Olympics Quotes - Page 18

• The time leading up to the 1996 Olympics was the most demanding and stressful of my career. The sport I had loved so much was slowly becoming a nightmare as I trained with Bela and Marta Karolyi the summer before the Olympics.

  Dominique Moceanu

  Summer, Sports, Careers

  Dominique Moceanu (2012). “Off Balance: A Memoir”, p.117, Simon and Schuster

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• I have a power word that I use-when I qualified for the Olympics in 2008, it was fighter. That way when I'm in the race and I get to those dark moments, I can think of the word and it evokes that emotion for me.

  Kara Goucher

  Dark, Thinking, Race

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• The ability to manage large assets well - it's like being Michael Jordan or winning the gold in the Olympics; it's what you aspire to.

  Louis Bacon

  Winning, Gold, Jordan

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• My goal, for almost my entire career, has been to promote ski racing not just in America, but across the world. I think it's an amazing sport. I am happy to be an ambassador for the next Olympics and I will do my best to honour the Olympics spirit and to hopefully encourage kids to participate in sports, especially in Asia and Korea and I am looking forward to an amazing Olympics.

  Lindsey Vonn

  Sports, Kids, Thinking

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• I want to play for my country, play for everybody, and I want to be there. I just feel like I have so many feelings and I want to play in the Olympics and feel how special if I can win that tournament.

  Yani Tseng

  Country, Winning, Play

  "Safeway Classic Presented By Coca-Cola". Interview with Kelly Thesier, www.asapsports.com. August 15, 2012.

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• I want to compete in the next Olympics. If I go to Rio, it will be my third time, which is a rare feat for an Indian athlete. For me, Olympics is important because it's the biggest event on earth for a sports person. I hope this time around I come back with a medal.

  Vijender Singh

  Sports, Athlete, Important

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• I knew very little or nothing about the Olympics. Having qualified was itself a big achievement for me, and then being there was quite overwhelming. Although I lost in the opening round, but the fact that I fought well was enough for me to take away from Athens.

  Vijender Singh

  Achievement, Facts, Athens

  "I am happy with my preparations: Vijender Singh". Interview, timesofindia.indiatimes.com. June 29, 2012.

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• I always try to see the good in everything, and that gives me strength. Even when I lost in the London Olympics quarterfinals, I said to myself, 'Don't lose heart, God has his own plans.' Actually, life just goes on; you have to accept whatever challenge you face and become stronger.

  Vijender Singh

  Heart, London Olympics, Giving

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• I have prepared myself to be at my peak in London. But in the Olympics, there are so many factors. You need to stay alert all the time, and a lapse of concentration, even for a second, will let you down.

  Vijender Singh

  Needs, Lapses, London

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• I think God has it written down for me, that without training and working hard you will never achieve desired results. All three times I have had to toil my way into the Olympics. Talking about pressure, well that is something you have to learn to deal with in sports.

  Vijender Singh

  Sports, Thinking, Talking

  "I am happy with my preparations: Vijender Singh". Interview, timesofindia.indiatimes.com. June 29, 2012.

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• It took Dan Jansen, the speed skater, four Olympics to win a medal-a gold one at that!-but he never gave up. I won't, either.

  Lolo Jones

  Winning, Gold, Four

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• The Olympics is the biggest competition for all athletes and an unforgettable event.

  Yuna

  Athlete, Competition, Events

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• For an athlete myself, it is especially meaningful for our country to host an Olympics. Every athlete hopes to participate in an Olympics, so I still can't believe the games of dreams is going to take place in Korea.

  Yuna

  Meaningful, Dream, Country

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• I have learned from the first Olympics, of course. When I went to my first Olympic Games, I experienced all of the pressure and was able to win the gold medal. I try not to feel the pressure, and I try not to be nervous when I am on the ice and when I compete.

  Yuna

  Winning, Ice, Games

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• There are two kinds of people in this world: the ones who don't cook out of and have NEVER cooked out of THE I HATE TO COOK BOOK, and the other kind...The I HATE TO COOK people consist mainly of those who find other things more interesting and less fattening, and so they do it as seldom as possible. Today there is an Annual Culinary Olympics, with hundreds of cooks from many countries ardently competing. But we who hate to cook have had our own Olympics for years, seeing who can get out of the kitchen the fastest and stay out the longest.

  Peg Bracken

  Country, Hate, Book

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• Prior to the 1976 Olympics, I was a 5,000m runner.

  Don Kardong

  Runners

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• We need to stop playing Privilege or Oppression Olympics because we'll never get anywhere until we find more effective ways of talking through difference. We should be able to say, “This is my truth,” and have that truth stand without a hundred clamoring voices shouting, giving the impression that multiple truths cannot coexist.

  Roxane Gay

  Talking, Voice, Differences

  "Peculiar benefits" by Roxane Gay, therumpus.net. May 16, 2012.

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• Experience is the best teacher. I've been through a lot - going to the Olympics, going to the Finals, having a lot of good games and having a lot of bad games. It's a rollercoaster ride and I'm just happy I'm a part of it. If it was easy, then everybody could do it.

  Kevin Durant

  Teacher, Games, Finals

  "Kevin Durant wins first career NBA MVP Award". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com. 2014.

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• When I was training for the Olympics, I didn't eat the way I should have. I missed out on much-needed protein and opted for every easy carb.

  Summer Sanders

  Should Have, Training, Way

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• From an athlete's perspective, to cancel the Olympics in regards to the threats would be absolutely devastating - especially since the Olympics - it's really about people meeting together through sports and putting aside their countries' differences for that time.

  Brian Boitano

  Leadership, Sports, Wisdom

  "Face the Nation" with Bob Schieffer, cbsnews.cbsig.net. January 26, 2014.

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• Confidence is the most important thing in this sport, and the confidence from winning Wimbledon would make it easier to win the Olympics, too. Either would be very difficult, both even more-but the player who wins Wimbledon will be the favorite for the Olympics. It can happen.

  Rafael Nadal

  Sports, Winning, Player

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• Everything that happened in '92 was more than I had dreamed of... winning the U.S. title for the first time and then doing so well at the Olympics... It seemed to wrap things up so perfectly. I couldn't help thinking, 'How could I top that?'

  Kristi Yamaguchi

  Winning, Thinking, Firsts

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• I am a freestyle mogul skier who, on February 13, became the first American to win a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

  Hannah Kearney

  Winning, Gold, Firsts

  "Exclusive: Gold Medal Winner Hannah Kearney On Her Olympic Experience" by Hannah Kearney, www.mtv.com. March 1, 2010.

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• (Algerian athlete, 1996 Summer Olympics, on the 3000m world record)
  I think my 3:27 for 1500m is worth 7:21 for 3000m.

  Noureddine Morceli

  Summer, Athlete, Thinking

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• (American swimmer, 1972 Summer Olympics, on winning seven gold medals Inspirational)
  I swam my brains out.

  Mark Spitz

  Summer, Winning, Brain

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