Olympics Quotes

During my first Olympics in 1980, at the age of 23, I was physically in great condition but mentally too inexperienced to cope comfortably in the pressure cooker of an Olympic year. Sebastian Coe
Great Age Pressure First Year Too Physically Mentally Comfortably Inexperienced Condition Cope Olympic Olympics
The Olympics are a world apart from racing for a record. You put out of your mind pretty much what anyone else doing in the race. Sebastian Coe
You World Mind Else Out Record Pretty Put Doing Anyone Anyone Else Apart Race Much Racing Your Olympics
I was ecstatic when we won - to host the Olympics is one of the biggest opportunities in living memory. It will help change the lives of young people and transform east London. Sebastian Coe
Change Memory People Opportunities Will Young Living East London Host Ecstatic Won Biggest Transform Young People Help Lives Olympics
At an Olympics Game, you want to enjoy it, especially if you know it's going to be your last one. Shannon Miller
You Game Enjoy Know Going Want Your Last Olympics
At the Olympics, you there to do a job. I feel you should take it seriously. You should be respectful. You are putting on the red-white-and-blue and going out there to perform for your country. Shannon Miller
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The Beijing Olympics were an exercise in Chinese soft power. Americans have the 'Voice of America' and the Fulbright scholarships. But, the fact is, in fact, that probably Hollywood and MTV and McDonalds have done more for American soft power around the world than any specifically government activity. Shashi Tharoor
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The Chinese, as befits a Communist autocracy, approached the task of dominating the Olympics with top-down military discipline. Shashi Tharoor
Discipline Military Dominating Task Autocracy Chinese Communist Olympics
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
You Matter Individual Part Longer Greater Up American Show Whole Olympian Olympics
If skating got into the Olympics, I would be tempted to hold off on shredding for a year and just skate, to make that my new goal. In that sport, I'm still the underdog. Shaun White
Year Would Would-Be Tempted New Underdog Sport Make Got Still Goal Off Just Hold Skate Skating Olympics
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
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To finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal, it's the best feeling in the world. Shawn Johnson
Best World Feeling Finally Finish Off Getting Gold Gold Medal Whole Medal Olympics
People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating. Shawn Johnson
People Extreme Intimidating TV See Only Gymnastics Olympics
Of course, when you're training your whole life to get to the Olympics, you train for gold. Shawn Johnson
Life You Training Course Train Get Gold Your Whole Olympics
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
You Goals Think About Gymnastics Make Go Were Lot Train Times Want Really Olympics
I didn't really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012. Simone Biles
Dream Until Going After Really Ever Olympics
As a kid growing up, I was never like, 'I want to go to the Olympics,' so having to pass on 2012 because I was too young didn't bother me at all. Simone Biles
Me Young Too Kid Having Bother Never Like Because Pass Go Up Want Growing Growing Up Olympics
My first gold medal, at my first Olympics, is kind of a surprise to me. I never thought I would be in this position, but I'm so blessed and honored to be on the medal stand. Simone Manuel
Me Thought First Blessed Honored Kind Would Would-Be Never Surprise Gold Gold Medal Stand Medal Olympics Position
You can't go to college and develop into an Olympics champion. It takes too much time, too much training. Sonja Henie
Time You Champion Training Too Much College Too Too Much Time Develop Takes Go Much Olympics
To work on the competition wear for the Olympics is kind of insane. As a fashion designer, you don't think to yourself, 'I'm going to get the opportunity to work with athletes at that level at the Olympic Games.' It really is such an incredible thing to have any kind of contact with as a designer. Stella McCartney
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Let's not forget that the Paralympics, just like the Olympics, are built on a rich history. Stella Young
History Rich Like Built Forget Just Olympics
The Paralympics have for too long been considered the poor cousin of the Olympics. It's always run after the main games and rarely gets anything like the media coverage. Stella Young
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The Olympics is one of the memories that will always be with me. It changed my life for the better. Steph Houghton
Life Me Memories Better Will My Life Changed Always Olympics
It's the Basketball Hall of Fame, not the NBA Hall of Fame. So, for basketball, I played in Olympics; I played in the Junior Olympics. With what I've done and given to basketball is all Hall of Fame. Stephon Marbury
Given Hall Fame Junior Done NBA Played Basketball Olympics
There was no professional basketball for me in the United States when I was in grade school and middle school. I could look to the Olympics and college basketball, but that was only on TV for the Final Four. Sue Bird
Me School College Final States TV Only Could Look Grade Grade School Middle Middle School Professional United United States Four Basketball Olympics
Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five. Sugar Ray Leonard
Lost Before Had Amateur Won Five Fights Start Olympics
The Olympics meant everything to me. Going through them is like nothing else you will ever experience. For those few weeks, you are in another world. At that point, I couldn't see how there could ever be anything better. Sugar Ray Leonard
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