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It's always a thrill to wear the flag and ride for Canada in any competition, but especially the Olympics.
No one put pressure on me to go to the Olympics; once I'd got the qualifying mark, I just couldn't say no.
In Montreal, I kept thinking, 'Pay attention: this is the Olympics! It only happens once every four years!'
The Olympics was something amazing for the U.K. in bringing people together and giving the population hope.
You see the fairy tale - four minutes of glory at the Olympics. I thought my life would be cake after that.
Since the Olympics in London, people say, 'Greg's won again. That's what we all expect. Of course he wins.'
Everybody in the Olympics is paid. Lindsay Vonn is going to make a million dollars whether she skis or not.
I started Little Athletics when I was five years old, but my Olympics dream started when I was 10 years old.
The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.
The Olympics is this big global event, but when neighbours come up and wish you well, it feels more personal.
Everyone wants to make the Olympics. Everyone wants to pretty much just play on the team or at least try out.
I hear that Donald Trump is watching the Olympics tonight. He's seeing how high the Mexican pole vaulters go.
I borrowed a lot of money from my parents in the years leading up to the 2000 Olympics, and I worked odd jobs.
The Olympics are great for notoriety right off the bat, but your body of work is what people remember you for.
It's not the Olympics. It's Concord, New Hampshire, and a homecoming should reflect the community I'm part of.
When I plummeted into infamy in the Calgary Olympics, I never thought that a film would be made about my life.
Bobsled boils down to three things - your equipment, start, and drive. To win the Olympics requires all three.
You don't want to do sevens just for the sake of going to the Olympics. its something you've got to want to do.
Winning the 2012 bronze medal was magnificent, but I would love to win a gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
It wasn't an easy journey to participating in the Olympics. It has taken me 14 years of training and hard work.
The thought of being the first openly gay male ever to compete in the Winter Olympics - I totally embrace that.
I didn't realize that winning the Olympics at age 14 automatically put me in the category of being a celebrity.
To me, the Olympics are very important, obviously, but it's not something that I'm gonna change everything for.
I need to continue to be wise, be efficient and prepared for every game that I play leading up to the Olympics.
Most people take long breaks after Olympics. I needed some normalcy back in my life, so I came back to the pool.
I grew up watching the Olympics and did some athletics for my school, winning the Welsh pentathlon championship.
The Olympics is about representing your country, and if you get an opportunity to play you give it all you have.
For me, it would be the perfect summer to play in the Euros and then the Olympics. My desire is to play in both.
When it comes to desiring, we are all experts. If there were an Olympics of desiring, we would all make the team.
My last Olympics, I had a girlfriend — big mistake. Now I’m single, so London should be really good. I’m excited.
I was deeply involved in the decision that President Jimmy Carter made to boycott the Olympics in Moscow in 1980.
The Olympics are the biggest thing in boxing and the more you do as an amateur, the better deal you get as a pro.
One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does not need another big multimedia show.
I think after the 2008 Olympics I wasn't really satisfied with the outcome, so I knew I had to change some things.
Winning for your country in the Olympics is the ultimate dream for any sportsperson, and I am determined to do it.
Every Olympics, we always end up having someone on the podium that we had no idea, or we didn't expect them to be.
I can't say that it's a dream come true because when I was growing up, I never dreamed of playing in the Olympics.
Beijing is an example of [families were displaced for the Olympics]. Something like 10,000 families were moved out.
Looking back, I'm so proud to have gone to five Olympics - I believe only three other Americans have achieved that.
I made history here by landing the first triple axel for a U.S. lady, third at the Olympics, and that's a big deal.
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.
I would love very much to win a medal at the Olympics for myself, by my own performance. But that will never happen.
You might not be ready for diplomacy with Beijing if you can't visit the Olympics without insulting our closest ally.
I'd love to be in the Olympics and face Felix Savon again. But if I can't, I'll make the best of it. Life ain't over.
Sochi will be my third Olympics, and I'm coming into these games in a stronger position than I've been in years past.
Badminton will gain momentum in a big manner after my win in Olympics. More players will participate in the game now.
Even if you've been involved in a World Cup, the Olympics is huge. Only the Games has the power to change communities.
I got a bronze medal and I can't complain about that, the only African-American to get a medal in the Winter Olympics.
You want to do Olympics just like you do a pro football game or a basketball game? Be my guest. Watch it all fade away.
As a kid, you dream of winning the Stanley Cup. As you get older, you understand the importance of winning the Olympics.