Adelina Sotnikova Quotes

London 2012 is all about winning a medal. Not just any medal, the gold medal.

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

To play in the Olympics, to play for your country, there's nothing like it. You love doing it and I'm looking forward to it again. We're all looking forward to trying to win another gold.

Having the chance to win a gold medal doesn't come around very often.

I remember before the Olympics, I was asked, 'What do you think you're going to do in the Olympics?' and I said, 'I'm hoping I'm going to win a medal, and, if possible, it's going to be a gold one.'

Winning the 2012 bronze medal was magnificent, but I would love to win a gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The Olympics is still my greatest achievement... I have many belts, but there is only one Olympic gold.

Great night. Phelps got a gold. How sick is that.

I always said I wanted an Olympic medal. It's the pinnacle of any athlete's career.

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.

I'm just glad my gold medal's at home, because I'd hate to try to win another.

To make America the greatest is my goal, so I beat the Russian and I beat the Pole. And for the U.S.A. won the medal of gold. The Greeks said, 'You're better than the Cassius of old.'

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've won a world championship, I know how that feels. I don't know how it feels to win a gold medal. I want to feel that; I want to know that.

It's a great feeling to earn a place in the Olympics.

We found our joy in being athletes in PyeongChang. Our biggest joy was being on the ice. Every moment revolved around just what it would take to win the Olympics.

I beat Olympians.

Everybody expects me to win the gold medal.

Just going to the Olympics would be a dream come true. I could finish last, and it would still be an amazing experience.

If I hadn't won at the Worlds and claimed so many ranking points, I would have been struggling for Rio. I'm in a good place now, though, and having the chance to fight for gold in Rio after everything I've been through would be a dream.

My only aim is to win an Olympic medal.

I take a lot of pride in my first '92 gold medal.

A goal of making it to the Olympic Games has motivated me to work very hard in my sport.

I have the unique distinction of being on the only Olympic team to lose without controversy, and the only Pan Am Games team to lose without controversy.

I'm confident I can take the gold in Beijing.