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.
My only focus was the Olympics because in my sport, that is the ultimate. Everything is geared toward that, and my entire life was geared around getting there and winning gold.
We have been actively trying to have New York City host the 2012 Olympics.
If there's anything that is the center of my career both creatively and emotionally, it's the Olympics.
I still can't believe I won the Olympics. That's what I feel right now - completely alive as a human being. It's a really beautiful moment.
I have to consider my greatest accomplishments winning the Olympics because everything that Ive done after that is really because of the Olympics.
I've realized the extraordinary power of sports to heal, unite and inspire. I believe the Olympics will serve as the ultimate platform to provide positive changes and I hope to inspire all of Japan through my strong showing there.
You are the stars and the world is watching you. By your presence, you send a message to every village, every city, every nation. A message of hope. A message of victory.
The only victory that counts is the one over yourself.
Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.
The Olympics start on Friday, and Russia is implementing the most intensive security in Olympics history. During the games, the government will monitor every email, every social media message, and listen in on every phone call. In fact, people are even comparing Russia to the United States, that's how bad it is.
I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.
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.
The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle.
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.
A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.
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.
The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them.
The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.
When anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just not listening anymore.
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.
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.
I hope that this medal inspires the kids at home to put down guns and knives and pick up a pair of trainers instead.
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.
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.
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