Lizzie Armitstead Quotes

The Olympic Games is one of those moments that you remember forever, from the moment that you step foot in the country that you're competing in to the Closing Ceremony.

The Olympic Games of the Modern Era began in 1896 in the city of Athens.

The Olympics have always been very special to me.

I want the full Olympic experience.

For me, I wouldn't mind if I never did another Olympics; nothing can beat London. The setting, the support, the military people. From start to finish, it was such fun. I had the most amazing time.

I will never forget the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Olympics for me is love, peace, united.

Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.

Any Olympic sport is great to watch.

A lot of skaters hole themselves up in hotels and focus - and that's great, and that may work for them. But for me, having the Olympic experience was as great as winning the medal. I have so many memories of living in the village and meeting other athletes, seeing other sports, and feeling the energy. It's so magical.

The Olympic Games are the greatest sporting event in the world.

London was my first Olympics. It was my dream to get there, and I literally had the time of my life.

Seriously, I love the Olympics so much it hurts.

I had dreamed of being at the Olympics since I was 7 years old.

Unfortunately, there are not many people in the world who get to experience the Olympic Games.

The Olympic Games is the ultimate level of competition.

When I watch the Olympics I become such an emotional wreck. I've always loved the Olympics, be it the summer or the winter Olympics.

If there's anything that is the center of my career both creatively and emotionally, it's the Olympics.

I have run with the Olympic Torch during the 2012 summer games in London and the 2014 winter games in Sochi.

Yesterday the flame of the Olympic torch was carried through our great state on its way to Salt Lake City.

The Olympics: not one of my better memories.

In Montreal, I kept thinking, 'Pay attention: this is the Olympics! It only happens once every four years!'

I always say, 'When the Olympics are happening, you shouldn't be in any other place in the planet - you should be here.'

There is Rio in 2016, but it won't be the same as going to London and hearing 24,000 people - nearly all British - cheering, stamping their feet, and screaming your name.

What the event will be like, being part of the Olympics and being in London, is too much to think about. You've no control over those things, so in a way, it's wasted energy to think of them.