Medal Quotes - Page 6

• It took Dan Jansen, the speed skater, four Olympics to win a medal-a gold one at that!-but he never gave up. I won't, either.

  Lolo Jones

  Winning, Gold, Four

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• I have learned from the first Olympics, of course. When I went to my first Olympic Games, I experienced all of the pressure and was able to win the gold medal. I try not to feel the pressure, and I try not to be nervous when I am on the ice and when I compete.

  Yuna

  Winning, Ice, Games

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• Eight gold medals? If I wanted I could make a movie about me winning nine gold medals. Now that's real power.

  Zach Braff

  Real, Winning, Eight

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• On no further occasion present a flag or medal to an Indian.

  Zebulon Pike

  Flags, Flag Day, Occasions

  Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Elliott Coues (1987). “The expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike”, Dover Pubns

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• I was still young when I missed Beijing. I was favourite to win a medal but I knew I had time. My coach advised me to stay at school and finish my exams. Even if I had gone and won the Olympics, I might not have handled the pressure. So I moved on.

  David Rudisha

  School, Winning, Moved On

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• I am completely honest and truthful when I say I don’t want a gold for myself. I want a gold for the team. You go up there and do it as a collective group and it’s so much more satisfying, I mean you look around and you see the faces and just wow, this was a team effort and we did this together. It’s incredible and that’s my dream. I wanna win a gold medal and see the flag go up, hear the national anthem and just know that I did it with my brothers standing next to me.

  Jonathan Horton

  Dream, Brother, Team

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• Growing up, you always dream of winning a gold medal. But coming into these Games, it wasn't something I was focused on. I'm just enjoying skating. This is the best season ever. I think that this year, my 3,000 meters has been stronger than the 1,500. The 1,500 has been anybody's race this year. When I was first, I still didn't know if that was enough.

  Cindy Klassen

  Dream, Growing Up, Winning

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• The campaign for the White House is heating up with John Kerry taking heat for throwing his Vietnam medals away, getting a $1000 haircut, and wearing a 1970s wig known as 'the Leno.' There are really two sides to this story. And America can't wait for Kerry to present both of them.

  David Letterman

  Two Sides, White, America

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• I know my Beijing medal has been a watershed moment in the history of Indian boxing , but personally speaking, I would like to better it in London.

  Vijender Singh

  Boxing, London, Moments

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• Running through my mind are thoughts of all the races I ran. On my chest are medals from the races I won. In my heart is gratitude to Gerard Hartmann for helping make my dreams come true. I am very honoured to be a part of this wonderful book.

  Douglas Wakiihuri

  Running, Dream, Gratitude

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• This is my last Commonwealth Games. Five CWG and nine medals, it is enough for me.

  Abhinav Bindra

  Commonwealth Games, Nine, Lasts

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• If I, being a mother of two, can win a medal, so can you all. Take me as an example and don`t give up.

  Mary Kom

  Mother, Giving Up, Don't Give Up

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• Being gay has nothing to do with the three gold medals or the three MVPs or the four championships I've won. I'm still the same person. I'm Sheryl.

  Sheryl Swoopes

  Gay, Mvp, Gold

  "WNBA Star Sheryl Swoopes: I'm Gay", www.foxnews.com. October 26, 2005.

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• Measuring national prestige by gold medals is like using Viagra to judge the potency of a man.

  Ai Weiwei

  Men, Judging, Gold

  "Gold Is Not the Real Measure of a Nation". www.theguardian.com. August 25, 2008.

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• If God awarded us medals, as they do in the Olympics, love would win the gold, joy the silver, and peace the bronze.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Christian, Winning, Joy

  Charles R. Swindoll (1992). “Inspirational Writings of Charles R. Swindoll”, Arrowood Press

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• I want to compete in the next Olympics. If I go to Rio, it will be my third time, which is a rare feat for an Indian athlete. For me, Olympics is important because it's the biggest event on earth for a sports person. I hope this time around I come back with a medal.

  Vijender Singh

  Sports, Athlete, Important

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• Soldiers win battles and generals get the medals.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Work, Winning, Soldier

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• After about 25 medals, you run out of shoulder to put them on.

  George S. Day

  Running, Marine, Shoulders

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• I've won a medal, but that's nothing compared to the crown I'll get in Heaven. I see a lot of people in sports who think when they reach a certain level they've got it made, but really, you can only find happiness in the Lord.

  Cindy Klassen

  Sports, Thinking, People

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• The 2002 (Olympic) team was a great team, we won the gold medal, they deserved all the accolades that they got. But this team seems to have a little more depth and maybe a little more talent to pick from. So it makes the job of picking the right 23 guys even more difficult.

  Wayne Gretzky

  Jobs, Team, Guy

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• You're a monster. Thanks. Does this mean I get a raise? No, just a medal. The budget isn't inexhaustable.

  Orson Scott Card

  Mean, Monsters, Doe

  Orson Scott Card (1986). “Ender's war”

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• I looked up and saw my flag. But I didn't hear my anthem. The quotation above from 6 ft 4 inch, 286 pound Silver Medalist Ghaffari (who broke down in tears on the medal stand) summed up his disappointment after an overtime loss to Aleksandr Karelin of Russia. A win would have given Ghaffari not only the Olympic gold medal but also his first victory over Karelin, something of which he has literally dreamed about after 20 meets between the two. Karelin dominates international competition in the sport.

  Matt Ghaffari

  Sports, Disappointment, Loss

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• I try not to think about marks, the first place or gold medal. The most important thing is to show what you are capable of on ice. The rest will come on its own.

  Evgeni Plushenko

  Bad Ass, Thinking, Ice

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• It's nice to have a medal, but we were hoping for a gold.

  Marta Karolyi

  Nice, Gymnastics, Gold

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• When I broke my knee, no one cared how I was; they just wanted me to get better and come back to gymnastics to win more medals for their country.

  Lavinia Agache

  Country, Gymnastics, Winning

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