Elodie Clouvel Quotes

I started Little Athletics when I was five years old, but my Olympics dream started when I was 10 years old.

I'm confident of what I have to achieve in the buildup to London 2012.

When I decided to go for four gold medals I planned it out over a few years. It was in four different events and there was a lot to it.

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part.... The essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.

My goal is definitely a gold medal still in Rio.

I am training 8-9 hours a day and will give my best shot for Rio.

When I was about 17 I was on the G.B. squad and that's where I wanted to be. I went to the Commonwealth Games and got silver there, but the three years I was on the team it was London-this, London-that. It was all preparation for the Olympics.

As an athlete in my sport, you always want to go to an Olympics.

People in athletics thrive on competition. That's what makes you better.

Whenever you play football, you will always have something to prove.

I am an athlete, a warrior.

When I picked athletics, I knew I wanted to be an Olympic champion.

We are athletes, and we work very hard in our way to the title.

I always wanted to be a professional athlete. I love my life.

If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed?

I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.

There is no life without sport and no sport without competition.

The Olympics are what I work for. They're why I spend so much time in the gym.

Athletics is in my blood.

I'm an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.

I didn't know about competition or the Olympics until Peggy Fleming won in 1968. My mother looked after all of the competition stuff. I just skated. I didn't really love competition, but that was the only way to get better. You'd see more talent.

For me, I've lived a life as an athlete.

One thing I've done in my life is train year-round to compete at anything, anything. I've got an invitation now to maybe be on the karate team for the Barcelona Olympics. I'm debating whether I want to do that. I just love to compete, and I want to win.

The Olympics are always a special competition, it is very difficult to predict what will happen.

You can get a big gust of wind, and your Olympics are over.