Diana Lopez Quotes

The medal just was an object, just a medal, and that's it. What really meant something was the blood, the sweat, the tears that went into getting that medal. I'll always have the memories of that with me.

It makes everything worth it; every weight that you lifted in the offseason, every swing that you took in the cage. When you feel like you came through for your team, and you see the joy on their faces, there's nothing like it.

Gold medals are made out of your sweat, blood and tears, and effort in the gym every day, and sacrificing a lot.

Just thinking of all the things I'd done getting there and everything I've sacrificed to do so. But what's happening now makes it worth it.

The amount of work and the amount of both physical and emotional investment it takes to get to the top.

Whenever you get to win, you feel the satisfaction of all of your hard work, all the sacrifices, all the blood, sweat and tears. It feels right and makes you realise that you are really doing the right thing.

Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.

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

For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream.

Making the Hall of Fame, would it be something that's gratifying because of what I've sacrificed? Sure. Baseball has been a big part of our lives. We've sacrificed our bodies. It's the way we made our living.

If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.

I'm happy for the success that I've had, but I've worked so hard at it.

An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn't been there. Goals can be elusive which makes the difficult journey all the more rewarding.

The journey has definitely not been easy, but all the sacrifice has paid off very well in terms of my performance on-court.

So I won an Oscar. It's amazing. I've got that for the rest of my life for a performance I am proud of. It nearly killed me. I am really proud of the film. That's it, moving on.

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.

All great careers are carved out by the sword.

Look at how hard it was to get to where I am. It doesn't make sense to give it up.

Every medal I have won is a story of a difficult struggle.

One thing I've learned from winning an Olympic medal is that it's really exhausting.

The greatest feeling is coming away with a victory, seeing all of your hard work in training camp paying off. That's the best feeling.

I'm chuffed to be getting gritty stuff.

What I've seen and learnt from life is that when you give it your best, when you're in it at 100 percent, and you give it your blood, sweat and tears, something beautiful will come out of it.

The Torjagerkanone means a lot to me. It was a great effort - made by the whole team.

My favorite thing is when we lift a trophy. Afterward, we can have a picture of us lifting a trophy. And that picture shows a lot of work, a lot of difficulty and a lot of sacrifice together.