Olympics Quotes - Page 7

• My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000.

  Cathy Freeman

  Real, Race, Lasts

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

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• That's one of the magical things about the Olympics, Team GB will have someone challenging in a sport that we've never watched and all of a sudden it'll be the biggest thing ever.

  Gary Lineker

  Sports, Team, Challenges

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• The big picture is the Trials and Olympics. I just have to keep focused for that, keep moving forward.

  Ryan Lochte

  Moving, Trials, Bigs

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• If I break my ankle right now, this Olympics wasn't meant to be.

  Ryan Lochte

  Ankles, Break, Right Now

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• I'm going to keep living my life the way I've been living my life, and nothing is going to change that even if the Olympics are coming up.

  Ryan Lochte

  Way, Living My Life, Ifs

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• Looking back, I'm so proud to have gone to five Olympics - I believe only three other Americans have achieved that.

  Gail Devers

  Believe, Three, Gone

  "Gail Devers: 'A girl asked what was wrong with me. She said I looked like a monster'". Interview with Jamie Jackson, www.theguardian.com. April 1, 2007.

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• I always look back to my first Olympic medal in 2004 in Athens. I was very new to the sport, and it was my first big win at the Olympics.

  Allyson Felix

  Sports, Winning, Looks

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• It was not until the end of my freshman year in high school that I thought I could really have a future in track and field. I definitely did not think I could make it to the Olympics back then, though; I was just focused on making it to the state finals!

  Allyson Felix

  School, Thinking, Years

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• I think after the 2008 Olympics I wasn't really satisfied with the outcome, so I knew I had to change some things.

  Ryan Lochte

  Thinking, Outcomes, Satisfied

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• After college, I knew I wanted to work in comedy, so the first thing I did was go to where the comedy was. I moved from Charlottesville to Chicago, because that's where The Second City and Improv Olympics are. You have to go wherever you need to go to study what interests you.

  Tina Fey

  College, Cities, Firsts

  "Funny girl". www.seventeen.com. January 24, 2008.

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• I am at the Olympics, I forgot to tie my suit, how is this gonna happen?

  Ryan Lochte

  Ties, Suits, Happens

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• Although it is disappointing that softball was not reinstated into the Olympics, we are going to continue to keep growing the sport.

  Jennie Finch

  Softball, Sports, Growing

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• I mean it's funny, playing music, how of course you want it to do well, you want them to like it, but it's not competitive like an election, it's the Olympics, it's not a Formula 1 race. The Billboard charts are just to show you what people like.

  Eddie Van Halen

  Mean, Race, People

  Interview with David Curcurito, www.esquire.com. April 17, 2012.

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• At the Olympics, there was a little bit of unfair judging, but I tried not to be disappointed and to do my best. I think the audience respected and loved what I did at the Olympics, and that helped me become the world champion in 1997.

  Olena Vitrychenko

  Gymnastics, Thinking, Judging

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• This team just wasn't good enough today, but they had the unity I always wanted. To have an American team like this has always been a dream of mine.

  Bela Karolyi

  Sports, Dream, Team

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• I'd love to compete in the Summer Olympics.

  Shaun White

  Summer

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• As the lightness buoys me, I wonder if maybe she was right. Maybe it's not about looking hot for guys, but about feeling like a place acknowledged you, winked at you, accepted you. It's strange because, of all the people in all the cities, I'd have thought that to Parisians I'd be invisible, but apparently I'm not. Apparently in Paris, not only can I skate, but I practically qualify for the Olympics!

  Gayle Forman

  Cities, Paris, People

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• When I'm on planes, I'd talk to people and I'd tell them I compete in the X Games. Some would know what it was, but maybe half didn't. But everyone knows about the Olympics. They're really like the X Games for the world!

  Shaun White

  Games, People, Half

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• The big push for me is the Olympics this year. If I'm healthy, I'm not worried about my ranking. I think I can hit the ball. It's just about my body cooperating. It's about being able to play matches in a row. Right now, I'm not sure how much I can do with that, but we'll see.

  Venus Williams

  Thinking, Years, Play

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• I'm pleased that I've balanced budgets. I was on the world of business for 25 years. If you didn't balance your budget, you went out of business. I went into the Olympics that was out of balance, and we got it on balance, and made a success there. I had the chance to be governor of a state. Four years in a row, Democrats and Republicans came together to balance the budget. We cut taxes 19 times and balanced our budget.

  Mitt Romney

  Cutting, Years, Balance

  Source: genius.com

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• Russell joined the team in December, 1956, following the Olympics.

  Bob Cousy

  Basketball, Team, December

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• You show up at the Olympics, and you're no longer you; you're an American Olympian. You're part of this greater whole, and the individual doesn't matter.

  Shaun White

  Matter, Individual, Shows

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• She's a fighter, and she does the long program well, so we'll see how it turns out. And in figure skating, it's never over until the fat lady sings.

  Frank Carroll

  Sports, Long, Skating

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• Since I started playing at the Olympics in 2000, I have always wanted to do a dress based on Wonder Woman. It should be interesting to wear. And hopefully, it will get me a gold medal.

  Venus Williams

  Interesting, Gold, Dresses

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• I was not talented enough to run and smile at the same time

  Emil Zatopek

  Running, Athlete, Enough

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