Gold Medals Quotes - Page 6

• When I was going through my transition of being famous, I tried to ask God, why was I here? What was my purpose? Surely, it wasn't just to win three gold medals. There has to be more to this life than that.

  Wilma Rudolph

  Winning, Gold, Transition

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• My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold medal that I've ever won.

  Betty Cuthbert

  Motivational, Athlete, Free Gifts

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Yeah, that's what kind of, we get the idea a little bit yeah, because other people from different countries also try as hard as they can to get a medal or a gold medal in the Olympic Games. And you know, if they can work hard, we can work hard as well.

  Inge de Bruijn

  Motivational, Country, Hard Work

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• I'd rather get a nice warmup suit. That's something I can use. Gold medals just sit there. When I get old, maybe I could sell them if I need the money.

  Eric Heiden

  Motivational, Nice, Athlete

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• For so long I wanted to win the gold medal.Then I won. I had to figure out what was the new motivation to take myself to that place again.

  Bryan Clay

  Motivation, Winning, Long

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• Over the years, I've made many sacrifices to win two Olympic gold medals and put together winning streaks that will never be broken.

  Misty May-Treanor

  Sacrifice, Winning, Years

  Misty May-Treanor (2010). “Misty: Digging Deep in Volleyball and Life”, p.284, Simon and Schuster

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• I definitely want to win a gold medal, that should be everybody's goal.

  Laura Wilkinson

  Winning, Goal, Gold

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• Growing up, you always dream of winning a gold medal. But coming into these Games, it wasn't something I was focused on. I'm just enjoying skating. This is the best season ever. I think that this year, my 3,000 meters has been stronger than the 1,500. The 1,500 has been anybody's race this year. When I was first, I still didn't know if that was enough.

  Cindy Klassen

  Dream, Growing Up, Winning

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• Going to the Olympics as a Maasai I want to make them proud because, after the warm welcome they gave me when I went back and being their leader, I want to also be the warrior in the Olympics. That will be something good because that will be the first Olympic gold medal for the Maasai.

  David Rudisha

  Warrior, Leader, Gold

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• Eight gold medals? If I wanted I could make a movie about me winning nine gold medals. Now that's real power.

  Zach Braff

  Real, Winning, Eight

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• Although they only give gold medals in the field of athletics, I encourage everyone to look into themselves and find their own personal dream, whatever that may be - sports, medicine, law, business, music, writing, whatever. The same principles apply. Turn your dream into a goal and learn how to attack that goal systematically. Break it into bite-size chunks that seem possible, and then don't give up. Just keep plugging away.

  John Naber

  Sports, Dream, Giving Up

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• It's cool when people ask me about my gold medal and they say it will last forever. I will try to promote skiing and show everyone it's not just about competition. It's about having fun with your friends in the snow. I want to bring people with less opportunities to the snow, try to use my gold medal to support programs to bring more people to the snow.

  Julia Mancuso

  Fun, Opportunity, People

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• I came back to Louisville after the Olympics with my shiny gold medal. Went into a luncheonette where black folks couldn't eat. Thought I'd put them on the spot. I sat down and asked for a meal. The Olympic champion wearing his gold medal. They said, "We don't serve niggers here." I said, "That's okay, I don't eat 'em." But they put me out in the street. So I went down to the river, the Ohio River, and threw my gold medal in it.

  Muhammad Ali

  Rivers, Ohio, Black History

  FaceBook post by Muhammad Ali from Sep 20, 2012

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• 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.

  Frank Shorter

  Sports, Running, Winning

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• Meaning is found not in the rewards, for they are only tokens. Seek not to have the gold medal. Instead, seek to be the person who can win the gold medal. It is in the quest that you'll find the fulfillment which the reward represents.

  Ralph Marston

  Winning, Gold, Quests

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• Britain's last gold medal was a bronze in 1952 in Helsinki

  Nigel Starmer-Smith

  Inspirational, Funny, Gold

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• Congratulations to Mexico. They upset Brazil to win a gold medal in men's soccer. And after the Olympics ended, the Mexican soccer team, of course, returned home to their houses here in Los Angeles.

  Jay Leno

  Funny, Soccer, Team

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• If you think you can't, you're right.

  Carol Bartz

  Inspirational, Positive, Smart

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• I went at each race like there was a gold medal at stake. It wasn't like I ran one hard, then slacked off the next. Every time was my best effort. I didn't know how to go at it any other way.

  Dick Beardsley

  Race, Best Effort, Gold

  Dick Beardsley, Maureen Anderson (2004). “Staying the Course: A Runner's Toughest Race”, p.60, U of Minnesota Press

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• The Olympics are every four years and I think every athlete who competes in the Olympics wants the gold medal, and I think that's what the World Cup is for a rugby player - it's the gold medal.

  George Gregan

  Athlete, Thinking, Player

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• Be a gold-medal multitasker. You should be able to discuss the new Ludacris video while correcting the merchandising spreadsheets, picking the right shade of snakeskin for next season's mini-purses and catching the dog at the same time!

  Kimora Lee Simmons

  Dog, Gold, Shade

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• I'm having a wonderful time in training. It's so funny because you go through ups and you go through downs. People have to realize that my career started on a down. I got ripped off a Gold Medal at the Olympics but it didn't stop me and it made me a better person.

  Roy Jones Jr.

  Motivation, Careers, People

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• People fall down, winners get up, and gold medal winners just get up faster!

  Bonnie St. John

  Fall, People, Gold

  "Bonnie St. John – Getting Up After a Fall". Interview with Chris Attwood, healthywealthynwise.com.

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• Winning an Olympic gold medal is like nothing else.

  Rebecca Lobo

  Winning, Gold, Medal

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• I'd love to try and get a summer and winter gold medal-that would be amazing.

  Shaun White

  Summer, Winter, Trying

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