Kim Yuna Quotes

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.

My ultimate dream was to get to the Olympics. I never thought I would come away with two gold medals.

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

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.

Yes, winning the gold medal was undoubtedly the biggest day of my career - mostly because I won the way I had prepared to run it. It was a totally satisfying experience.

The winners at the Olympics step up, bursting with pride, because everything that they have worked for and all their dedication is rewarded in a climax that I, and most golfers, will never experience.

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

My dream is to win something here in Italy and I won't talk about scoring a specific number of goals. I just want to do the best I can.

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.

I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete.

Whenever you get to win, you feel the satisfaction of all of your hard work, all the sacrifices, all the blood, sweat and tears. It feels right and makes you realise that you are really doing the right thing.

I won the first contest I ever entered, when I was 6.

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

When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that's a really good feeling.

We put a lot of pride into our work, and to have it show on Sundays is a testament to all the work we've put in.

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

Athens is a great place for me. It is my second home. It's where I won my first world championship medal, it's where I set my world record.

Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal. It was a lot of years of work, and when I won it, it was more a sense of relief than jubilation or exaltation.

Qualifying for the Olympic Games was one of those moments where you just cry because it was like you've climbed Mount Everest.

My Olympic voyage has continued because it is so rewarding.

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

All my life, I've been winning, ok?

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

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

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