Bill Toomey Quotes

I feel very fortunate. I feel like an Olympian. When I watch the Olympics, I cry because I have been through that journey.

That's pretty rewarding in itself coming from where I started. Obviously the next goal for me is to make the Olympic team.

During the past 23 years, I have set a number of goals for myself and I'm proud to say that these goals have been achieved.

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.

Making the Olympic team was the biggest thing I've ever accomplished. That was something I had to wait four years to accomplish.

I wanted to be a world champion of some sorts since I got into the industry, when I was 15 years old, and I was able to do that.

I'm proud of everything I accomplished in this sport.

I love what I do. I want to continue winning medals.

Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.

I savored my time on top of the podium by watching the American flag rise up out of the crowd as the anthem played, thinking about how every single second of training I've done was for this minute and how many people played a role in my achievement.

As a sophomore, I wanted to play varsity in three sports. And I accomplished that. It was a great feat that year, and something I held special. I wanted to bring a championship team to Oceanside High School, and it happened. It was a great year that I will never forget.

The experience of being an Olympian is one that can never be taken away from you.

I look at my jersey and see the NBA logo, I'm like, 'I didn't think I'd be here.'

I'd rather stay out of the limelight until I've done something I feel proud of.

It's a great feat for me to have broken my world record.

I feel very fortunate that I played for the four organizations I did.

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

I've learned that winning isn't everything, and it's more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want to stand on the podium with the gold medal.

I am proud of where I came from, and I am proud of what I've been able to achieve through hard work and perseverance. And I guarantee you that anyone who tries to say otherwise hasn't walked a day in my shoes.

I am happy with everything I achieved in my football career. I don't think I could have done any more.

I always considered myself very successful even before the success of Secrets and Lies.

An Olympic medal won't define my whole life, although it might look like it to onlookers. When I look back, I should have been able to get an Olympic medal.

I'm proud that somebody like myself has made it to the very top.

Growing up, I always dreamed of winning a major championship.

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.