Olympics Quotes - Page 2

• If there's anything that is the center of my career both creatively and emotionally, it's the Olympics.

  Dick Ebersol

  Careers, Ifs

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• 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.

  Cammi Granato

  Sports, Winning, Focus

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• There can be distractions, but if you're isolated from the heart of the Games, the Olympics become just another competition.

  Mary Lou Retton

  Heart, Games, Competition

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• 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.

  Clara Hughes

  Beautiful, Believe, Alive

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• There were no competitions on television. The first skating competition I ever remember seeing on television was the 1968 Olympics when Peggy Fleming won.

  Dorothy Hamill

  Sports, Competition, Skating

  "Gold Medal Figure Skater". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 17, 2000.

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• As a kid, you dream of winning the Stanley Cup. As you get older, you understand the importance of winning the Olympics.

  Joe Sakic

  Dream, Kids, Winning

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• 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.

  Kohei Uchimura

  Sports, Strong, Believe

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• 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.

  Eunice Kennedy Shriver

  Sports, Hope, Stars

  "Eunice Kennedy Shriver, 1921-2009: She Changed the World for People With Mental Disabilities". learningenglish.voanews.com. August 21, 2009.

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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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• 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 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.

  Jay Leno

  Friday, Russia, Phones

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

  Pierre de Coubertin

  Inspirational, Life, Education

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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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• 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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• A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.

  Jesse Owens

  Motivational, Sports, Quilts

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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