Ekaterina Gordeeva Quotes

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

With United, we'd all grown up together, we all wanted to win the biggest trophy in football. We did it togther.

It's the journey to get there. It's that moment in that locker room when you're with a group of people that have gotten it done. There's nothing like it. If you could bottle that up and take that out in the world, you'd dominate.

But I it doesn't matter who scores the goals so long as we win.

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.

We have a great sense of togetherness. It is our team spirit that has taken us to this World Cup.

What drew me towards team sport were the camaraderie and friendship. The chance to celebrate victory and success with a group of other people is something I have enjoyed doing.

Nothing improves your confidence and brings a team together more than winning a cup.

What matters and what remains are the titles you win with a team. League and Cup, that's what matters.

Celebrating with your team after wins, that's the best.

There have been beautiful achievements of winning titles with my team-mates.

I was in relays for track where you just bonded with all these different kinds of personalities who were coming together for this one common goal of beating a rival team.

I've won a world championship, I know how that feels. I don't know how it feels to win a gold medal. I want to feel that; I want to know that.

Everybody expects me to win the gold medal.

I can't imagine ever not having a team, being a part of a team trying to win a game.

I want to win and be with a winning team.

You can't be selfish in this game. You've got to know, at the end of the day, that it's all about winning. And when you win, everybody looks good.

One of the things I learned playing on a good team is when the team wins, when you make the playoffs, everybody looks good.

I'm thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.

It just feels amazing to have that moment when you realize things are coming together for your team.

The game's a beautiful game when five guys go out there and give something of themselves so that you can win.

When you play for the guy next to you, that's when you win championships.

I won a silver medal. But really, I ended up running the fastest race of my life to become part of something that transcended the Games.

Winning that team-pursuit Olympic gold medal was unbelievable.

I think winning brings togetherness and, when you have beautiful experiences together and you win trophies, then those experiences stay within that group.