Olympics Quotes

• 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 only victory that counts is the one over yourself.

  Jesse Owens

  Running, Over You, Victory

  Jesse Owens, Paul G. Neimark (1978). “Jesse, a spiritual autobiography”

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• The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.

  Pierre de Coubertin

  Life, Motivational, Leadership

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• Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.

  Michael Phelps

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle.

  Pierre de Coubertin

  Inspirational, Life, Education

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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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• When anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just not listening anymore.

  Florence Griffith Joyner

  Motivational, Athlete, Positivity

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• The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them.

  Pierre de Coubertin

  Games, World, Nations

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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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• A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.

  Jesse Owens

  Motivational, Sports, Quilts

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any one athlete. The purpose of the Olympics, anyway, was to do your best. As I'd learned long ago from Charles Riley, the only victory that counts is the one over yourself.

  Jesse Owens

  Running, Athlete, Long Ago

  Jesse Owens, Paul G. Neimark (1978). “Jesse, a spiritual autobiography”

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• After the '96 Olympics, we all started believing that this is bigger than we thought, and we were willing to do the work. We knew that it was up to us, the players, to make soccer successful.

  Brandi Chastain

  Soccer, Sports, Believe

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• I hope that this medal inspires the kids at home to put down guns and knives and pick up a pair of trainers instead.

  Erick Barrondo

  Home, Athlete, Kids

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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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• Sometimes it's just the beer and bikinis that get people to come and watch, but it's the competition that's keeping them there.

  Kerri Walsh

  Athlete, Beer, People

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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 is something in the Olympics, indefinable, springing from the soul, that must be preserved.

  Chris Brasher

  Athlete, Soul, Olympic Spirit

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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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• Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.

  Richard M. Nixon

  Finishing, Complaining, Politics

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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, Beats

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• It has been said that the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games is something that an athlete will remember for the rest of their life. It is true. That moment when you walk into the Olympic Stadium as part of the Australian Olympic Team, is a moment that I will never forget.

  Jeff Fenech

  Team, Athlete, Opening Ceremony

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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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• When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and you're the only sure thing in the Olympics, it can undermine your confidence.

  Scott Hamilton

  Sports, Winning, Gold

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• The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast program of physical education and sports competitions for all young people.

  Avery Brundage

  Sports, Mean, Games

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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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