Eddie the Eagle Quotes

I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete.

Coming in as a veteran, I'd like to finish with a gold medal.

The experience of being an Olympian is one that can never be taken away from you.

It means a lot to be an Olympian. I'm obviously so grateful and feel so lucky I was able to achieve my dream of winning an Olympic gold medal.

To be part of something special, to be an Olympian and have the chance to win a medal - it's an amazing feeling.

I remember seeing the Olympics when I was 13. I always wanted to know how it felt to stand on top of the podium hearing your country's anthem while watching your flag being raised in something you poured your heart and soul into.

While growing up, my dream and my goal was to win an Olympic gold medal. I did that, and both times, they were the proudest moments in my amateur career.

I was fortunate enough to coach the U.S. Olympic team in Australia.

I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.

I am glad. I am now an Olympic medallist.

Heck, gold medals, what can you do with them?

As a sophomore, I wanted to play varsity in three sports. And I accomplished that. It was a great feat that year, and something I held special. I wanted to bring a championship team to Oceanside High School, and it happened. It was a great year that I will never forget.

I can't believe that I'm on the Olympic team.

I'm pretty proud of having completed a marathon myself, so I can only imagine the pride that real athletes feel when they are picked for the Olympic or the Paralympic Games.

I want to win a gold medal in London.

It wasn't until '79 I won my first amateur championship, and then, by '81, I was 14, and I won my first world championship, which was amazing to me, and in a very real sense, that was the first real victory I had.

I'm proud to be part of any Olympic team.

I can't even imagine what it's like and right now I'm like in shock, I can't believe that I'm Olympic Champion.

When I took the job as the manager of the Olympic team, I didn't take it because I was a Dodger. I did it because I was an American, and I wanted to bring that gold medal where it belongs in baseball, the United States. And that's exactly what our team did.

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

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

All of world's eyes are trained on the Games. So winning at that stage is heroic. It is a different feeling altogether and cannot be explained in words.

My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream.

As an athlete, you figure you work your whole life to have what you have, and to be able to show the world what you have and how proud you are of it, that's always fun.