Olympics Quotes - Page 12

• I'm actually the daytime host of the Olympics on NBC.

  Jim Lampley

  Nbc, Host, Daytime

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• I was doing the family grocery shopping accompanied by two children, an event I hope to see included in the Olympics in the near future.

  Anna Quindlen

  Children, Shopping, Two

  Anna Quindlen (2010). “Living Out Loud”, p.155, Ballantine Books

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• I think Beijing deserves the Olympics in order to be with all the rest of the world recognized.

  Luciano Pavarotti

  Thinking, Order, World

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• ....What I learned was that these athletes were not disabled, they were superabled. The Olympics is where heroes are made. The Paralympics is where heroes come.

  Joey Reiman

  Hero, Athlete, Disability

  Joey Reiman (2001). “Thinking for a Living: Creating Ideas That Revitalize Your Business, Career, and Life”, p.36, Taylor Trade Publishing

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• It's good they're holding the Olympics in the East End of London. Means the athletes will have to use extra skill to work out which gunshot is the starting pistol.

  Frankie Boyle

  Funny, Humor, Mean

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• Skiing is my favorite sport, because, that's the only sport that is actually better to watch the worst the person is at it. "That guy won a gold medal in the Olympics" "Oh yeah, that's cool, i wanna watch the fat guy" "Come on dude, you can take that hill"

  Demetri Martin

  Funny, Sports, Humor

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• I never realized how many holidays encroached on the collegiate training schedule. When I was training for the Olympics, only one holiday interested me, the Day After the Games.

  Brad Alan Lewis

  Holiday, Games, Training

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• If anyone here is secretly dreaming of making the Olympics, I can tell you exactly how to do it, two words: Sustained Obsession. The obsession isn't so hard. But keeping it sustained is a tough nut to crack. A heart-felt enemy can go a long way to sustaining your obsession. Love your enemy.

  Brad Alan Lewis

  Dream, Love You, Heart

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• If you're going to stay in the Olympics, you've got to be entertaining and get sponsorship.

  Dan Gable

  Wrestling, Sponsorship, Entertaining

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• One of the really important things about the Olympics is, to enjoy yourself, you have to accept that it's different and feed off the enthusiasm of everyone and the inspiration and hopefully that will elevate your performance.

  Bode Miller

  Inspiration, Important, Different

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• Judging by your performance at the Olympics, it don't look too bright for your future does it!

  Joe Calzaghe

  Motivation, Judging, Doe

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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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• Immediately after the Olympics, I was pretty fatigued.

  Eric Heiden

  "Eric Heiden 25: An exclusive interview". Interview with Charlie Snyder, snyderemarks.com. February 17, 2005.

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• The Olympic games should be a matter between individual athletes and the gods. Noisy flag-waving dishonors gods and men alike.

  Dave Beard

  Athlete, Men, Games

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• America is a country where the Olympics and the divorce lawyers both have the same slogan - Go for the Gold.

  Bob Hope

  Funny, Country, Humorous

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• That's the biggest problem with boxing in the United States. They do not promote it like they used to, when it used to be Howard Cosell and they showed it on 'Wide World of Sports.' Everybody knew all the fighters. Everybody was looking forward to the year when the Olympics came on.

  Evander Holyfield

  Sports, Years, Boxing

  "Holyfield: 'I just believe that I can'". Interview with Bryan Armen Graham, www.si.com. January 21, 2011.

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• The world awaits Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Olympics, an occasion which will bring into the global spotlight the dramatic advances China is making in enhancing the quality of life for its people.

  Alexander Haig

  People, Quality, World

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• At an Olympics Game, you want to enjoy it, especially if you know it's going to be your last one.

  Shannon Miller

  Games, Want, Lasts

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• I will remember all the days at the Olympics.

  Bonnie Blair

  Remember

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• Before I was an actor I was a break dancer, one of those street performers you see. I guess my introduction into the professional world of performing was a stint as back up dancer for Lionel Richie and I performed at the closing ceremony at the '84 Olympics.

  Cuba Gooding, Jr.

  Dancer, Actors, World

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• The Olympics are great for notoriety right off the bat, but your body of work is what people remember you for.

  Brian Boitano

  Sports, Remember You, Remembers You

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

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• The Olympics show that your dream can come true if you work hard. It's not impossible.

  Jencarlos Canela

  Dream, Hard Work, Impossible

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• I'm not allowed to celebrate as normal eighteen year olds probably would but I'm going to save it for after the Olympics!

  Tom Daley

  Years, Normal, Celebrate

  "Tom Daley's mum is VERY cool - she's paying for him to get a tattoo" by Issy Sampson, www.mirror.co.uk. May 23, 2012.

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• People who aren't perhaps that into sport are going to be following me and wanting to be part of the Olympics. That definitely does bring added pressure but as an athlete the Olympics are the ultimate competition.

  Jessica Ennis

  Sports, Athlete, People

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

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• Things have changed so much, with Facebook and Twitter. Everyone is so much more accessible these days: no British athlete has ever experienced what we are experiencing now. It's such a unique situation with the home Olympics.

  Jessica Ennis

  Home, Athlete, Unique

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

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