Venus Williams Quotes

If there's anything that is the center of my career both creatively and emotionally, it's the Olympics.

The Olympics is a dream of mine.

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.

I've been dreaming of winning gold medal in the Olympics.

Any Olympic sport is great to watch.

I can't say that it's a dream come true because when I was growing up, I never dreamed of playing in the Olympics.

I want the full Olympic experience.

I won the Olympic gold medal in Rome, Italy. Olympic champion. The Russian standing right here, and the Pole right here.

The Olympics is the biggest competition for all athletes and an unforgettable event.

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

I'm so over the moon that I have the opportunity to represent my country at a third Olympic Games.

The Olympics: not one of my better memories.

When you win the Olympics, you hope that the medal that you get, that weight makes it feel like you really earned something.

Once, every four years, you get an opportunity to compete in the Olympics. You have these six dives that decide whether you're an Olympic medallist or not, which is quite intense.

The Olympic Games is one of those moments that you remember forever, from the moment that you step foot in the country that you're competing in to the Closing Ceremony.

I look back, in an endearing way, on that time of my life when I was competing at the Olympics.

A lot of skaters hole themselves up in hotels and focus - and that's great, and that may work for them. But for me, having the Olympic experience was as great as winning the medal. I have so many memories of living in the village and meeting other athletes, seeing other sports, and feeling the energy. It's so magical.

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.

I'm just sorry I couldn't come home with a second Olympic gold medal.

The Olympics is still my greatest achievement... I have many belts, but there is only one Olympic gold.

London was my first Olympics. It was my dream to get there, and I literally had the time of my life.

It is effectively a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be involved, and the chance to win an Olympic medal would be amazing.

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

My earliest memory of the Olympics was watching the 1996 Games in Atlanta. I remember everyone being so excited to watch. Seeing the American athletes on the podium, I saw myself. I knew that that was what I wanted to do. I wanted to be one of those athletes on the podium representing their country and bringing home medals.