Olympic Medals Quotes

I will never forget the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

In para-cycling I am a veteran with Olympic medals now.

For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed.

I have always wanted to compete in the Olympic Games.

The ultimate would be to compete in a couple more Olympics, hopefully break some world records and wind up my sports career with a couple of years in the WNBA.

Hopefully I get to do more than one Olympics in my lifetime.

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.

The European countries are really hoping to do well in the Olympics. If they win gold medals, they can use them as cash.

Yesterday Michael Phelps set an all-time Olympic record for most medals. Phelps has so much gold on his chest he's been asked to join the cast of 'Jersey Shore.'

I've dreamed about going to the Olympics ever since I was young.

I think it's when I won the Youth Olympics I thought, 'I can really get gold in London.'

But I'm after medals more than anything. Championships don't get taken away from you but records do, so I think I'd rather have medals at every championships rather than times. A world record would be a bonus, but I'm still only 25 in 17 days.

It would be pretty special if I could win two Olympic gold medals, one at the Summer Games and one from the Winters, so I'm going to give it a real go.

It's said that Norwegians are born with skis for our legs. That's why we always win the Olympics.

Team GB's success at the Beijing Olympics can, in part, be said to have been made in Manchester. For example, all the cycling medal winners trained at Manchester's velodrome, the National Cycling Centre.

Hockey lends itself to special events, including the Olympic competition: a glorious tournament of the best players in the world, putting on their national jerseys and playing on big rinks with no-goon Olympic rules and referee enforcement.

When you are at the Olympic Games, it comes down to a ten thousandth of a hair between making the next round or winning a race or getting second or third.

Naturally the U.S. trails in gold medals because every time we win one, we hand it over to the Chinese to pay off our debt.

Apolo is going to have to keep skating so he can add more gold to his entourage.

More than 10,000 athletes came to Atlanta seeking Olympic medals. Only a few of them will be lucky and skilled enough to claim one.

I don't know how many great Brazilians have played in the Olympics and not been able to win it.

The Olympics are the biggest thing in boxing and the more you do as an amateur, the better deal you get as a pro.

The Olympics are just different. I'm not sure why; the pipe's the same size, the board you're riding is the same, you're competing against pretty much the same people. But the Olympics is the Olympics, and I know it's a really big deal.

If I won a second Olympic title, maybe I would be tempted to go after a third.

I'm not a big fan of the Olympic Games. The ATP calendar is a bit complex due to the Olympic event.