The reward is when you make the music, not when you get the medal.

My one and only focus at the Olympic Games is to win a gold medal.

The only thing better than winning a gold medal is going to Heaven.

In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.

It's like an addiction: you win one medal and you want to win more.

I should have got a medal at Neunkirchen, my first club in Germany.

Any chance we have to skate for another Olympic medal, it's amazing.

I'd rather have one gold medal and 10 caps than 200 caps and no gold.

Winning a gold medal means you're the best in the world at that time.

I'm just sorry I couldn't come home with a second Olympic gold medal.

I'm not fussed about awards. I just want to win a medal and a trophy.

Having the chance to win a gold medal doesn't come around very often.

I definitely want to win a gold medal, that should be everybody's goal.

I'm just really happy. Really satisfied with my whole medal collection.

Winning that gold medal at the Olympics is something I'll never forget.

I'm not trying to get five medals. I'm not trying to be Michael Phelps.

It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped.

If I do something for my kids, I get a medal, because most fathers don't.

You don't get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.

I won my first medal when I was nine years old. It was at the Boston Open.

I haven't let the gold medal out of my sight; it sleeps next to me in bed.

I think if I am to win an Olympic medal I'll have to score like I did today.

Nowadays a gold medal is a $1 million contract. Our athletes are our heroes.

London 2012 is all about winning a medal. Not just any medal, the gold medal.

I'm not disappointed with bronze. It's always good to come away with a medal.

I'm just glad my gold medal's at home, because I'd hate to try to win another.

My dream is to get gold medal both in the world championship and the Olympics.

I think every fight is a tough fight, but I'm not settling for a bronze medal.

I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal.

One medal. One shot. One lap. Eight riders. No lanes. No right of way. Just go.

I've won the African Cup, I've won an Olympic gold medal. That says everything.

I would be happy with an Olympic bronze. What I don't have is an Olympic medal.

A world championship medal on the road is something that I'm missing from my CV.

It has always been a dream to win either the Olympic gold medal or the World Cup.

If you can come to the Olympic Games and leave with a medal then that is alright.

I always said I wanted an Olympic medal. It's the pinnacle of any athlete's career.

You have to beat the king to be the king. No one is going to hand you a gold medal.

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

One thing I've learned from winning an Olympic medal is that it's really exhausting.

My dad used to be a goalie. He actually won a bronze medal with Team Canada in 1956.

Qualifying for the Olympics is probably harder than winning a medal at the Olympics.

My dream is to have a medal from the Olympic Games, and I will do my best to have it.

Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for.

To have this gold medal around my neck is just bonkers and still hasn't really sunk in.

I was first and foremost a fellow Gamecock and friend before a Medal of Honor recipient.

I'm extremely happy that I could win the gold medal. It's a special moment in my career.

To win a joint gold medal with my brother - that's the dream, to cross the line together.

My children can really understand the Olympic Games, To have a medal is very, very special.

There was a lot of politics going on, and Ireland were denied an Olympic gold medal in 2008.

Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal.

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