Nick Dempsey Quotes

Just going to the Olympics would be a dream come true. I could finish last, and it would still be an amazing experience.

The experience of being an Olympian is one that can never be taken away from you.

I want to win medals for myself.

I remember seeing the Olympics when I was 13. I always wanted to know how it felt to stand on top of the podium hearing your country's anthem while watching your flag being raised in something you poured your heart and soul into.

I will say that rowing in the first Olympics was probably one of the most proud moments in my life. What I enjoy about the sport is that it's definitive. Nobody can take away from the fact that you're an Olympian. It's indisputable. You get there on merit and merit alone.

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

I may not have been the best Yankee to put on the pinstripes, but I am the proudest.

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.

Do I want someone to get more hits than me? No. Do I want someone to hit more home runs than me? No. Do I want someone to have more RBI than me? No. I get a kick out of seeing the all-time leaders and my name's on top of every one, with the exception of strikeouts. I get a kick out of that.

Win or lose today I am proud of the way my boys have played in the tournament.

I've learned that winning isn't everything, and it's more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want to stand on the podium with the gold medal.

You know, I don't only play for the record books.

If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard.

Regardless of whether it is playing for your school team or playing for Manchester United, winning is great.

Winning is great, but being able to finish my last Olympic Games on American soil was very important. Even though I was injured, I didn't let my psyche get the best of me and cause me to doubt myself, so I was willing to pull every muscle in my body in '96 in order to get the job done and I came away with the bronze medal.

My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream.

I think there's a certain pride people have in competition.

To be part of something special, to be an Olympian and have the chance to win a medal - it's an amazing feeling.

In Chicago, growing up there, that's how we played. You play for something more than just yourself. You play to win, and that's all that really matters.

When I came into the gym, I wasn't just some guy. I was a two-time Olympian.

I beat Olympians.

I'm going to win a gold medal.

I love the game, and I don't do it for any other reason except to compete and go up against the best and try to prove I can hang. All my emotion came out at one time.

I just don't like to talk about my personal success against somebody.

I've been to three Olympics. I gave it my all.