Top 1200 Olympic Athlete Quotes & Sayings - Page 13

I had this giant ego of an athlete, but I was self-conscious at everything else.

It would be pretty special if I could win two Olympic gold medals, one at the Summer Games and one from the Winters, so I'm going to give it a real go.

I feel like the thing that motivates me is not making the Olympic team. If I'm having a rough day, I think about how bad I want it.

Figure skating is an unlikely Olympic event but its good television. It's sort of a combination of gymnastics and ballet. A little sexy too which doesn't hurt.

On snowboarding as an Olympic sport: Since I was 6 years old I've been in the mix and watching this grow and change. I never would have expected it to go this far.

If I do consider fighting, it won't be until after the Olympic games in 2020, and then from there I'll reevaluate, see if it's something that would be a realistic option for me.

Here were these college kids beating the Soviets and going on to the Olympic Gold Medal. To me, that's the greatest upset of all time in any sport that I can think of.

It has been our experience that if a young man decides to go on a mission, he can not only play well when he returns, he will often play better. If an athlete could play well before he went on a mission, he will definitely play well when he returns; and, if an athlete could not play well before his mission, he probably won't play well when he returns. However, his chances of playing well are perhaps better if he goes because he will return with . . . better work habits, and a better knowledge of what it takes to be successful.

When you're an elite athlete, it's a very special moment in time and you don't want it to end.

I haven't been an athlete in school or college, though I have played basketball and football.

I was an athlete. And I proved I didn't win just because I was pretty. I was good, too.

In the spirit of the Olympic Games, they traditionally ask that all fighting and warfare around the world stop. So, there's hope for a ceasefire within the Jackson family.

We have a terrific economy, it's like a great athlete that's had a cardiac arrest.

The Commonwealth Games is an important benchmark in the whole career path of an athlete.

One of the reasons I connect to the Super Bowl is that I approach my shows like an athlete.

There is a lot of scope for improvement but as we enter the home stretch for the Olympic preparations, we know the biggest challenge for us is to remain consistent with our performances.

I'm 34 years old, but I still feel like I'm progressing as an athlete.

I think the physicality of being an athlete or working out, it grounds you. It centers you.

I was an athlete in college - a quarterback, a leader - so people telling me what to do doesn't work.

We knew James Harden was good. You don't get named to All-Star games and win Olympic gold medals when you play like Darko Milicic.

First and foremost, my involvement within the Olympic pursuit and Games were obviously surrounded by only putting the absolute best nutrients into my body.

It's just like I'm an athlete, I'm a human being. I have personal issues going on.

When you are at the Olympic Games, it comes down to a ten thousandth of a hair between making the next round or winning a race or getting second or third.

Many track and field people know that if I stay relaxed and run my race like I'm supposed to, I will be the winner at the Olympic Games.

I saw what politics did to the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and I would defend the right of a sportsman to go and play and perform where they want.

Nagpur to Kanyakumari and Kashmir, future Olympic medallists can come from anywhere. It is the passion that drives you, not the city, provided you get enough facilities.

In 2012, I thought that maybe I could be an Olympic gold medalist. It just came from sitting home and being injured and watching the Olympics on the TV.

Smaller cities, places like Sarajevo, for example, even amid all that destruction there's still so much pride that the [Olympic] games were there and that they did it.

The 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation.

The greatest feeling of accomplishment for me is the fact that I was an athlete who was somewhat disabled.

Think about it - pro wrestling as an Olympic sport would be pretty cool. Look at figure skating or gymnastics - what is it? It's a choreographed performance that is judged.

There's something about an Olympic Games and representing Canada and being part of that greater team, so when we're 70, we'll be wanting to be Olympians still. That stays with you, I think.

The athlete who says that something can't be done should never interrupt the one who's doing it

I was fortunate enough to coach the US Olympic team in Australia. The parks were full at all times. How can they take away a sport like that?

Nellie Kim, an Olympic champion from the former Soviet Union, got a 10 right after me in '76, but nobody talks about that.

First of all, I really never imagined myself being a professional athlete.

Dai Greene will be our greatest-ever Welsh athlete.

I never claimed to be anything more than a nice guy and an athlete.

Every athlete acquires routines as a way to help control nerves.

I'm a singer, song-writer, actor, actress, athlete. Girl, I'm everything.

One of the redeeming things about being an athlete is redefining what is humanly possible.

I joined Nike because I wanted to be the best female athlete ever.

It's important as an athlete to know your body and how things affect it.

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.

I said back in 2010 when I was rubbish at the European championships, 'If I never win an omnium until 2012, I don't care.' I then won Olympic gold.

I've lifted weights ever since I was a teenager, but I started going more towards the Olympic weightlifting style, which is clean and jerk.

I do not have any official responsibilities related to the Australian Olympic Committee or the Federation of Athletic Associations since I am too busy with my private business.

The problem, as a female athlete, is that you don't want to come across as negative and moaning.

I was the very first athlete in East Germany allowed to go professional.

I was very good in math and physics. In the Soviet time, we had a lot of Olympic-style competitions for different disciplines: I was always winning in my region.

I think every athlete is their own biggest critic. That's just who we are. We're so competitive.

Every athlete in the UFC, I think they want to fight for the title. I'm no different.

I started track and field when I was 12 and didn't get to an Olympic Games until I was nearly 23. By any stretch of the imagination that's a very long apprenticeship.

I'm pretty proud of having completed a marathon myself, so I can only imagine the pride that real athletes feel when they are picked for the Olympic or the Paralympic Games.

Carl Pendleton's the absolute best. He's everything you want in a student-athlete.

'Ghost Canoe' takes place on the storm-tossed tip of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, where I spent a lot of time hiking and exploring.

The country has to identify and promote raw talent. I have full faith that India will win Olympic gold in athletics sooner than later.

The whole AFL experience was important for me not only as an athlete but as a person.

Zeus, the father of the Olympic Gods, turned mid-day into night, hiding the light of the dazzling Sun; and sore fear came upon men.

I want to have a bank account that represents me being a pro athlete.