Athletic Triumph Quotes

My favorite memory is, as a freshman, going to Carolina and beating them. Going over there and winning on their court. I think that was the only time I did win on their court.

I feel great being the first Mexican heavyweight UFC champion.

I'd love to bring a championship here to Portland.

Winning the Olympic gold was amazing.

I know nothing will compare to that feeling of scoring hundreds in a big game.

The Vancouver Olympics was the first competition where I completed the short and free programs without any mistakes, and that in itself was a huge achievement.

You play to win, to get that World Series ring, All-Star games and whatever comes with it.

My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream.

For me, back in Sydney, it was just being there and going out and beating Alexander Karelin, 13-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist. It was everything for me.

My career was a gift that I'm very happy about. I loved every step of it. I was blessed. I won all the titles and put my stamp on the sport.

We don't have a World Series or a Super Bowl, so to be able to come home with a gold medal is amazing. I want to do it again in four more years.

I think this is the biggest win in my career. To beat Venus in Wimbledon is just something amazing.

Being 19 years old and making the Olympic team on my last lift. I went 6-for-6 and had a perfect Olympic trial. Making the team and being one of the youngest to ever go to the Olympics was pretty special.

I don't care about the money. Honestly. All I care about is winning football games.

I never won a Vezina Trophy until I won the Olympic gold medal.

Anytime you've got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal, I think that takes it all. That's the greatest thing you could ever achieve in your sport. So, I have been very fortunate to play on great teams, but the gold medal was probably the best.

Winning an Olympic gold medal is like nothing else.

Beating the Germans for the first time in our history was massive.

A gold medal at the Olympics is hard to top.

This is the first medal I've ever won in an international meet. For it to be gold is incredible. It feels great. I can't explain it.

Great night. Phelps got a gold. How sick is that.

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

Jerry Rice had won two Super Bowls already by the time he got to his ninth year in the league. That's what it's all about: winning that ring.

At the 2012 Olympic Trials, I wanted to make a second Olympic team. I fell face first, and in a blink of an eye, my dreams of competing in a second Olympics were over. Even so, I got up, finished my routine, and saw twenty thousand people cheering. It was my first standing ovation.

I'm at the top of the UFC mountain.