Olympics Quotes

• I never really wanted Big Air to be in the Olympics.

  

  Red Gerard
  • Really
  • Big
  • Olympics

• 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.

  

  Eric Shanteau
  • Proud
  • Miss
  • Olympics

• Everything about the Olympics was first class, and women were treated as athletes and equals.

  

  Edward Joseph Schwartz
  • Olympics
  • Equals
  • First Class

• Obviously, losing a parent is very difficult. 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.

  

  Eric Shanteau
  • Parent
  • Losing
  • Swim

• 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.

  

  Cammi Granato
  • Focus
  • Sports
  • Winning

• I don't think about the trials and the Olympics a lot. If I do, it's just going to stress me out and get me worried.

  

  Missy Franklin
  • Thinking
  • Worried
  • Olympics

• 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.

  

  Richard Pryor
  • Fire
  • Looks
  • Blue

• 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.

  

  Alisher Usmanov
  • Believe
  • Sports
  • Olympics

• If anyone here is secretly dreaming of making the Olympics, I can tell you exactly how to do it, two words: Sustained Obsession. The obsession isn't so hard. But keeping it sustained is a tough nut to crack. A heart-felt enemy can go a long way to sustaining your obsession. Love your enemy.

  

  Brad Alan Lewis
  • Enemy
  • Obsession
  • Dreaming

• We're talking about the Olympics. We're talking about trying to win the gold medal. All of these things can be overwhelming. But regardless of whether I win a gold medal or never compete again, I just have to trust that God has a plan for my life and I'm called to be His representative through the sport and outside of the sport.

  

  Elana Meyers
  • God
  • Trust
  • Win

• There's room for everybody - it's not the Olympics. I'd like to be on top, but if the album's successful, that's good enough.

  

  Joe Elliott Def Leppard
  • Successful
  • Room
  • Olympics

• 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.

  

  Juan Antonio Samaranch
  • Principles
  • Example
  • Olympics

• Last year it was on me. With the excitement from the Olympics, I had them burned out by November. This season, they've all been trying very hard and listening very well. Our only mistake this season would be for me to work them too hard.

  

  Eddie Reese
  • Mistake
  • Season
  • Excitement

• It's about the athletes. The Special Olympics is such an amazing part of the community and I want to support them and inspire them like they inspire us.

  

  Jonathan Harris
  • Inspire
  • Olympics
  • Athletes

• It's disappointing being a Canadian and having friends on that team but that's the way it goes. It's the Olympics. It's disappointing for every Canadian but over the years you've seen the parity with all the teams because it's the best players in the world.

  

  Darren McCarty
  • Team
  • Olympics
  • Disappointing

• People who aren't perhaps that into sport are going to be following me and wanting to be part of the Olympics. That definitely does bring added pressure but as an athlete the Olympics are the ultimate competition.

  

  Jessica Ennis Hill
  • Competition
  • Pressure
  • Ultimate

• Who cares if you get last place. This is the Olympics. Making it is the hard part.

  

  Mirai Nagasu
  • Olympics
  • Hard Part
  • Last Place

• Olympism is the marriage of sport and culture.

  

  Juan Antonio Samaranch
  • Culture
  • Sport
  • Olympics

• I think even if I was to go out there and win the Olympics, everyone's still going to remember the pre-race routine that I do and the video that went viral, so, y'know, that's alright for me.

  

  Michelle Jenneke
  • Remember
  • Everyone
  • Olympics

• “It means so much to me that they chose me to be a part of this 3x3 team. It’s always an honor to wear the USA jersey, but to be able to do it in a sport that is just now starting to grow and will be in the Olympics for the first time is amazing. I can’t wait to get to the qualifiers and to try and help get us to the Olympics.

  

  Stefanie Dolson
  • Team
  • Honor
  • Part

• I've been to three Olympics, and they're cool and everything, but I feel like people just aren't grateful for what we have and the opportunities we have.

  

  Hannah Teter
  • Opportunities
  • Olympics

• If she's healthy and able to compete, she's definitely one of the strongest to compete for the United States at the Olympics.

  

  Sasha Cohen
  • Healthy
  • United States
  • Compete

• When I think of the Olympics I only think of good things. I think of what a great event it is and what it has done for me and my career, and changed my personal life, too.

  

  Roger Federer
  • Changed
  • Careers
  • Events

• I'll confess that I don't watch the Olympics, but you'd have to be living under a rock to be unaware of the corruption and the expense. An amorphous organization with no transparency, unclear lines of responsibility, huge amounts of politics and a great deal of unearned power.

  

  Seth Godin
  • Responsibility
  • Organization
  • Lines

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