Medals Quotes

From a personal point of view I want some medals because that is what you aim for when you start out playing.

But I'm after medals more than anything. Championships don't get taken away from you but records do, so I think I'd rather have medals at every championships rather than times. A world record would be a bonus, but I'm still only 25 in 17 days.

It was never about winning medals or being famous.

Over the years, I've made many sacrifices to win two Olympic gold medals and put together winning streaks that will never be broken.

That's because the International Olympic Committee has a policy of never replacing medals.

God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.

I won player of the year and players' player, two cups and two championship medals, had a great time.

You know, me winning two gold medals, going for a third one, that's nice. But being there with Mark and my sister, and my brother being the coach, it's a dream come true. It's going to be awesome.

I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That's sad.

For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed.

The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at.

The dynamic has really changed in the U.S. Americans believe they can be competitive, that they can win medals.

Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world.

Honestly, it's not the medals that I feel so proud of. It's the way I conducted myself as an athlete, the hard work that I put forward.

Olympic medals are the one medal that I don't have; I've won just about every other competition that I've been at.

My big objective this season is to win three gold medals at the Olympics, in the road race, the time trial and the points race.

I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a disappointment.

Trophies and medals have never meant much to me. I've had amazing experiences, which let you feel like you've accomplished something.

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.

Former Olympians also get paid to make appearances. Many of them won their medals in an era when Olympic success didn't go hand-in-hand with financial success.

I've been training super hard at the Lopez Taekwondo Academy in Houston, which belongs to my brother Jean. For me, I think confidence is the biggest thing; it's all mental. I train with the best of the best, including my brother Steven, a five-time world champion who won Olympic gold medals.

The number of medals on an officer's breast varies in inverse proportion to the square of the distance of his duties from the front line.

Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh.

I am not interested in medals or titles. I don't need them. I need the love of the public and I fight for it.

When I decided to go for four gold medals I planned it out over a few years. It was in four different events and there was a lot to it.

I'd rather get a nice warmup suit. That's something I can use. Gold medals just sit there. When I get old, maybe I could sell them if I need the money.

Gold medals are made out of sweat, blood and tears and effort in the gym every day.

We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.

Much of the demand for women in combat comes from female officers who are eager for medals and promotions.

You know I am an actor, and I have medals for diction.