Dawn Fraser Quotes

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

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

I was obsessed with the Olympics. It's so exciting to see that level of excellence and endurance.

Being an Olympian is the ultimate test of one's sporting ability.

I want to compete in the next Olympics. If I go to Rio, it will be my third time, which is a rare feat for an Indian athlete. For me, Olympics is important because it's the biggest event on earth for a sports person. I hope this time around I come back with a medal.

I think a great athlete transcends eras.

For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth.

In terms of my career, having the gold definitely changed my life. The Olympics are different, you know? They're every four years and it's such a small group.

I wouldn't say I'm a phenomenon, just a great athlete.

If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard.

The Olympics represent a global standard - for men, for women, for athletics.

The ultimate dream of an athlete is to compete in the Olympics. For us athletes, that is the zenith. There is nothing beyond that.

Being an Olympian, I always have this strong belief in excellence.

You always want to win. That is why you play tennis, because you love the sport and try to be the best you can at it.

There have been great champions in every generation.

Olympic gold is obviously right up there with a grand slam. It's a big win. You can say it's more, you can say it's less, you can say it's equal. It's very much up there.

My life goes in four-year cycles. The World Cup is every four years and the Olympics are every four years.

Sooner or later a rider will emerge who will win more Tours. In every sport we have seen how the records eventually get broken and cycling is no exception.

Squash has been my life and I owe a lot to the sport.

When you've won a gold medal and you're at the top of your sport, everyone's trying to beat you. I find that incredibly motivating.

My life has been a whirlwind since the '94 Olympics.

When I think of the Olympics I only think of good things. I think of what a great event it is and what it has done for me and my career, and changed my personal life, too.

Football's the biggest game in the world. America's the greatest sporting nation there is. To play some part in putting those two things together: why wouldn't I be excited about that?

My father represented India at the Olympics, and I also want to do that.

I think that there's something extremely beautiful about the Olympic ideal and its motto - 'Swifter, higher, stronger' - it's such a beautiful motto, and it celebrates everything which is the antithesis of death and dissolution and entropy.