Ben Askren Quotes

This is what you work for, putting all the other crap that you hear aside. Just being able to participate in a World Series is pretty much everything. But you do want to win!

I've learned that winning isn't everything, and it's more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want to stand on the podium with the gold medal.

My goal is definitely a gold medal still in Rio.

Victory comes first because winning is the most important thing in football.

I want to win games, win a championship.

Winning that team-pursuit Olympic gold medal was unbelievable.

When you're in high school and you win the state championship, there's no better feeling.

I'm chasing that gold medal.

I wanted to be a world champion.

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

I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.

I never thought I could win the French Open.

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.

Growing up, I always dreamed of winning a major championship.

To play meaningful games and try and win a division, a pennant, a World Series, that's what it's all about. That's the thing I'm most proud of.

Competing in London would be a dream come true.

The whole process of trying to win a ring, it's beautiful.

When you win as an athlete that matters the most.

I've won a world championship, I know how that feels. I don't know how it feels to win a gold medal. I want to feel that; I want to know that.

I want to win lots of titles.

If we win every game, that's all I care about.

Everything I do is for a gold medal for this country.

There is nothing better than playing for the championship at any level of football.

We all want to win as many trophies as possible.

Any time, as an athlete, you taste victory, you taste the top of the mountain, you want to get there again.