Olympics Quotes
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Being 16 is such a great age because I'm still really young, and I'll still have a lot of chances. But the Olympics only come every four years, so you don't want to waste an opportunity.
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An American judo fighter was expelled from the Olympics after testing positive for marijuana. Officials became suspicious when he kept stopping the match and saying, 'What are we fighting for, man?'
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The inclusion of slopestyle in the Olympics is cool. I think it's going to be a total breath of fresh air. The Olympics needs us more than we need it.
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You can get a big gust of wind, and your Olympics are over.
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I will never be satisfied, like the Olympics.
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If the Olympics come around, and I'm in shape, then I'll compete. But I won't be representing the United States; I'll be representing myself.
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My goal, for almost my entire career, has been to promote ski racing not just in America, but across the world. I think it's an amazing sport. I am happy to be an ambassador for the next Olympics and I will do my best to honour the Olympics spirit and to hopefully encourage kids to participate in sports, especially in Asia and Korea and I am looking forward to an amazing Olympics.
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I didn't think I'd be going for another Olympics.
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One of the really important things about the Olympics is, to enjoy yourself, you have to accept that it's different and feed off the enthusiasm of everyone and the inspiration and hopefully that will elevate your performance.
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I think that these were the best competitions, higher than Olympics.
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The Olympics are great. For two weeks we become absolutely fascinated in these people we've never heard of before and will never think of again.
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We are not at all considering cancelling the Olympics.
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The Olympics are always a special competition. It is very difficult to predict what will happen.
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We have fewer troops in Afghanistan than we had law enforcement [officers] at the Olympics in Salt Lake City.
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I made history here by landing the first triple axel for a U.S. lady, third at the Olympics, and that's a big deal.
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I won the Olympics. This is a dream, dude.
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I think I feel more relieved because we have already made a historical breakthrough for the Chinese men's aerials. As you know, we had never got into the finals at previous Olympics.
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As a co-chair of the State's 2010 Olympics Task Force, I am working to make sure our border crossings are ready to handle the risks and benefits the Games will bring.
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The Olympics are every four years and I think every athlete who competes in the Olympics wants the gold medal, and I think that's what the World Cup is for a rugby player - it's the gold medal.
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The biggest danger to the movement is that it is getting too big in sheer weight of numbers. Other sports will become more popular in terms of numbers, and everyone will want to be involved in the Olympics.
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My only focus was the Olympics because in my sport, that is the ultimate. Everything is geared toward that, and my entire life was geared around getting there and winning gold.
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Everything about the Olympics was first class, and women were treated as athletes and equals.
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Beijing is an example of [families were displaced for the Olympics]. Something like 10,000 families were moved out.
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Olympism is a philosophy which, by blending sport with culture, seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal ethical principles.
