Quotes About Dedication

There was a time in my life I wanted that Olympic medal, and all I did was train, train, train and work harder than ever.

I saw a chance to make the 1988 Olympic boxing team and forgot all about football.

There was a time where I was on top of the world, an Olympic hopeful.

Being an Olympic athlete doesn't change who you are as a person.

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

If I can inspire at least one per cent to live what I lived being a part of the Canadian Olympic team then I'm very happy with that.

We're not coming back unless it's to become Olympic champions again.

I love all the attention I've got since becoming Olympic champion and being asked to go to different events, but boxing is what I do.

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.

Winning a title in Olympic year is never easy.

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

I see the opportunity to pursue an Olympic berth as a chance of a lifetime.

There's a lot of pressure being an Olympic athlete.

I'm sure that if Ronda could take time off, go to the gym and train for three months for a fight with Holly Holm with absolutely no distractions, I don't even want to imagine the Ronda Rousey we're going to see come out. Again, we are talking top of the food chain, Olympic, amazing athlete.

The Olympic Games showed us that with self-discipline and dedication we can be champions.

10,000 athletes go and compete at an Olympic Games, only 300 go back with a gold medal, the number is very, very less.

I have always wanted to compete in the Olympic Games.

The Olympic Games and the World Championships will be my big goals.

Rio is going to be my fifth Olympic games - it's been a long journey but a rewarding one, I would say.

Ever since I was a kid and all the time I have played in the NHL, NHL players have played in the Olympic Games.

I'd like to do some modelling. But I will go on with pentathlon until the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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.