Michelle Carter Quotes

I really enjoy representing my country and think the principles of what Fed Cup is about and the team environment is a great thing to be a part of.

I've never met anybody who says they don't like the World Cup. If you're a soccer fan or not, everybody loves watching it, and I think it could be the same for other sports.

Olympics for me is love, peace, united.

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

I love the Olympic Games. The Olympics are an event that few can fathom but all can enjoy, and that's why athletes work our whole lives to put on the greatest show on Earth.

The opportunity to represent your country at the Olympic Games is earned, not given.

The Olympics are never just about sports.

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.

An opportunity to play for your country is never senseless and especially when the games are competitive.

If you are in your sport for your country, you should be able to go to the Olympic Games and represent your sport for your country bringing people together in the interests of sport. It's a fantastic Olympic ideal, and I uphold it as much as I can.

To be among the world's greatest athletes and compete for Team U.S.A. while knowing that the entire world is watching is something that athletes dream about. To be able to experience that was truly special.

Now I want to play with the Ivory Coast. It has been rewarding, firstly because I am proud to play for my country, then because the Ivorian selection has quality players and has always been a reservoir of talent.

I think when you play for your country, in whatever sport it is, that's the biggest accomplishment in the world.

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

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

The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity.

Seriously, I love the Olympics so much it hurts.

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

When I competed, it was for honor and country. It was a privilege to be a part of the U.S. team.

The national team comes before everything.

At the Olympics, you there to do a job. I feel you should take it seriously. You should be respectful. You are putting on the red-white-and-blue and going out there to perform for your country.

That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or the U.S. Open. To be a part of something that is not about personal achievement, but about representing everyone and sharing it with the whole country, it's wonderful.

The Olympics were produced absolutely the same way from 1960 through 1988. It was always the Western World against the Eastern Bloc. You didn't even have to spend one second developing the character of any of the Eastern Bloc athletes. It was just good guys and bad guys.

The Olympic Games are a national cause, and a national cause calls for a nationwide attitude.

Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.