Olympics Quotes

Olympics Quote of the day

How can you ask someone to live in the world and not have something to say about injustice?

The ultimate would be to compete in a couple more Olympics, hopefully break some world records and wind up my sports career with a couple of years in the WNBA.

The world awaits Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Olympics, an occasion which will bring into the global spotlight the dramatic advances China is making in enhancing the quality of life for its people.

Part of what Special Olympics is trying to do is break down stereotypes that still exist for people. There is still a lot of fear.

I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over.

If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard.

I was not talented enough to run and smile at the same time

The greatest memory for me of the 1984 Olympics was not the individual honors, but standing on the podium with my teammates to receive our team gold medal.

It's something special to break the world record at the Olympics.

I bowled a 129... It was like the Special Olympics or something!

I swam my brains out.

....What I learned was that these athletes were not disabled, they were superabled. The Olympics is where heroes are made. The Paralympics is where heroes come.

The female body is a masterpiece. Everyone likes to look at the female body, especially in dynamic, athletic sport.

There is something in the Olympics, indefinable, springing from the soul, that must be preserved.

I used to think that losing made you more hungry and determined but after my success at the Olympics and the U.S. Open I realise that winning is the biggest motivation.

Success is a decision, not a gift.

McDonald's being the official restaurant of the Olympics is like smoking being the official medicine of cancer.

If you remain static and wait for success to come to you it will certainly not happen.

Invest your energy in the things you can control.

Winning medals wasn't the point of the Olympics. It's the participating that counts.

I grew up not really thinking I had a disability. I grew up thinking I had different shoes.

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.

The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them.

The Olympics is about showing what you've done with your life, your dream as an athlete and sharing that with the World.

The people and successes in your life mirror your beliefs.

Every time a champion makes a decision they have a chance to learn something new, regardless of the outcome.

I don't give up easily. I have plans to be around for a while.

I didn't set out to beat the world; I just set out to do my absolute best.

Truthfully I don't remember much about anything after the Olympics 'cause I, I lost everything.

I have been here before in my head. To everyone else, it is my first Olympics. To me, it's my thousandth.

The opening and closing ceremonies of the London Olympics are mass satanic rituals disguised as a celebration of Britain and sport. Their medium is the language of symbolism.

Run as much miles as I did and you'll learn the secret of running, but I can't guarantee you'll win in Olympics.

My childhood dream was to win the Olympics, and I've done that. Everything else is icing on the cake.

For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth.

It's not the Olympics. It's Concord, New Hampshire, and a homecoming should reflect the community I'm part of.

Gymnastics is my whole life, and I dream of going to the Olympics and being a world champ.

If skating got into the Olympics, I would be tempted to hold off on shredding for a year and just skate, to make that my new goal. In that sport, I'm still the underdog.

I was doing the family grocery shopping accompanied by two children, an event I hope to see included in the Olympics in the near future.

If you have positive energy you will always attract positive outcomes.

There are 16 year olds competing at the olympics and i still push on pull doors & struggle getting through the whole day without a nap.

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.

It is never about who is right or wrong, it is about what is best.

I don't rank competitions - every single one is the Olympics to me.

I never have prayed to win a gold medal at Olympics and never will. The Lord is my Shepard and I shall not want. May His will be done.

By bringing Little Sun to Tate Modern and the London Olympics, I hope to realise an art project for those who typically have no access to global events of this scale.

The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.

The Olympics are what I work for. They're why I spend so much time in the gym.

If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard. The thrill of competing carries with it the thrill of a gold medal. One wants to win to prove himself the best.

I took part in the sun-tanning Olympics – I just got bronze.

The East End of Glasgow is like the Olympics. Lots of foriegners in tracksuits struggling to speak English.