In a way, this is a horrible game to be in, but it's an opportunity to win an Olympic medal. We don't want to go away empty-handed.
Mike Hay
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I want to be an Olympic champion.
Marion Jones
I wish I could have held it together a little better in the last three laps, but it was a great Olympic experience.
Catherine Raney
This is another small Olympic miracle.
Sergio Chiamparino
I'm happy for this podium finish. It was fun. I want to go ever faster as we head to the Olympic Games in Italy.
Giorgio Rocca
We have been so close to beating the Americans in the past two Olympic finals.
Jan Stirling
Today it's like two victories in one. I won the super-G and my Olympic qualification.
Christoph Gruber
Around the Olympic Games, Dan will be a little bit of a celebrity in Carmel. But you're not sliding for the recognition. If someone were looking for fame and recognition, they might want to look elsewhere. We can't say we're on the same level of recognition as Michael Jordan or Derek Jeter — you do a sport because you love it.
Gordy Sheer
I was telling my mother that this isn't the Olympic dream I planned. We're just trying to get to the Olympics, and if we get to the Olympics then maybe we'll know how to pay for it.
Tim Nardiello
These kids get introduced to it in our Junior Olympic program.
Tommy Dolde
This would have to be the toughest moment of my life, whether to swim an event at the Olympic Games or to look after one of your best mates.
Craig Stevens
I've been thinking of nothing else for the past year. It's incredible. I'm Olympic champion.
Antoine Deneriaz
At the Olympic Games of 2004 this nightmare reappeared, because instead of hearing the national anthem at the final of the 200 meters we heard another anthem.
Michalis Dimitrakopoulos
The Medal Day That Beat All Swedish Olympic Records.
Dagens Nyheter
I'm a young guy and it's great to be on the Olympic team. I feel comfortable. When you're scoring goals, your confidence is built up.
Marek Svatos
It was a huge thrill to come in first. One of the Olympic dreams is down. A couple more to go.
Jay Hakkinen
Even the so-called 'gold standard' anti-doping programs designed for Olympic-caliber athletes are ineffective, let alone the inept programs that exist in professional sports.
Victor Conte
That gave her an opportunity to play with her former Olympic teammates, ... ...She did great things for our franchise. I really can't comment on her feelings. The only thing we can say is we appreciate everything Dawn has done for us and wish her the best.
Trudi Lacey
That was our best game since the Olympic trials in December. Everyone's shot-making was up to par.
Brad Gushue
It's a great day for sport and fair play and equity in the Olympic Games. We frankly climbed a mountain here, and lo and behold we reached the top.
Michael Chambers
We see this campaign as one more way to bring Americans closer to the excitement and passion that surround the Olympic Winter Games.
Karen Jennings
You don't feel it's the Olympic Games because there are not a lot of people. You want to feel a lot of people on the last climb to help you. It's a little disappointing there aren't a lot of people here.
Marit Bjorgen
The Olympic break will help a lot. I just take it game by game. I've felt good so far. I'm in good shape.
Tommy Albelin
I hope that my program will really match the Olympic slogan of passion lives here. I would like to be able to express that.
Fumie Suguri
It's typical of Italian culture that we only start to feel emotional about something when we have the possibility to see it in front of us. By February, Italy will have Olympic fever.
Alberto Tomba
He's got more room for improvement. He's got a shot at the next Olympic team and maybe some records.
Skip Kenney
This is not a job, it's the Olympic games and games should be fun. That gets lost in the medal counts.
Mike Valcourt
It's been a really hard year, ... I'm an Olympic champion yet I've only won one race. I've had a lot of seconds, but there's a lot of expectation when you are an Olympic champion.
Sara Carrigan
For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are about fine athletics and fine art.
Avery Brundage
We would never let go the Olympic gold medals in women's heavyweights unless there were made unpardonable errors in our jobs of training and administrations.
Song Zhaonian
I ran like a champion. It is a great consolation to show how dominant I am. I am the Olympic champion and the world champion, but I want Justin Gatlin to be the champion of everything.
Justin Gatlin
It doesn't feel like there is going to be a major event here in four days. And you're right. There isn't the excitement or anticipation of being at an Olympic Centre, like there will be four days before Vancouver 2010.
Barb Mcdonald
The Olympic Games are a truly worldwide event.
Richard Carrion
These Olympic Games are, of course, the most important event, every four years, in our sport. That is why you must have the best conditions by the big events, and that is why one invests this much money.
Jochen Behle
The only deadline that exists comes from the International Olympic Committee, which wants each federation to hand in rosters by the end of January.
Rene Fasel
She doesn't have any idea of how good she could be. We're talking about someone who could be in five Olympic Games.
Renaldo Nehemiah
It creates a bit of the contemporary lifestyle that we think Budweiser can bring to the Olympic Games.
Tony Ponturo
In his day, I wouldn't have lasted a round with him. The man was a heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold-medal winner.
Shannon Briggs
That, coupled with the marketplace, Los Angeles has a great history in track and field with the Olympic Games and storied track clubs. There's still a very large active track base here.
Bill Peterson
It is a special day for us with our first Olympic gold medal.
Felix Gottwald
It doesn't take away anything from what we did. We're still proud, and we still enjoyed 100 percent our Olympic experience.
David Pelletier
...is to win the Olympic gold medal this year, that's for sure the biggest one.
Hayley Wickenheiser
They have a television on in the lounge and I'll duck in a few times between floods to check things out. It's exciting to see Russ going for Olympic gold.
Brian Orser
These members have done great harm to the Olympic ideal. Now the greatest service to the Olympic movement is simply to accept their fate.
Juan Antonio Samaranch
You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I came here for you. You don't boo me.
