Olympic Medalist Quotes

I think Mary Kom should be an international star.

I know that Ronda Rousey is one of the greatest athletes in this sport.

Ronda Rousey is a huge star.

I had been thinking, 'I've got to win because I'm Olympic champion'; actually, no, it's, 'I'm an Olympic champion for life,' I can just enjoy the rest.

1988 Olympic Champion Brian Boitano was famous for doing a Lutz with one arm over his head. And I wanted to build on that.

People want to see Ronda Rousey because she is an attraction.

Kurt Angle, I knew he was from Pittsburgh and I knew his background very well and his amateur days and, of course, going to the Olympics and all that. When he went into professional wrestling, he was very good at adjusting and displaying a lot of great moves. It was something that the fans could look at a say, hey, that's wrestling.

I idolised former sprint and hurdling champion Colin Jackson.

It took Dan Jansen, the speed skater, four Olympics to win a medal-a gold one at that!-but he never gave up. I won't, either.

I think I've gotten more attention after the Olympics than any other U.S. athlete, and it's really great that people are recognizing who I am and what I do. You look at Shaq and you see a basketball player. You look at Tiger Woods and you see a golfer. But people are responding to who I am.

Dai Greene will be our greatest-ever Welsh athlete.

I had some friends who were great skiers who I would hang out with, like Jonny Moseley, the Olympic moguls champion, who tried to date my sister once.

I am Olympic champion for life, and I have learned to enjoy what that means.

Looking back, I'm so proud to have gone to five Olympics - I believe only three other Americans have achieved that.

It's humbling how my peers view me as not only one of the best Olympic power and weightlifters, but as an athlete.

I am delighted that Jason Gardener will be taking over from me as President of U.K. Athletics. With his competitive background in the sport as an Olympic champion coupled with his engaging personality and his experience as a board member of U.K. Athletics, he possesses all the qualities required to be a successful president.

Ben Askren is a joke. The guy has no skills.

When I was younger, I always dreamed of being a legend, to be remembered in figure skating.

I would recommend anybody who gets a chance to see short track skating, make it a point to go out there when Apolo is skating because you won't see anybody better.

The thing that nobody really said about Rebecca Adlington is that she looks pretty weird. She looks like someone who's looking at themselves in the back of a spoon.

My big break occurred when I was six years old and met Scott Moir.

I never had those dreams of making the Olympics. Never.

My ambition from day one in this sport has been to become a world superstar.

Growing up, I would never have thought that I'd be a double Olympic champion, with a lovely home and beautiful kids.

I got a call this morning, and it was from Nancy Kerrigan, wishing me luck. She wished me luck and sent me all her good wishes.