Olympics Quotes

I swam my brains out.

I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over.

I was not talented enough to run and smile at the same time

....What I learned was that these athletes were not disabled, they were superabled. The Olympics is where heroes are made. The Paralympics is where heroes come.

The female body is a masterpiece. Everyone likes to look at the female body, especially in dynamic, athletic sport.

There is something in the Olympics, indefinable, springing from the soul, that must be preserved.

Winning medals wasn't the point of the Olympics. It's the participating that counts.

I grew up not really thinking I had a disability. I grew up thinking I had different shoes.

The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them.

Looking after a very sick child was the Olympics of parenting.

When that fire hit your ass, it will sober your ass up quick! I saw something, I went, Well, that's a pretty blue. You know what? That looks like... FIRE! Fire is inspirational. They should use it in the Olympics, because I ran the 100 in 4.3.

I don't give up easily. I have plans to be around for a while.

I didn't set out to beat the world; I just set out to do my absolute best.

Truthfully I don't remember much about anything after the Olympics 'cause I, I lost everything.

I have been here before in my head. To everyone else, it is my first Olympics. To me, it's my thousandth.

The opening and closing ceremonies of the London Olympics are mass satanic rituals disguised as a celebration of Britain and sport. Their medium is the language of symbolism.

For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth.

It's not the Olympics. It's Concord, New Hampshire, and a homecoming should reflect the community I'm part of.

You show up at the Olympics, and you're no longer you; you're an American Olympian. You're part of this greater whole, and the individual doesn't matter.

By bringing Little Sun to Tate Modern and the London Olympics, I hope to realise an art project for those who typically have no access to global events of this scale.

I don't rank competitions - every single one is the Olympics to me.

I took part in the sun-tanning Olympics – I just got bronze.

The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.

The Olympics are what I work for. They're why I spend so much time in the gym.

I will never be satisfied, like the Olympics.