02.15.06
Olympics Quotes
Olympics Quotes
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.
- Shannon Miller (1977-) - American gymnast, winner of five medals at the 1992 OlympicGames in Barcelona, Spain
Performing enhancing drugs are banned in the Olympics. Ok, we can swing with that. But performance debilitating drugs should not be banned. Smoke a joint and win the hundred meters, fair play to you. That’s pretty damn good. Unless someone’s dangling a Mars bar off in the distance.
- Eddie Izzard (1962-) - British stand-up Comedian and Actor
The greatest memory for me of the 1984 Olympics was not the individual honors, but standing on the podium with my teammates to receive our team gold medal.
- Mitch Gaylord
I’ve seen a much tougher opposition than her [Carly Patterson]. Let’s see how long she can remain on top. Can she keep going and compete in two more Olympics like myself.
- Svetlana Khorkina (1979-) - Russian gymnast
Defintely gymnastics, because I was a gymnast for 11 years. That’s my thing. My girlfriend Betty Okino was in the 1992 Olympics and won a bronze medal. She’s a gymnast. So I’m a huge fan.
- Jaime Pressly (1977-) - American gymnast and Dancer
If you make one mistake, it can result in vasectomy.
- John Rowland, Olympian, speaking about the steeplechase
I felt totally myself, nothing like the emptiness and horrible feeling I had then [pulling out the Olympics] - no dizziness.
- Paula Radcliffe
When you cross the line, it is such a wonderful feeling it’s hard to describe. [On winning gold in the Olympics]
- Kelly Holmes
The 400m boys have been supportive - although I’m still trying to remember everyone’s name [on gatecrashing the British Olympics team]
- Malachi Davis
Yes folks, their gold medal looks the same as everybody elses’.
- Bob Costas, NBC Sports Commentator’s comment after watching Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics competition.
In high school, I didn’t get the chance to wrestle varsity until my senior year because I had an older brother who was better than me.
- Rulon Gardner, 29 year old American from Afton, Wyoming won Olympic Gold for Greco-Roman Wrestling in Sydney by beating the Russian legend, Alexsandr Karelin. Going into the gold medal match, Karelin, with 9 World Championships and three Olympic gold medals, had been unbeaten since 1987.
When you stand on the victory stand, you must be able to ask yourself: ‘Did I win this medal?’
Kip Keino, Olympic gold medalist in the 1500 and the 3000 meter steeplechase, from a speech urging young athletes not to use performance enhancing drugs.
