Gracie Gold Quotes

I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.

I remember watching the summer Olympics as a kid and knew that I wanted to be an Olympian one day. At the time, snowboarding wasn't in the Olympics, but I knew that wouldn't stop me.

I have my Grade 1 autobiography that says I'm going to the 2012 Olympic Games, and it has a picture of me on the podium. So, I've known my whole life. It's not something I just thought of. I've known I would be an Olympic athlete; didn't know what sport, but I drew myself in a judo gi.

It's been a dream of mine to be selected on the U.S. Olympic team as long as I can remember.

I have always wanted to compete in the Olympic Games.

The Olympic dream was born in 2010 during the qualifications to Vancouver. And when I was watching those Olympics from the sidelines, I felt that I wanted to have my Games. I understood that it wouldn't be easy to make them, especially now that in Russia there are a lot of strong girls.

The Olympic Games are always in the head of every sports athlete. We work for that.

Personally, just being able to compete in an Olympics, being part of an Opening Ceremony wearing a green jacket with the rest of the Australian Olympic team, would be a more than a dream come true.

Every guy that I've talked to would love to have that opportunity to go, and I don't think there's one guy who's ever said that they don't want to go to the Olympics. That's a dream and something that very few people get to realize.

This may sound shocking, but I never dreamed about going to the Olympics.

And from that nineteen sixty four, this was my goal to go to Olympic Games. And I realized what does it mean, Olympic Games, like big celebration.

The goal for me is the Olympics. It's Sochi and doing my best there. And, you know, my best has the potential to be on the podium.

I hope I can compete in one or two Olympics in my career. Of course I would like to win a medal, but just being there would be awesome.

I did get to go to the Olympic trials in '88 and '92. I was 7th and 11th, so I didn't place high enough to go to the games, but, still, it was a blast.

Ever since they announced that golf would be returning to the Olympics, I thought, 'Hey, I wanna get myself on the team.' It has always been my dream.

I'd love to go to the Olympics. I grew up watching it on TV, and I was always very patriotic and passionate watching that. I'd like to give that back to my country, but I know I can't just walk into the side.

I didn't really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.

I always dreamed of going to the Olympics. To be going to the Games in your own country is another thing; to do it as a potential medallist is another thing again.

Olympics is the ultimate target and I could not do well in the 2016 Games.

I'd like to be a three-time Olympian.

Everyone wants to make the Olympics. Everyone wants to pretty much just play on the team or at least try out.

I did pretty well at the Sydney Olympics, but those were my first Games.

I have a lot of expectations and a lot of goals I want to fulfill, but the biggest dream is still to make the Olympic team for London.

I had dreamed of being at the Olympics since I was 7 years old.

I didn't think I'd be going for another Olympics.