Olympics Quotes

I am at the Olympics, I forgot to tie my suit, how is this gonna happen?

The highlight of my career? The Olympics, of course.

I'd always said that I'd like to have a title by the next Olympics, so this is a great opportunity, and could be the start of my climb to a world title.

In terms of my career, having the gold definitely changed my life. The Olympics are different, you know? They're every four years and it's such a small group.

The big push for me is the Olympics this year. If I'm healthy, I'm not worried about my ranking. I think I can hit the ball. It's just about my body cooperating. It's about being able to play matches in a row. Right now, I'm not sure how much I can do with that, but we'll see.

I woke up on the plane this morning and was turning on my phone and I had to put my pin number in. That's when I realized that since the age of 10 I've been using 2012 as my pin number. But now that I've won gold in the 2012 Olympics, I've achieved that goal and, for the first time in 14 years, I'll have to change my pin.

The Olympics: not one of my better memories.

Seeing the Olympics come to China made me want to get more involved.

To finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal, it's the best feeling in the world.

The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.

I'm going to keep living my life the way I've been living my life, and nothing is going to change that even if the Olympics are coming up.

Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.

I've decided to make my main priority for the next two years not playing the violin, but training for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Because Great Britain has self-confidence, it doesn't need a monumental Olympics.

I think the most surprising thing about the Olympics would be the amount of interaction and partying that goes on behind the scenes. They have nightclubs at the Olympic Village. It's like college all over again.

But it is nice to know that you have other races lined up, because sometimes you can get so focused on your next marathon that it can become kind of unhealthy in some ways. So it's nice to have something else to slap you in the face and say, all right, there is life after the Olympics.

I think about my goals. There were a lot of times in gymnastics when I really didn't want to go in and train, but you can't make it to the Olympics if you don't train!

I'd love to compete in the Summer Olympics.

The Olympics must be my curse or something.

It was a dream come true for me to be at the Olympics.

I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them.

The Olympics are always a special competition, it is very difficult to predict what will happen.

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.

The USA have recently done well in the Olympics and the Youth World Cup. So I think there will be some good young players available in the future, and not too expensive which is important to the club.

Passover and Easter are the only Jewish and Christian holidays that move in sync, like the ice skating pairs we saw during the winter 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 raced locally for a year, went to Europe the year after and went to the Olympics the year after that.

I was around 15 when I first wanted to compete in an Olympics. I even remember the first time I got to wear a GB kit as a junior. I've even kept it. It's in my mum's loft somewhere, probably gone mouldy by now.

I don't think about the trials and the Olympics a lot. If I do, it's just going to stress me out and get me worried.

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.