Olympics Quotes
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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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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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My childhood dream was to win the Olympics, and I've done that. Everything else is icing on the cake.
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The Olympics is about showing what you've done with your life, your dream as an athlete and sharing that with the world.
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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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The Olympics are always a special competition. It is very difficult to predict what will happen.
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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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We have fewer troops in Afghanistan than we had law enforcement [officers] at the Olympics in Salt Lake City.
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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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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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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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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 main principle as the President of the International Fencing Federation is never to use my position to achieve advantages for Russian athletes, but to fundamentally resist attempts of biased judging.
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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 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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When that fire hit your ass, it will sober your ass up quick! I saw something, I went, Well, that's a pretty blue. You know what? That looks like... FIRE! Fire is inspirational. They should use it in the Olympics, because I ran the 100 in 4.3.
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I miss my dad every day, but I know he would be proud to see me continuing to swim and going for another shot at the Olympics.
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I won the Olympics. This is a dream, dude.
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We are not at all considering cancelling the 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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Beijing is an example of [families were displaced for the Olympics]. Something like 10,000 families were moved out.
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There is something in the Olympics, indefinable, springing from the soul, that must be preserved.
