Olympics Quotes
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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.
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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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In some bigger cities, I don't think people really realize these structures were built for the Olympics.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Who cares if you get last place. This is the Olympics. Making it is the hard part.
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If she's healthy and able to compete, she's definitely one of the strongest to compete for the United States at the Olympics.
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Olympism is the marriage of sport and culture.
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The Olympics is about bringing the world together and learning how to go through struggles. That's what inspired me before my career and that's been my inspiration ever since I was striving towards the 2008 Games.
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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.
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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 thing I learned from the '88 Olympics: It's not a question of if they can screw you over: it's a question of if they will. It's not the gold medal they took away from me. The medal doesn't mean anything. It's that they said I lost. That experience is well and alive in my mind.
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“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.
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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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There is something in the Olympics, indefinable, springing from the soul, that must be preserved.
