Olympics Quotes - Page 23

• You dream about the Olympics for so long and you have that one day, then it's over, and when you don't run well there is this huge letdown. It took me years to deal with that. I feel like I almost had to cleanse myself of that experience.

  Ryan Hall

  Running, Dream, Years

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• But it is nice to know that you have other races lined up, because sometimes you can get so focused on your next marathon that it can become kind of unhealthy in some ways. So it's nice to have something else to slap you in the face and say, all right, there is life after the Olympics.

  Ryan Hall

  Nice, Race, Way

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• I've put myself forward to be involved. Whether I get picked, we'll have to wait and see. Obviously everybody is excited about it, about the Olympics coming to London and the football being played in different parts of Britain.

  Ryan Giggs

  Football, Waiting, Different

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• I am also hugely excited to then be competing to defend my three Paralympic titles at the Paralympic Games. I believe we will see some amazing times posted and I am very much looking forward to what will be an incredible Olympics and Paralympics in London.

  Oscar Pistorius

  Believe, Games, Titles

  "London 2012 Olympics: Amputee Oscar Pistorius picked for men's 400m" by Owen Gibson, www.theguardian.com. July 4, 2012.

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• Seeing the Olympics come to China made me want to get more involved.

  Michael Chang

  Want, Made, China

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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.

  Roger Federer

  Thinking, Careers, Events

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• One of my goals is to play the Olympics in 2016. If you're able to represent your country in the Olympics everyone will understand you as a player and not many people do get to go to the Olympics.

  Lydia Ko

  Country, Player, Goal

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• That's the biggest problem with boxing in the United States. They do not promote it like they used to, when it used to be Howard Cosell and they showed it on 'Wide World of Sports.' Everybody knew all the fighters. Everybody was looking forward to the year when the Olympics came on.

  Evander Holyfield

  Sports, Years, Boxing

  "Holyfield: 'I just believe that I can'". Interview with Bryan Armen Graham, www.si.com. January 21, 2011.

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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.

  Missy Franklin

  Stress, Thinking, Trials

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• I went to Beijing for the Olympics and was literally right across the track from Usain Bolt. And when he gets to full stride, for every two steps the other guy's taking, he's just taking one.

  Wendell Pierce

  Two, Track, Guy

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• He's a family man and a businessman. He spent his career building successful companies. Then, he saved the 2002 Olympics and brought pride to our nation. As governor, he balanced the budget, cut taxes, and created jobs. The president America needs is Mitt Romney!

  Reince Priebus

  Jobs, Pride, Cutting

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• I met Jesse Owens once. He was a remarkable individual, and I have tremendous respect for what he did in the Olympics under the circumstances.

  Lee Trevino

  Sports, Respect, Individual

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• I know there's life after the Olympics.

  Eric Shanteau

  Knows

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• I think about my goals. There were a lot of times in gymnastics when I really didn't want to go in and train, but you can't make it to the Olympics if you don't train!

  Shawn Johnson

  Gymnastics, Thinking, Goal

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• The highlight of my career? The Olympics, of course.

  Tara Lipinski

  Careers, Highlights, Courses

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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.

  Sasha Cohen

  Dream, Athlete, Done

  Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. August 14, 2013.

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• When we stage the Olympics it will inspire kids all over the country. A kid in Scotland or Ireland will be encouraged to take up sport.

  Daley Thompson

  Motivational, Sports, Country

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• The ultimate would be to compete in a couple more Olympics, hopefully break some world records and wind up my sports career with a couple of years in the WNBA.

  Marion Jones

  Break Up, Sports, Couple

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Every Olympics is something special. If you're fortunate enough to play for your country - there's just so much energy. It's truly amazing.

  Venus Williams

  Country, Play, Special

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

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• The other girls [in team] have experience. They've been competing on a lot of international world-class stages. They knew what to expect and what to do and what not to do. Me and Aly [Raisman] just gave them advice on the media side. We said, it's gonna be crazy. It's the Olympics. But it's gonna be fun!

  Gabby Douglas

  Girl, Fun, Team

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• At the 2012 Olympic Trials, I wanted to make a second Olympic team. I fell face first, and in a blink of an eye, my dreams of competing in a second Olympics were over. Even so, I got up, finished my routine, and saw twenty thousand people cheering. It was my first standing ovation.

  Nastia Liukin

  Dream, Cheer, Team

  Interview With Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• When I went to the Olympics, I had every intention of shaving the moustache off, but I realized I was getting so many comments about it — and everybody was talking about it — that I decided to keep it.

  Mark Spitz

  Talking, Mustache, Shaving

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• I didn't know how I was going to get to the Olympics, and in the beginning, I didn't really care. And that was the best part, because my desire exposed me to so many different sports, and in all of them, I always dedicated my best effort because I knew that's what it was going to take to become an Olympian.

  Gretchen Bleiler

  Sports, Best Effort, Desire

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• Unfortunately, I don't usually get to see much outside the Olympics as I compete almost every day. I have been to Rio a few times and got a tour of the sites. It is a spectacular city.

  Usain Bolt

  Cities, Site, Spectacular

  "Usain Bolt Reveals His Fantasy Relay Team & When He’s Hanging up His Spikes". Interview with Aaron Howes, www.highsnobiety.com. August 15, 2016.

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• You can't enter the Olympics unless you do your routine to get in shape for it. The idea of going out on stage on a tour without having prepped for it would be suicide, literally.

  Paul Stanley

  Suicide, Ideas, Would Be

  "AGING How KISS Frontman Paul Stanley Keeps Fit". Interview with Ben Radding, www.mensfitness.com.

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