Anne Donovan Quotes

I have always wanted to compete in the Olympic Games.

Hopefully I get to do more than one Olympics in my lifetime.

Unfortunately, there are not many people in the world who get to experience the Olympic Games.

When you are at the Olympic Games, it comes down to a ten thousandth of a hair between making the next round or winning a race or getting second or third.

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

One of the most common misconceptions about Olympic sports is that they only happen at the Olympics.

I've dreamed about going to the Olympics ever since I was young.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

When I tell people I'm going to the Olympics, they're like: 'What do you do, track and field? Pole vault? Are you a volleyball player?' No one ever guesses tae kwon do.

I definitely have two Olympics in me; I don't know about three Olympics.

I remember watching the '96 Olympics. For some reason, I was like 'Oh yeah, I'm going to go to the Olympics some day.' At that time as a kid, I did not know for what sport or really anything.

I've always said the Olympics are special to me.

I never dreamt of the Olympics growing up. It's not something that I watched on TV; it's not something my parents ever talked about.

The Olympics have their own unique atmosphere and energy. People might say it's just the same as any other competition, but don't kid yourself. There's a hunger for victory.

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.

I know everyone has Olympic dreams, but if you really think about it, you just don't want to go to the Olympics. You want to be a gold medalist at the Olympic Games.

It is the dream of every athlete to qualify and compete in the Olympics and I am no different.

I want the full Olympic experience.