Olga Korbut Quotes

Those who know the sport of swimming understand that the grueling practices that fill a pre-Olympic winter lay the base for any success that might come later in the Games, especially if one has it in mind to swim an astonishing eight events.

When you're at world championship level, you're fighting other guys who are at a world championship level.

What we get paid to do is peak at the world championships and Olympics.

Rio 2016 is definitely on my mind, and I would really like to go to some more World Championships before that.

I have a phenomenal team behind me who have helped get me here and I, along with them, will now put everything we can into the final few weeks of preparations before the Olympic Games, where I am aiming to race well, work well through the rounds, post good times and maybe even a personal best time on the biggest stage of them all.

For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it.

When I'm on planes, I'd talk to people and I'd tell them I compete in the X Games. Some would know what it was, but maybe half didn't. But everyone knows about the Olympics. They're really like the X Games for the world!

My dream is to get gold medal both in the world championship and the Olympics.

I represented Mexico trying to go to the Olympics.

I won the 2011 Visa Championships, the 2012 Pacific Rims, and then the 2013 American Cup (the first and only senior elite competition of my elite career).

An Olympic medal is much better than a world record, and so is a world championship or Commonwealth Games medal.

The Olympics are just different. I'm not sure why; the pipe's the same size, the board you're riding is the same, you're competing against pretty much the same people. But the Olympics is the Olympics, and I know it's a really big deal.

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

It's always something that's played on my mind, being an Olympian, so hopefully we get there and do the job at the World Cup.

To be among the world's greatest athletes and compete for Team U.S.A. while knowing that the entire world is watching is something that athletes dream about. To be able to experience that was truly special.

If I didn't think I could win the World Championship I would go and play golf badly in Spain.

I was growing up in England and England was the only national team I knew, so I was actually very pleased to play at the national level.

At the highest level, you are playing the best from an opposing country, so the margin of error is very little.

People think that the Club World Cup is an easy competition, but it's not.

Going to the Olympics would have been great.

The Olympic Games is the most important tournament for Russian guys.

I had a great season and truly enjoyed competing around the world - from Monaco, where I managed to establish a world record, to Beijing, where I finally captured my first world outdoor title.

The main reason I have joined Everton is not to try to help my England ambitions - that will come if I am playing consistently well for Everton.

I'm really eager to play the BWF Destination Dubai World Superseries Finals, especially after my enjoyable visit to the city.

It's quite an honor to be selected to represent my country in the Olympics.