329 Olympic Quotes for You to Enjoy

If I bring back only one gold people are going to say it's a disappointment. But not too many of them own an Olympic gold medal so if I get one I'm going to be happy. Michael Phelps

I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it's kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history. Michael Phelps

Anything can happen. Everybody is working to be on that team and to win the Olympic Games. Michelle Carter

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Looking back, I feel very fortunate to have had such a long career. Many skaters end their careers in their early 20s. I had the opportunity to go to two Olympic Games - almost three after being the alternate in 1994 and then in 2006 being injured. Michelle Kwan

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One thing I've learned from winning an Olympic medal is that it's really exhausting. Mikaela Shiffrin

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In the history of sport in general, people stick around. Look at Shaun White and Lindsey Vonn just continue on, Olympic cycle after Olympic cycle; that is why they are famous. Mirai Nagasu

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It was really, really heartbreaking to not be named to the team in Sochi, but some things are just not meant to be. That experience changed me as a skater. I took a step back and decided that some things are not worth accepting. I wanted to be on another Olympic team. I took time to evolve myself as a person and as a skater. Mirai Nagasu

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No one likes a show-off, but if parallel parking was an Olympic sport, I would get gold, no probs. Miranda Hart

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I think the most surprising thing about the Olympics would be the amount of interaction and partying that goes on behind the scenes. They have nightclubs at the Olympic Village. It's like college all over again. Misty May-Treanor

Over the years, I've made many sacrifices to win two Olympic gold medals and put together winning streaks that will never be broken. Misty May-Treanor

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Records are there to be broken. Lots of people would love to swap their world record for an Olympic medal, but for me, my medals are there forever and ever, and that's what does it for me. Mo Farah

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Of course, most people remember that I received the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics competition. Nadia Comaneci

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The first time I walked into the Olympic athlete village seeing the Visa ATM machine with my picture on it and the Chinese characters saying 'Destiny.' For some reason, it just boosted my confidence and it was before I had even worked out or had my first training or competed. Nastia Liukin

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The pressure of the Olympic Games is real overwhelming. Natalie Coughlin

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I hate how late we have our Olympic Trials, always have. Natalie Coughlin

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There's a lot of skaters that I look up to, and I think my biggest skating role models were the two Russian competitors at the 2002 Olympic games in Salt Lake City. They really motivated me to follow my passion in skating, and it really blossomed from there. Nathan Chen

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Ever since I started skating, making the Olympic team was my ultimate dream. It's what has inspired and motivated me throughout my entire career. Nathan Chen

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I began skating in the official practice venue of the 2002 Games. It was a huge Olympic atmosphere with Apollo Ohno sitting on the wall every day when I walked into the rink. That was really cool and very inspiring to see. Nathan Chen

Once I really understood what skating was and what the Olympic really entailed, I knew that's what I wanted to do: I wanted to be there; I wanted to represent the U.S. Nathan Chen

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