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You have 15-20 years of work for that one throw, that one moment. And I was like, 'Okay, Lord, this is it - you told me I had the victory. So this is the time to show me'. And I'm going to give it all I have because this is my last throw in the Olympics.
Michelle Carter
Work
Time
Me
You
Victory
Okay
Give
Throw
Had
Like
Because
Lord
Years
Going
Show
Moment
Last
Olympics
I think even if I was to go out there and win the Olympics, everyone's still going to remember the pre-race routine that I do and the video that went viral, so, y'know, that's alright for me.
Michelle Jenneke
Me
Win
Remember
Think
Viral
Everyone
Out
Alright
Still
Go
Going
Video
Even
Routine
Olympics
I have some really lofty goals that don't even scratch upon the Olympics.
Mikaela Shiffrin
Goals
Lofty
Some
Scratch
Really
Even
Olympics
Nothing has done more to bring people of different races and different backgrounds together than athletics, certainly more than politicians have done. It's why the Greeks invented the Olympics.
Mike Leach
Together
People
Politicians
Nothing
Backgrounds
Athletics
Invented
More
Than
Greeks
Done
Different
Different Backgrounds
Races
Certainly
Why
Bring
Olympics
I made history here by landing the first triple axel for a U.S. lady, third at the Olympics, and that's a big deal.
Mirai Nagasu
History
Made
First
Big
Triple
Deal
Big Deal
Lady
Landing
Here
Third
Olympics
Getting to the Olympics was the hard part.
Mirai Nagasu
Part
Getting
Hard
Hard Part
Olympics
I've dreamed about going to the Olympics ever since I was young.
Mirai Nagasu
Young
Dreamed
About
Since
Going
Ever
Olympics
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
College
Think
Would
Would-Be
About
Scenes
Over
Like
Most
Partying
Surprising
Surprising Thing
Goes
Behind
Interaction
Again
Village
Thing
Amount
Olympic
Nightclubs
Olympics
I didn't think I'd be going for another Olympics.
Misty May-Treanor
Think
Another
Going
Olympics
My first Olympics memory was watching Haile Gebrselassie in Sydney 2000. His sprint finish to defend his title really moved me.
Mo Farah
Me
Memory
First
Finish
His
Sprint
Moved
Title
Really
Sydney
Watching
Defend
Olympics
In 1988, the Summer Olympics were held in Korea, which was a divided country... It was an opportunity for the East and the West to come together in harmony and also take a significant role in ending the Cold War era.
Moon Jae-in
War
Together
Opportunity
Ending
Country
Cold
Cold War
Harmony
Summer
East
Significant
Divided
Take
Come
Also
Korea
Era
Were
West
Role
Which
Held
Olympics
Two days after returning from Montreal, I was training again, and I went on to win two more golds at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Nadia Comaneci
Training
Win
Montreal
More
Moscow
Days
Returning
After
Again
Two
Olympics
I always say, 'When the Olympics are happening, you shouldn't be in any other place in the planet - you should be here.'
Nadia Comaneci
You
Other
Say
Always
Any
Any Other Place
Happening
Place
Planet
Should
Here
Olympics
I remember before the Olympics, I was asked, 'What do you think you're going to do in the Olympics?' and I said, 'I'm hoping I'm going to win a medal, and, if possible, it's going to be a gold one.'
Nadia Comaneci
You
Win
Remember
Before
Think
Possible
Hoping
Said
Going
Gold
Asked
Medal
Olympics
In Montreal, I kept thinking, 'Pay attention: this is the Olympics! It only happens once every four years!'
Nadia Comaneci
Pay
Pay Attention
Every
Thinking
Once
Montreal
Only
Attention
Years
Happens
Four
Kept
Olympics
In the '80 Olympics... people expected me to win. I was good enough to win, and I made a mistake and ended up second, which is pretty good, too.
Nadia Comaneci
Good
Me
Mistake
People
Win
Made
Too
Enough
Pretty
Pretty Good
Up
Expected
Ended
Which
Second
Olympics
I didn't realize that winning the Olympics at age 14 automatically put me in the category of being a celebrity.
Nadia Comaneci
Me
Age
Winning
Put
Category
Celebrity
Being
Automatically
Realize
Olympics
I was turning actually 15 at the Olympics in '76... I don't think that one year makes a huge difference.
Nadia Comaneci
Year
Think
Makes
Huge
Huge Difference
Difference
Turning
Actually
Olympics
I just missed out on qualifying for the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
Natalie du Toit
Out
Missed
Qualifying
Just
Sydney
Olympics
Some days I'll have good starts, and some days I'll have bad starts. I'm really focusing on having more good starts than bad starts, and I traditionally do. But I would hate to make it all the way to the Olympics and have a bad starting day.
Nate Holland
Good
Day
Hate
Starts
Way
Focusing
Bad
Would
Some
Having
More
Days
Make
Than
Really
Starting
Olympics
Just being here at the Olympics is pretty incredible in itself. Seeing the unity of the athletes and to see how everyone has worked so hard to get here - and we are all so excited to be here - it's awesome to be able to experience it.
Nathan Chen
Experience
Awesome
Unity
Incredible
Everyone
Athletes
See
Able
Seeing
Pretty
Excited
How
Itself
Get
Just
Being
Worked
Hard
Here
Olympics
Sometimes thinking about the Olympics makes me a little nervous.
Nathan Chen
Me
Sometimes
Nervous
Thinking
About
Makes
Little
Olympics
I began skating when I was 3. It was during 2002, the year the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City.
Nathan Chen
Year
Salt
City
Were
Began
Salt Lake City
Lake
Skating
Held
Olympics
I have confidence in how I've trained and prepared myself. I've dreamed about the Olympics for a long time, and it would be kind of silly and a waste to freak myself out.
Nathan Chen
Time
Myself
Confidence
Be Kind
Long
Long Time
Out
Kind
Would
Would-Be
Freak
Dreamed
Silly
About
How
Trained
Prepared
Waste
Olympics
The strange thing about the Olympics is that delivering on your potential is always quite difficult.
Nathan Outteridge
Strange
Difficult
About
Potential
Delivering
Always
Quite
Strange Thing
Your
Thing
Olympics
I don't know how many great Brazilians have played in the Olympics and not been able to win it.
Neymar
Great
Win
Able
Know
How
Been
Many
Played
Olympics
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