Alberto Tomba Quotes

Just being there at the Olympics, you kind of just take in every single moment.

To play in the Olympics, to play for your country, there's nothing like it. You love doing it and I'm looking forward to it again. We're all looking forward to trying to win another gold.

I'm thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.

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

I have learned from the first Olympics, of course. When I went to my first Olympic Games, I experienced all of the pressure and was able to win the gold medal. I try not to feel the pressure, and I try not to be nervous when I am on the ice and when I compete.

It's the Olympics. And it was a long way for me. To compete at the Olympic Games, I dreamed of any medal, but frankly speaking, I wanted a gold one.

My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000.

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.'

Winning the 2012 bronze medal was magnificent, but I would love to win a gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

I raced in London in the 2012 Olympics, and it was incredible to be a part of, with half a million people watching and then later seeing kids going back to cycle.

Great night. Phelps got a gold. How sick is that.

I'm confident I can take the gold in Beijing.

I'm quite excited to think that I will run the Olympic race here next year.

There's nothing like playing. You can coach and you can be around the game, but there is nothing like playing. It's just so much fun.

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

I love the Olympics.

The only thing I really, really want is for the U.S. to win again. Just to win another team gold. And, of course I would really want to win an all-around gold.

Athletics: it's a wonderful thing, it's a spell-binding thing, nothing in life has quite as much pageantry, as much emotion within a finite time frame, it's incredibly exciting.

To make America the greatest is my goal, so I beat the Russian and I beat the Pole. And for the U.S.A. won the medal of gold. The Greeks said, 'You're better than the Cassius of old.'

I go to my favourite tournament, I talk about my favourite sport and it's just a great month of parading.

I was obsessed with the Olympics. It's so exciting to see that level of excellence and endurance.

I love football; I enjoy it. That's why I've been in this game as many years as I have. I still like it. I get excited about it.

I will try to win the Olympics gold in London.

You always dream of going to the Olympics and winning gold. I've learned over the years that there are lots of gold medals, but certain stories stick out and make a difference.

I called Daley Thompson after the Games of '84, when he won. He'd had this phenomenal decathlon for nine events - and then he went out there and jogged the 1,500 meters and missed the world record by, like, three points.