Jesse Owens Quotes

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.

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

The Olympics is a special event and winning is very important. For me as a world record holder and world champion, the only thing I am missing is the Olympic gold medal and that is what I want to achieve in my career.

When I finish games, I want to have the feeling that I helped my team as much as I could, and the fans saw I was determined to win.

That's football. It's like in any walk of life: you get some people who are going to try more than others.

I'm going to try to go out and do my best, and I'm going to try and compete every play.

I can deal with losing as long as one is trying to win. If you're losing, and you're not trying to win, that is not fair.

London 2012 is all about winning a medal. Not just any medal, the gold medal.

I missed the final of the World Championships in 2009, but I told the coach I would break the world record in 2010. Which I did. Then in 2011 I won the World Championships and now in 2012 it is the Olympics. That is how I have been working.

The benefit is competition, the thrill of playing in the Olympics, being an Olympian, playing against the best.

Every time I take the mound, I try to win. So that's what I'm trying to do.

I would love to try to win another game. Obviously, it's more fun when you win. I'd rather try and not win than not try at all.

I think I have the ability to win any contest I enter. As long as I stay healthy and keep having fun with my skiing, there's no regressing.

You always dream of going to the Olympics and winning gold. I've learned over the years that there are lots of gold medals, but certain stories stick out and make a difference.

I love the Olympics. Something about the Olympics just makes everything competitive.

The Olympics is about showing what you've done with your life, your dream as an athlete and sharing that with the world.

I always had that, even when I was a kid in a go-kart or when I was playing soccer or tennis: that need of winning. It was there all my life, and it's still there now.

I decided that if I was going to continue in track, that I didn't want to lose, that I wasn't going to lose.

You must play with the same intention: to win the game and give everything you have.

I represented Mexico trying to go to the Olympics.

Everyone is committed to giving their best and to putting in 100 percent in every match to win.

My challenge is to win every match I play.

Where is it written that the Olympics are only for winners?

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

The most important for me, it's to fight, give my best on court until the last point.