Quotes about Medals

I'm proud of our kids and what they achieved. There was a little disappointment in some cases, but to bring home five medals is fantastic.

Brent Jennings

This was the first time that these gymnasts have won a championship and received medals. They performed well and this was a great day for the team.

Sue Besch

We'll have finisher medals this year and a big barbeque at the race finish at the Durango Sports Club.

Matt Kelly

We believe the gold medal is already hanging around the Russian's neck. It's just the minor medals up for grabs now.

Nick Weinberg

The medals don't mean anything and the glory doesn't last. It's all about your happiness. The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.

Jackie Joyner Kersee

I told him I don't want him to bring home any medals.

Debra Shaw

Black Kettle, who had put on his peace medals for the soldiers to see, left his wife - who was drenched in blood - as he assumed she was dead.

Steve Brady

We are looking for a better result than last time and hoping for at least two gold medals. But it is equally important to get experience for our young swimmers.

Li Hua

I think you're going to find that in the individual event medals, there's more competition for those. And some of the countries that don't have as much depth are going to focus on specialists for those individual event medals.

Steve Penny

I am expecting six medals and hoping for eight. Our Sport England target is eight, which is very stiff indeed but it is up to us to rise to the challenge.

Terry Edwards

They are gold medals to us.

Mary Flowers

They all could potentially win medals.

Roch Pilon

There are no silver medals for losers.

Richard Cornwell

It's one of the cultural events. They give out Olympic medals. There will be eight blocks of ice and 18 hours to compete.

Aaron Costic

Realistically, we have to target two medals. We've done it at two Games now so you can't go back on that.

Ian Chesterman

We caught Great Britain on the right day. I don't think they'll be that easier for anyone to beat again, they are very good team and you'd expect to see them in the mix for medals.

Amy Nixon

The course was too muddy. But I am fine with the result and I hope to win medals in Melbourne and Fukuoka.

Benjamin Limo

For me it isn't about the money or the greed, it's always been about the medals.

Jade Johnson

I don't think we expected so many medals. I think it's a very good start.

Frode Andresen

I am not interested in medals or titles. I don't need them. I need the love of the public and I fight for it.

Olga Korbut

The moms had the best relays going by far. They won several medals in my book.

Jeff Shroll

I want to be a better athlete and win more medals.

Heather O'brien

The men's target is to win medals. And we will also try our best to win a gold medal.

Lu Fan

What I'm really pleased about is that these medals will be handed down from generation to generation.

Raymond Kelly

A large number of athletes have exercise-induced asthma, ... This does not mean that they can't compete at the highest level as many of our asthmatic elite athletes won medals at the Olympic Games .

John Dickinson

We're a young team, so it was good for them to get some medals.

Todd Smolinski

I'm definitely sure he's going to make one or two medals in the slaloms. But on the other hand, he missed two good chances to medal so far. With Bode, who knows?

Marco Buechel

I'm pleased with the way we wrestled as a team. We had eight guys and came home with seven medals.

Andy Weiss

Our goal was to come back and win at least 12 medals in Turin, ... All the skaters who won medals are back and we've got some great athletes added on to that.

Bonnie Blair

One of the greatest days in Austrian ski history. We are all happy, very happy. You can only dream of 14 medals, but today it was more than a dream.

Hans Pum

We won today, not only because of the first-, second- and third-place finishers but because of those who finished just out of the medals, in 11th, 12th, and 13th.

Terri Lemos

When you line up and get your medals, and you're looking down the line at your teammates getting theirs, that's the best moment. I can't say enough about everyone on this team. We got along so well.

Jennifer Botterill

I'm very happy about this gold medal. I heard it was a record. I know I have four (gold) medals at home.

Claudia Pechstein

This will probably taste a little better in a few days but you win the bronze and the gold medals, you lose the silver.

Olli Jokinen

It's awesome. It's the first time we brought home the most medals. It is the best feeling in the world. I wanted to be in the finals so it's disappointing, but I put that in the past.

Rob Hoffman

Last time we were number one in (shooting) medals and we hope to head the list this time too.

Sunny Thomas

Fifteen students demonstrated their mettle and captured 18 medals.

Ken Fletcher

Everyone else is running around with Commonwealth Games medals. My wife's had two of them.

Russell Mark

I didn't set out to prove I could win national medals from Peoria, Illinois. But that's where I live, and everything I need is there.

Matt Savoie

I have done my bit. I had promised myself two medals in Melbourne. I have a gold and a silver. Not bad is it?

Anuja Jung

I went up there thinking I wouldn't get any medals and did extremely well.

Jayne Berry

Well, expectations are very, very high.don't ask me to count medals because I never count medals before, but certainly we have a very good team and the preparations have been intense.

Mike Fennell

I believed that Bryan (Clay, the US 2005 World Championship decathlon winner) would be the winner in Moscow but that I would at least fight for one of the remaining two medals.

Roman Sebrle

I feel awesome. I've had a really strong season so far, the best of my career with two medals in the Grand Prix, and I was the only American to qualify for the finals. So that gives me a big boost of confidence coming in here.

Evan Lysacek