Gail Devers Quotes

I didn't think I'd be going for another Olympics.

Olympic medals are the one medal that I don't have; I've won just about every other competition that I've been at.

I'm so over the moon that I have the opportunity to represent my country at a third Olympic Games.

If I won a second Olympic title, maybe I would be tempted to go after a third.

It's quite an honor to be selected to represent my country in the Olympics.

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

I'm not trying to get five medals. I'm not trying to be Michael Phelps.

It's amazing that more people have climbed Mount Everest than have broken the 4-minute mile.

There are a lot of guys who play in the NBA. There aren't a lot of guys who have a chance to win a gold medal, too.

Winning an Olympic gold medal is like nothing else.

I did get to go to the Olympic trials in '88 and '92. I was 7th and 11th, so I didn't place high enough to go to the games, but, still, it was a blast.

I wish to clarify that I have absolutely not made a decision regarding my participation in the next Olympics. On a personal level, playing in the Olympics would be a huge honour. However, the Games in Rio are still four years away and I certainly won't be making any decisions with regards to participating any time soon.

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.

Russell joined the team in December, 1956, following the Olympics.

Looking back, I'm so proud to have gone to five Olympics - I believe only three other Americans have achieved that. My true gold medal, though, is my daughter, Karsen, who is 18 months old. And I have a wonderful husband, Mike.

It's something special to break the world record at the Olympics.

I don't know how many great Brazilians have played in the Olympics and not been able to win it.

I wanted to go down as one of the best running backs to ever play at Penn State.

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

My earliest memory of the Olympics was watching the 1996 Games in Atlanta. I remember everyone being so excited to watch. Seeing the American athletes on the podium, I saw myself. I knew that that was what I wanted to do. I wanted to be one of those athletes on the podium representing their country and bringing home medals.

I want to become double Olympic champion, triple Olympic champion, five-time world medallist.

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

I quite enjoy sport, and I'm now an Olympic champion. It's a bit weird, isn't it?

I will try hard to win more medals for the country and make India proud.

My dad went to the Olympics, so he has that one over me. So if I go there, I'm pretty sure he has nothing to say anymore.