Lucas Hedges Quotes

I think at the end of the day, even though I didn't win a Super Bowl ring, I felt like I backed them up for drafting me. I backed up the San Diego Chargers for picking me with the fifth pick.

I would love very much to win a medal at the Olympics for myself, by my own performance. But that will never happen.

I came second in a 1,500-metre running race at school. I knew I couldn't have come first, so second was my version of first.

You know, me winning two gold medals, going for a third one, that's nice. But being there with Mark and my sister, and my brother being the coach, it's a dream come true. It's going to be awesome.

I played football in high school, I played baseball when I was younger, things like that, but I think it was the passion I had for track where you want to do an individual sport and be the best, I think - there's nothing that can replace that.

I have no idea what my batting average was in high school, but I know it wasn't below .450, and that's pretty good hitting where I come from.

If I score a goal on the road, I come home, and that's probably the first thing I'm doing, pullin' up the laptop and watching. Can't watch it in front of the teammates, or else I'll get made fun of.

I'm a guy who wins medals rather than runs fast times, so for me, what keeps me going is winning medals for my country and making my nation proud.

I was a good athlete, a good baseball player. A great baseball player, I should say.

As for my personal ambitions, I always loved playing for England and always felt I did well.

To win a gold medal at Olympic Games has long been my dream ever since I started my career as a table tennis player.

Going to the Olympic Games is the greatest experience anybody could have, and you just don't want to let yourself down.

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

I wanted to be a world champion of some sorts since I got into the industry, when I was 15 years old, and I was able to do that.

I didn't make the Olympics, but I beat a lot of the guys that went to the Olympics, so I felt I was at that level even though I didn't make it.

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

I'm proud of everything I accomplished in this sport.

I believe I deserve to be respected as an athlete because I'm a pioneer in this sport.

I'm determined to become the best backyard athlete ever.

To be a world champion from Oklahoma is something that really pushes me.

I was the first person in my family to play baseball.

I am privileged to have played basketball.

Playing USA Softball has been more to me than I ever imagined possible.

There's a lot of great Olympians, but for me, I try to prove myself as one of the best - and that's the key thing.

I've argued this with a lot of people in my life. When people say God blessed me with a beautiful jump shot, it really pisses me off. I tell those people, 'Don't undermine the work I've put in every day.' Not some days. Every day. Ask anyone who has been on a team with me who shoots the most. Go back to Seattle and Milwaukee and ask them. The answer is me -- not because it's a competition, but because that's how I prepare.