Olympian Quotes - Page 2

• The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

  Peggy Fleming

  Leadership, Sports, Running

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Being an Olympian is the ultimate test of one's sporting ability.

  Mark Russell

  Tests, Ability, Ultimate

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• I think to actually be an Olympian to me means that you've trained most of your life, or you've dedicated most of your life or a big chunk of your life into doing something that you believe that you can accomplish.

  Bryan Clay

  Believe, Mean, Thinking

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• It's all about the journey, not the outcome.

  Carl Lewis

  Motivational, Athlete, Journey

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• The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.

  Pierre de Coubertin

  Fighting, Winning, Aquariums

  1908 Speech to Olympic Games officials, London, 24 Jul.

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• The real story of the Fleece: there were these two children of Zeus, Cadmus and Europa, okay? They were about to get offered up as human sacrifices, when they prayed to Zeus to save them. So Zeus sent this magical flying ram with golden wool, which picked them up in Greece and carried them all the way to Colchis in Asia Minor. Well, actually it carried Cadmus. Europa fell off and died along the way, but that's not important." "It was probably important to her.

  Rick Riordan

  Children, Real, Sacrifice

  Rick Riordan (2007). “The Sea of Monsters”, Disney-Hyperion

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• You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

  Serena Williams

  Positive, Sports, Believe

  "Serena Williams: How Black Women Can Close the Pay Gap". fortune.com. July 31, 2017.

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• If Annabeth's mother was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, then why didn't Annabeth know better than to fall off a cliff?

  Rick Riordan

  Mother, Fall, Cliffs

  Rick Riordan (2007). “The Titan's curse”

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• "Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can." Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?" Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?" "Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam French fries." Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."... I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at us "I do not understand." "I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said. "And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam T-shirt."

  Rick Riordan

  Snacks, Water, Trying

  "Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse". Book by By Rick Riordan, May 1, 2007.

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• Grover was sniffing the wind, looking nervous. He fished out his acorns and threw them into the sand, then played his pipes. They rearranged themselves in a pattern that made no sense to me, but Grover looked concerned. "That's us," he said. "Those five nuts right there." "Which one is me?" I asked. "The little deformed one," Zoe suggested. "Oh, shut up.

  Rick Riordan

  Wind, Nuts, Patterns

  Rick Riordan (2007). “The Titan's curse”

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• And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.

  Rick Riordan

  Kissing, Underwater, Poseidon

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• Well . . . sure good to be together again. Arguing. Almost dying. Abject terror. Oh, look. It's our floor.

  Rick Riordan

  Together Again, Dying, Looks

  Rick Riordan (2009). “Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian”, p.216, Penguin UK

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• That’s us,” he said. “Those five nuts right there.” Which one is me?” I asked. The little deformed one,” Zoe suggested. Oh, shut up.

  Rick Riordan

  Nuts, Littles, Acorns

  Rick Riordan (2007). “The Titan's curse”

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• With Great power comes great need to take a nap

  Nico

  Naps, Needs, Percy Jackson And The Olympians

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• I am never, ever, going to make things easy for you, Seaweed Brain. Get used to it.

  Rick Riordan

  Brain, Annabeth, Easy

  Rick Riordan (2013). “Percy Jackson: The Complete Series”, p.1196, Penguin UK

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• The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive.

  Rick Riordan

  Love, Annabeth, Alive

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• An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of finally achieving your goals. These are all lessons in life.

  Kristi Yamaguchi

  Sports, Life Lesson, Hard Work

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• I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today.

  Mark Spitz

  Inspirational, Sports, Swimming

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• When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar principles of perseverance and hard work.

  Lakshmi Mittal

  Motivational, Perseverance, Believe

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• Hope survives best at the hearth.

  Rick Riordan

  Pandora, Hestia, Percy Jackson And The Olympians

  "Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian". Book by Rick Riordan, books.google.ru. May 5, 2009.

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• Well, actually it carried Cadmus. Europa fell off and died along the way, but that's not important.' It was probably important to her.

  Rick Riordan

  Important, Annabeth, Way

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• You have to train your mind like you train your body.

  Bruce Jenner

  Motivational, Inspirational Sports, Athlete

  "The Brain-Training Secrets Of Olympic Athletes" By Carolyn Gregoire, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 11, 2014.

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• I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "Nike Culture : The Sign of the Swoosh". Book by Robert Goldman, Stephen Papson (p. 49), 1998.

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• In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame when things go wrong. For instance, when you're walking away from a bus that's just been attacked by monster hags and blown up by lightning, and it's raining on top of everything else, most people might think that's just really bad luck; when you're a half-blood, you understand that some devine force is really trying to mess up your day.

  Rick Riordan

  Nice, Rain, Thinking

  Rick Riordan (2006). “The lightning thief”

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• I turned and faced the Olympians. "We need a shroud," I announced, my voice cracking. "A shroud for the son of Hermes.

  Rick Riordan

  Son, Voice, Needs

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