Carly Patterson Quotes

When I went to high school, an all-boys' school, a Catholic school, I tried out for football, and I didn't make it. It was the first time, athletically, that I was knocked down.

When I look back over my career, having an opportunity to compete against really good players like Lester Hayes are some of the highlights.

I love the 1,500 meters. I knew that, if I had to do it to win, I'd run under 4:05. That means I could pick up 100 points, maybe even 150 points, on anybody in the world.

I'm not feeling much pressure for the Olympics because I think I already have done many things in my career. I will try to enjoy my second Olympics.

My senior year of high school, when I was getting recruited for college, my dad goes to me, 'You can become an Olympic champion.' And that's the first time that I'd heard someone else say that to me. I was like, 'Uh, are you talking to me?'

I coached against Dave the last couple of years, and I was very proud to be the first time a father ever coached against his son. He beat me for 30 minutes the first time and 59 and a half minutes the second time.

I was World Series champion in individual and synchro for the first time which was awesome.

To be with the other two-time gold medalists is great, but it's great to just be a decathlete.

I felt I was never going to beat Igor Ter-Ovanesyan or Ralph Boston because they were the joint world record holders.

I'm the first from Ethiopia getting 1500-meter world record; that is amazing.

It's a personal challenge for me, to give the best of myself, to win titles, to score goals for my team, and to help when needed.

My coach and I thought I could swim a 57.3 if I executed the perfect race, but I did even better than that.

I was very much a student of the sport. I wanted to know everything, all the moves. It was the coolest thing I had seen. I started winning matches. Dads didn't want their sons to face a girl. Coaches didn't want to put any of their wrestlers up against me to be beaten by a girl.

After everything that's happened, I'm sitting here in my last year of college football. I'm just happy. I'm in a good spot.

People who know the game of hockey, who followed hockey, they know who Sandeep Singh is. They know I have been Indian Hockey team's captain, but they don't know about the struggle and the life after being shot.

I have played against many players, but I will always consider Lee Chong Wei as my toughest competitor.

I am of the firm view that there is no impediment to me competing in athletics competitions.

I hope I will get a chance to compete in the Olympics.

Coaches will say that it's not important for their team to run more, and they prefer to make games the right way. I want to make games only the right way and run 10 km more.

You can look at every game, some where I've been a defensive player and others where I've had an impact.

When I was in the dunk contest, DeMar DeRozan actually did the dunk I was about to do before me. That was going to be my next dunk, so I was panicking when I went up for my turn.

I love competing, and I love throwing the football.

I feel like I have grown with the sport.

I'm lanky and I've always been lanky, but I was a really good athlete. Everything I've ever done in sports, I've done at a high level. I had a passion for what I was doing, and I had to be the best at everything.

I remember the first time I smelled B.O. was at a cross-country meet. But it wasn't unpleasant, in a strange way. That's what you got when you worked hard.