Athletic Accomplishment Quotes

Tennis Canada nominated me a few years ago, and I did some research into it and realized it's one of the biggest honours you can have as a Canadian. I've seen the list of the people, and it's pretty special.

Delhi is special for me because I made my world record here. We were playing against France at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium when I hit the fastest drag-flick in the world during the London Olympics qualifications in 2012.

I'm proud to have played 14 matches at the World Cup with the number ten shirt and to have scored eight goals.

I think I just went into a system that was willing to utilize me and gave me opportunities and I felt fortunate to be able to go to Oakland and put the silver and black on. I wanted to prove to everybody that I could still play.

I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now.

I feel like I have grown with the sport.

My goal had been to win a championship, work toward the Hall of Fame, have my jersey retired by the team and I'd go in as a lifelong New York Giant, but I'm now resigned to the fact that this won't happen.

I am glad. I am now an Olympic medallist.

I got an award for Most Improved Player for volleyball in tenth grade that I cared about a lot.

It's important not to make the gold medal bigger than it is.

I was so used to going out and winning state championships and playing in the postseason.

It's an amazing feeling: tennis is growing very quickly in Canada, and to be a big part of it is an honour.

I don't ever think about, 'Aw, man, my legacy. My legacy this.' No, I just want to fight the best fights out there to fight just to prove to the world that I'm the best fighter in the world.

I think an Olympic medal is the only thing missing from what I can physically achieve as a cyclist. I can't win the Tour de France, but I've pretty much won everything else that I can within my physical realm, so that's the only thing missing.

The 1500 m. record was considered impossible to break.

I want to retire from boxing by the time I am 25 or 26 and be a legend by that age.

Words can't even describe how much Olympic medals means to me, because of all the hard work, sacrifice and effort I put in at the gym, and also because of how much my family supported me and sacrificed their dreams for mine. It also means a lot to me, knowing that I became the first African American to win the individual all-around gold medal.

I can really appreciate how hard it is to win a major, and to win back-to-back is special.

How many fighters are going to be able to leave the legacy that I did? Nineteen years old, I came and I conquered.

Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world.

He's got great credentials by winning the World Cup, but he did it with Brazil - my granny could probably have managed Brazil to World Cup success.

As a kid growing up in Canton, Ohio, you never see yourself in a position to play in the NBA, much less have somebody pay you to wear shoes.

I'm pretty excited: to be inducted into the Hall of Fame is a massive achievement... and to be inducted with Oscar de la Hoya and Felix Trinidad, two great fighters, is a massive honour for me and my family.

Hopefully I can win a ring before it's all said and done. Hopefully they'll remember me as being a champion.

Winning the Rookie of the Year would be nice but making the playoffs would be even nicer for me.