Olympics quotes
134 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"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'm the national champion of Jamaica now, I go into the Olympics like this."
"And we realized that it was kind of a starting point for gymnastics, to go professional, and also to just get a lot more of the audiences in the arenas on the off years, in the years that we're not in the Olympics."
"You might not be ready for diplomacy with Beijing if you can't visit the Olympics without insulting our closest ally."
"The ability to manage large assets well - it's like being Michael Jordan or winning the gold in the Olympics; it's what you aspire to."
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"The job of mayor of London is unbelievably taxing, particularly in the run-up to the Olympics."
"I'm very impressed. All the crowds I've seen are very enthusiastic. It's not the first time every seat hasn't been sold at the Winter Olympics."
"My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000."
"Against Steve Johnson at the Olympics I was down a couple of times."
"For me, by far, the Olympics is the biggest sporting event in the world."
"To even get to the Olympics, I have to qualify for the 2013 World Championships and the standard is high. I know I am always going to be a few points behind the top guys."
"Mitt Romney turned businesses around in the private sector. He saved the Winter Olympics."
"I'd like to see the Olympics live. I've only watched it on television."
"At an Olympics Game, you want to enjoy it, especially if you know it's going to be your last one."
"You will be competing against athletes from many nations. But, most important, you are competing against yourself. All we expect is for you to do your very best, to push yourself just one second faster, one notch higher, one inch further."
"I just enjoy calculating, and it's an instrument I know how to play. It's almost an athletic performance, in a way. I was just watching the Olympics, and that's how I feel when proving a theorem."
"If American Idol was the Olympics, I'd still get a medal. It was a great race."
"There are days when I don't want to go to the gym or find myself not super motivated upon arriving. I would visualize myself playing at the Olympics."
