael Jordan was my Olympic hero.

Past Olympians have a continuing role within the Olympic family.

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.

In Jamaica High School in New York, my coach was Larry Ellis, and he said I could probably make the Olympic team. He gave me something to shoot for.

I'm excited to be a part of the Olympic movement again.

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

We have to harness the Olympic experience and this inspiration young people have to get into sport.

It's really incredible to win an Olympic Gold in your home city.

It's like someone important is missing from a party because you can't imagine an Olympic gymnastics competition without Romania.

Throughout my entire life, I've always been a captain. I was the captain of my high school team. I was the captain at Oklahoma State University. I was the captain of the 2008 Olympic team.

I'm a two-time Olympian, but ever since I was a little girl, the Olympic dream has influenced me.

To win an Olympic gold would be very special for me.

There was something about being in Rio, being around the other Olympic athletes and playing for the U.S. It was the most special experience I've had.

I'm happy to see that more girls are going into weightlifting and aiming to become Olympic medalists as well.

I want to bring back that glory in our country because we are the Olympic champions. So I want to see that glory days back in India, hence I'm giving my hundred per cent to contribute my best.

You must understand that to get an Olympic medal is a huge achievement.

Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.

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