Olympic Athlete Quotes

• I didn't train to make the Olympic team until 1968. I simply trained for the moment. I never even imagined I would be an Olympic athlete. It always seemed to evolve.

  Dick Fosbury

  Motivational, Team, Athlete

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• I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete.

  Shawn Johnson

  Believe, Athlete, Stills

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• If you dream and you allow yourself to dream you can do anything.

  Clara Hughes

  Dream, Athlete, Infinite Possibilities

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• If you're fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.

  Mark Spitz

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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• I run to be known as the greatest runner, the greatest of all time. I could not eat or sleep for a week after I lost in the (1992) Olympics. I have to win or die.

  Noureddine Morceli

  Running, Sleep, Winning

  "An Exclusive Club". Interview with Gary Smith, www.si.com. June 27, 1994.

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• I have been dubbed 'the girl who puts the glamour into hammer'

  Sophie Hitchon

  Girl, Athlete, London Olympics

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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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• You can't put a limit anything.

  Michael Phelps

  Sports, Cheerleading, Athlete

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• To anyone who has started out on a long campaign believing that the gold medal was destined for him, the feeling when, all of a sudden, the medal has gone somewhere else is quite indescribable.

  Sebastian Coe

  Believe, Bronze Medal, Somewhere Else

  Sebastian Coe, Nicholas Mason (1988). “The Olympians: A Quest for Gold: Triumphs, Heroes & Legends”

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• You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours.

  Herb Brooks

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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• This ability to conquer oneself is no doubt the most precious of all things sports bestows.

  Olga Korbut

  Motivational, Sports, Athlete

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• An Olympic medal is the greatest achievement and honor that can be received by an athlete. I would swap any World Title to have won gold at the Olympics.

  Jeff Fenech

  Athlete, Achievement, Honor

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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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• Curling is not a sport. I called my grandmother and told her she could win a gold medal because they have dusting in the Olympics now.

  Charles Barkley

  Sports, Athlete, Grandmother

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• There's always a point where you get knocked down. But I draw on what I've learned on the track: If you work hard, things will work out.

  Lolo Jones

  Motivational Sports, Hard Work, Athlete

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• The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete.

  Pierre de Coubertin

  Athlete, Games, Olympic Spirit

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• You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

  Michael Phelps

  Inspirational, Sports, Dream

  FaceBook post by Michael Phelps from Jan 19, 2012

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• It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting spiritual and moral benefits to the athlete and inspiration to those lucky enough to witness the athletic dedication.

  Herb Elliott

  Spiritual, Inspirational Sports, Athlete

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

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• A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.

  Jesse Owens

  Motivational, Sports, Quilts

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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  We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

  Jesse Owens

  Inspirational, Motivational, Running

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.

  Mia Hamm

  Inspirational, Motivational, Soccer

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• I didn't set out to beat the world; I just set out to do my absolute best.

  Shaun White

  Sports, World, Olympics

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• 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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• He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

  Muhammad Ali

  Inspirational, Life, Success

  Twitter post from Jan 09, 2011

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  Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

  Wilma Rudolph

  Inspirational, Motivational, Running

  "50 stunning Olympic moments No35: Wilma Rudolph's triple gold in 1960" by Rob Bagchi, www.theguardian.com. June 1, 2012.

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