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

It's said that Norwegians are born with skis for our legs. That's why we always win the Olympics.

For the Olympics, I'm mostly training in the gym, so I'm running laps on the standard speed wall.

Am I worried? Sure, I'm worried. When it comes to the Olympics, it can't be a predictable finish.

I was obsessed with the Olympics. It's so exciting to see that level of excellence and endurance.

At an Olympics Game, you want to enjoy it, especially if you know it's going to be your last one.

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

Someone 'big' will get thrown out of their Trials or at the Olympics. I would bet my house on it.

The Olympics are very important only if you gain a medal, and that's a very difficult achievement.

As a thrill in my career, the Olympics rank right up there with my two NCAA championships at Duke.

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

In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than just another event

People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating.

The Olympics is one of the memories that will always be with me. It changed my life for the better.

Climbing in the Olympics would be my dream, but I'm not so optimistic that it will make it in 2020.

The Olympics is really awesome, but for some snowboarders, it's not the biggest thing in the world.

If we're about winning world championships, we can't just have all of our focus be on the Olympics.

In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than just another event.

The Olympics is nothing I ever dreamed about. I dreamed about playing for Coach Knight and Indiana.

If you're a sports fan, it is really cool when you see the best-on-best for hockey at the Olympics.

The strange thing about the Olympics is that delivering on your potential is always quite difficult.

If there were a category in the Olympics for laundry, my mother would have been a gold-medal winner.

In Hollywood you can see things at night that are fast enough to be in the Olympics in the day time.

I began skating when I was 3. It was during 2002, the year the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City.

For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it.

London was my first Olympics. It was my dream to get there, and I literally had the time of my life.

I have a great relationship with Special Olympics back in Baltimore and have had one for many years.

I've always loved public speaking, and that's something I definitely will pursue after the Olympics.

I'm proud of the U.S.A. We've done some amazing things. To wear our flag in the Olympics is an honor.

My ultimate dream was to get to the Olympics. I never thought I would come away with two gold medals.

The Olympics is all about inclusion, coming together for sport. That's the footprint I want to leave.

My childhood dream was to win the Olympics, and I've done that. Everything else is icing on the cake.

The big picture is the Trials and Olympics. I just have to keep focused for that, keep moving forward.

NHL clubs have not wanted to go to the Olympics, and we have been saying that for months if not years.

You grow through the conflict and you emerge together. I think that's what the Olympics are all about.

I raced locally for a year, went to Europe the year after and went to the Olympics the year after that.

Olympics is global competition in which eighty, ninety, hundred, hundred and ten countries participate.

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

At the Olympics, I'm representing the United States as well as the town and people who helped shape me.

I have to stop watching the Olympics. It just reminds me that I forgot to try really hard at something.

Chicago is a fantastic city, and I can easily see the Olympics setting themselves right here in Chicago.

I was turning actually 15 at the Olympics in '76... I don't think that one year makes a huge difference.

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

When I participated in Rio Olympics in 2016, I failed to grab a medal. But it was a learning experience.

The Olympics really started motivating me from the very start. That was my dream from the very beginning.

You can't go to college and develop into an Olympics champion. It takes too much time, too much training.

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

My life goes in four-year cycles. The World Cup is every four years and the Olympics are every four years.

Once I got to the NBA I wanted to continue to work with the Special Olympics and those with special needs.

I was almost expecting the Olympics to be the biggest thing ever, but it wasn't. It was just another race.

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