Mirai Nagasu Quotes

The greatest memory for me of the 1984 Olympics was not the individual honors, but standing on the podium with my teammates to receive our team gold medal.

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

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.

I'm proud to be part of any Olympic team.

When I took the job as the manager of the Olympic team, I didn't take it because I was a Dodger. I did it because I was an American, and I wanted to bring that gold medal where it belongs in baseball, the United States. And that's exactly what our team did.

For any athlete growing up, the Olympics is the one thing you watch with your family, and it's the one thing you dream about. Seeing your country's flag go up as you get a gold medal is the best thing you can achieve.

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 remember seeing the Olympics when I was 13. I always wanted to know how it felt to stand on top of the podium hearing your country's anthem while watching your flag being raised in something you poured your heart and soul into.

The opportunity to represent my country at the Olympic Games is one of the greatest honors I've experienced in my career.

I just don't feel the Olympic spirit.

I remember being glued to the TV as I watched the Olympics as a kid. There was something so magical, almost otherworldly, about the Olympics. My favorite part was that moment right before it all started. The moment where the athlete would stand up ready to face whatever lay ahead.

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.

The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete.

Seriously, I love the Olympics so much it hurts.

I am glad. I am now an Olympic medallist.

The benefit is competition, the thrill of playing in the Olympics, being an Olympian, playing against the best.

Coming in as a veteran, I'd like to finish with a gold medal.

When I competed, it was for honor and country. It was a privilege to be a part of the U.S. team.

I have always wanted an Olympic medal. I always wanted to see India's national flag going up at the podium.

My main point in this regard was to compete for my country and my people and to receive the support of the entire Cuban society, to carry my flag in whatever competition I was in, the Olympic Games, Pan-American Games.

The only thing I really, really want is for the U.S. to win again. Just to win another team gold. And, of course I would really want to win an all-around gold.

I wouldn't say that there's ever been an Olympic champion that didn't deserve to win an Olympic Gold Medal.

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.

Olympics is global competition in which eighty, ninety, hundred, hundred and ten countries participate.

The highlight of my career? The Olympics, of course.