Samuel Eto'o Quotes

It has always been a dream to win either the Olympic gold medal or the World Cup.

Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal.

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.

Adding an Olympic medal to everything that I have already accomplished would be so huge for me.

Winning an Olympic gold medal is like nothing else.

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.

A gold medal at the Olympics is hard to top.

My dream is to get gold medal both in the world championship and the Olympics.

I had a lot of wonderful accomplishments in the game of basketball. Of course, to win a gold medal for your country - it doesn't get any better than that.

I am European Games champion now as well as Olympic champion, European champion, and world champion.

It was truly an enjoyable moment in my life that I will never forget having the opportunity to play for two gold medals. But I think nothing sticks out more than winning a championship in 1991 for me.

Every player dreams of winning the World Cup, and there are very few who are fortunate enough to actually do it.

In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.

If you win a National Championship, or you win two, people think you have not only seen the Holy Grail, but you've embraced it. Basically, I do what a lot of people do, but I've been able to win.

Olympic gold is obviously right up there with a grand slam. It's a big win. You can say it's more, you can say it's less, you can say it's equal. It's very much up there.

The Olympic Gold medal in 1968 was definitely the highest moment of my career. It was a dream come true. I was a 19-year-old boy, and it was just amazing to be standing on top of the podium and hearing the National Anthem in the background.

My childhood dream was to win the Olympics, and I've done that. Everything else is icing on the cake.

Standing on the podium at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and receiving a gold medal was the crowning jewel in a successful gymnastics career and, most certainly, the confirmation that my parents' sacrifices were not in vain.

If I win the gold medal, I will be set for the rest of my life. The medal itself doesn't give you anything, but it makes you a marketable item. You take it and see what you can do.

The Olympics is a special event and winning is very important. For me as a world record holder and world champion, the only thing I am missing is the Olympic gold medal and that is what I want to achieve in my career.

As a teenager I had no idea that I had the potential to win an Olympic gold medal and my athletic career developed only by lucky circumstances.

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

When you win a championship, it is a great feeling, and you really don't want that feeling to go away.

World Cups can be career-defining.

Winning the World Cup was very special because it meant so much to so many.