167 Medal Quotes for You to Enjoy

I actually think the last time I stood with a race medal around my neck was after an eighth grade cross-country meet. I was gawky and 65 pounds soaking wet, and running 10 miles a day was no big deal. Ginger Zee

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One of my proudest moments in life was earning the valedictorian medal in high school. I worked so hard for it! Gretchen Carlson

Life School Earning High High School Proudest Worked Hard Moments Medal

I'm actually sort of shocked that I was able to get a medal in 2014 and really have any of the success I had before because as soon as I came out, it was like a whole new world for me, and I felt so free, so confident, that it's actually shocking that I was able to compete any other way. Gus Kenworthy

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Americans have a profound longing for heroes - now perhaps more than ever. We need our explorers, our sports icons, our Medal of Freedom winners, our Nobel laureates. We need our Greatest Generation warriors, our 'Sully' Sullenbergers, our Neil Armstrongs. On some level, we still subscribe to the myth of the man in the white hat. Hampton Sides

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I always feel I had a very lucky life. For example, I sure didn't want to go in the army: when I was drafted in the Korean War, I wanted to go as a photographer. But luckily, they put me in the infantry - luckily because the official photographer was photographing the medal awarding and all the official situations. Harold Feinstein

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Everything I do is for a gold medal for this country. Hilary Knight

Country Everything Gold Gold Medal Medal

London 2012 is all about winning a medal. Not just any medal, the gold medal. Hope Solo

London About Winning Any Just Gold Gold Medal Medal

Coming in as a veteran, I'd like to finish with a gold medal. Howard Bach

Veteran Finish Like Coming Gold Gold Medal Medal

Yeah, that's what kind of, we get the idea a little bit yeah, because other people from different countries also try as hard as they can to get a medal or a gold medal in the Olympic Games. And you know, if they can work hard, we can work hard as well. Inge de Bruijn

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The two things that are probably tied for first are winning a championship with the Mavericks and also being able to win a gold medal - two gold medals with Team USA. Jason Kidd

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I was well under the spell of the old Gold Medal Crime novels when I wrote 'Savage Season,' and I wanted to write a modern version of that. I had tried the same thing with 'Cold in July,' and I wanted to give it another go. Joe R. Lansdale

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In 1995, I proposed the Harvard Arts Medal. The idea was to celebrate the fact that, although it's rare, Harvard men and women do go into the creative arts. Over the years we've had major, major figures, like Jack Lemmon, John Updike, Yo-Yo Ma, and Bonnie Raitt. John Lithgow

I'm not fussed about awards. I just want to win a medal and a trophy. Karen Bardsley

Win About Trophy Just Want Medal Awards

My first major championships was in 2005, which makes me feel ancient. I'm really proud of playing in all the tournaments, yet I can have all the caps in the world, but there's no point if you don't have a gold medal. Karen Carney

I'd rather have one gold medal and 10 caps than 200 caps and no gold. Karen Carney

Rather Than Gold Gold Medal Caps Medal

My goal is definitely a gold medal still in Rio. Katarina Johnson-Thompson

Definitely Rio Still Goal Gold Gold Medal Medal

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