Bradley Wiggins Quotes

I was always really inspired by watching the older girls competing, just seeing other Olympians do great things, and I just really wanted to be a part of that whole experience. And to be able to represent USA was always a goal of mine.

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.

The thing is, Steve's a great role model, and he won't sit there and tell you that.

The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete.

I had dreamed of being at the Olympics since I was 7 years old.

I came second in a 1,500-metre running race at school. I knew I couldn't have come first, so second was my version of first.

The Olympic Games are always in the head of every sports athlete. We work for that. The Olympics are the most important race. They're each four years, and everybody wants to show their best performance.

My life has been a whirlwind since the '94 Olympics.

My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.'

Humble people, I've found, don't get very far.

Just being here at the Olympics is pretty incredible in itself. Seeing the unity of the athletes and to see how everyone has worked so hard to get here - and we are all so excited to be here - it's awesome to be able to experience it.

To win a gold medal at Olympic Games has long been my dream ever since I started my career as a table tennis player.

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.

I've never been competitive or courted opportunities.

It's amazing to get one Olympic gold, but you have to be a legend to get two. And that's definitely my aim.

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.

As an athlete, my first Olympic experience was Sydney 2000. I remember seeing people getting medals, and I thought, 'Wow, that's where I want to be.'

Even if I'll be an All Star or Rookie of The Year, I will always be humble Giannis.

I never pushed the envelope of wanting people to know me, or be on the covers of magazines. I just want to enjoy what I'm doing.

I have always wanted to compete in the Olympic Games.

More than 10,000 athletes came to Atlanta seeking Olympic medals. Only a few of them will be lucky and skilled enough to claim one.

He is truly great who is little in his own eyes and makes nothing of the highest

To compete at the Olympic Games, I dreamed of any medal, but frankly speaking, I wanted a gold one.

It's important not to make the gold medal bigger than it is.