Ronda Rousey Quotes

I look back, in an endearing way, on that time of my life when I was competing at the Olympics.

I've been to three Olympics. I gave it my all.

Olympics is everyone's dream.

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

I want to win a gold medal in London.

You have 15-20 years of work for that one throw, that one moment. And I was like, 'Okay, Lord, this is it - you told me I had the victory. So this is the time to show me'. And I'm going to give it all I have because this is my last throw in the Olympics.

For 17 years, I played at the highest level.

The Olympics are a completely different beast. It's the most magical moment of your career.

My goal is to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games, and I'll fight and continue going until I do that.

I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.

Training for the Olympics was a lifelong endeavor and took many years.

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

The Olympic Games are always in the head of every sports athlete. We work for that. The Olympics are the most important race. They're each four years, and everybody wants to show their best performance.

I've always dreamed of an Olympic medal.

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.

It was a dream of mine to be an Olympic champion but not a lifelong goal.

Of course, when you're training your whole life to get to the Olympics, you train for gold.

Obviously there are not too many people who get a chance to play in the Olympics in their hometown. That would be something special, but going into the summer you have to be realistic with yourself, and health-wise and motivation-wise you have to be willing to do what it takes.

People in the U.S. didn't know what taekwondo was. But they saw what the Lopezes were able to do with all the love and support and hard work we put in, and what we accomplished. It makes me feel real lucky to be in a position like that.

I started track and field when I was 12 and didn't get to an Olympic Games until I was nearly 23. By any stretch of the imagination that's a very long apprenticeship.

Once, every four years, you get an opportunity to compete in the Olympics. You have these six dives that decide whether you're an Olympic medallist or not, which is quite intense.

Two days after returning from Montreal, I was training again, and I went on to win two more golds at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

If people knew what I have sacrificed then they'd understand why I put so much into every fight. This has pretty much been my life for as long as I can remember and the work that has been put in to make sure that I become the best fighter in the world means that there can't be no other way.

I am a dreamer. And what I dream of is to become Olympic champion, world champion, world record holder.

I seem to be the 'luckiest' athlete around - and that's one of the most frustrating things. You compete against a vast array of people and train your whole life for those moments.