Kurt Angle
That's roughly equal to 432 Olympic-sized swimming pools every hour.
Dan Hitchings
For me it is like a dream and I do not want to wake up. I wanted Olympic gold for so long.
Katerina Neumannova
We're extremely grateful for the broad coverage of hockey the NBC family is providing from the Olympic Winter Games. We hope that our teams will perform well and that the exposure will enhance our efforts to further grow the game in the U.S.
Dave Ogrean
In this moment, I have to be at the head of the International Olympic Committee more than ever, ... I have to try to help to solve these problems.
Juan Antonio Samaranch
I had the pleasure of competing at the Olympic Games and at Wimbledon and was fortunate enough to win the gold medal in both events.
Boris Becker
Actually, I'm going into the event with an eye on the future, ... It's very exciting for us to launch the next Olympic team.
Susan Williams
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
I have no doubt whatsoever that the Olympic football tournaments in China will be played in perfect conditions.
Issa Hayatou
Jason was on the bubble and really needed a win to make the Olympic team. He totally came through when it counted the most.
Jon Casson
It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting spiritual and moral benefits to the athlete and inspiration to those lucky enough to witness the athletic dedication.
Herb Elliott
The next Commonwealth Games are in Melbourne and Delhi and the timing for it to come back to Europe is ideal, ... The benefit from having 2012 is the appetite for the Commonwealth Games to come to a nation that had recently hosted the Olympic Games would be pretty high.
Keith Mills
Officials say the only thing Los Angeles will have to build is an Olympic pistol range. What's wrong with the freeways we already have?
Argus Hamilton
Young people and Indian people need to know that we existed in the 20th Century. We need to know who our heroes are and to know what we have done and accomplished in this century other than what Olympic athletes Jim Thorpe and Billy Mills have done.
Russell Means
He reminds me of how Maurice did that. He showed he deserves to be the Olympic champion, now he's the world champion and he's started to come into his own.
John Smith
I'm going to an Olympic Games, that's the bottom line!
Craig Stevens
The Olympic Games is the ultimate level of competition.
Russell Mark
Given that the Commonwealth Games are going to be held in India in 2010, we think the interest in sports tourism that will be generated in India will flow on to the Olympic Games in 2012.
Bernard Donoghue
For us the International Olympic Committee rules are clear. What Mayer did was illegal.
Heinz Jungwirth
Wayne is a natural leader of the Roots athletics team, Team Roots, and a great ambassador for our company. Both on and off the ice, he exemplifies the best of Canada and the Canadian and Olympic heritage of Roots.
Michael Budman
I'm excited about swimming the event because I won my first Olympic gold medal in the event.
Ian Thorpe
Buying cycles have been shortened, but in the past few weeks the Olympic marketplace has become healthy.
Peter Lazarus
This is more important than the world championship and only slightly less (important) than the Olympic Games.
Bastien Ripoll
The 2006 Olympic Winter Games have been a great success for Canada. We set an aggressive goal of a top-three finish at these Games and we will leave Turin having achieved that goal.
Mike Chambers
The two biggest mistakes USA Hockey has ever made is not having a post-Olympic tour in 1998 and cutting Cammi Granato.
Chris Bailey
She's pushed the sport so far; it's been amazing to compete with her. This is her third Olympic medal, and I think it's an honor to compete with her.
Jennifer Heil
I thought it would be fun to do something fun at the restaurant to honor the Olympic Games.
Blair Taylor
I think it's important for the U.S. team to break through and achieve an Olympic medal. I feel that in the team event we've had a medal ripped away from us.
Todd Lodwick
I thought he was going to come over and have a cup of coffee with me but as soon as he spotted myself, he ran like Ben Johnson in the Olympic Games.
Mario Condello
This is the Olympic gold for them.
Bruce Wells
Everyone else is trying to jump your claim. We did a great job for the team and generated millions for the Canadian Olympic Committee.
Michael Budman
This is my dream. Since I was a little girl, I have always been dreaming of becoming an Olympic champion. Today it came true.
Tatiana Navka
We will discuss the future of the Olympic Programs, such as which sports will come in and which will go. It is the decision of the IOC.
Patrick Hickey
This is the start of the Olympic season. You have to skate smart.
Michael Weiss
O'Connor is an Olympic Development Program keeper, and she's very consistent and competitive. She has really impressed us with her focus and her intensity. I'm sure she'll pay her dues, but there's a lot of experience in front of her with (Miller and Romano). She's the best keeper we've had since Kristin Eggert.
Bob Blecher
This will probably be the only Olympic event we see, other than hockey.
Tony Tuzzolino
My ultimate goal is to box in the 2008 Olympics. I have the drive and motivation to make the Olympic team.
Rheño Nieto
We kept things in the Olympic theme because there was so much excitement when the USA men's curling team won the bronze.
Nancy Haggenmiller
My goal is obviously to make the Olympic team, ... For me, it doesn't matter who else is in it, I have to think of my own skating and my own competition.
Alissa Czisny
I was very excited when Pavel Bure called (to say he was on the Olympic team).
Alexander Ovechkin
Athens has stimulated the city's development by improving its infrastructure for the Olympic games.
Jiang Xiaoyu
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
World records are there to be broken. I see the ultimate as the Olympic gold medal and I have got that.
Jodie Henry
We have people in place that have done the Olympic Trials before, have done big meets before.
Greg Erwin
Virtually all of the Olympic facilities have been totally destroyed. That mimics what's happened for the country, too.
Bill Fauver
We will teach wrestling in general, not just Olympic wrestling. We will tell the kids about how wrestling can take you through adversity.
Darryl Christian
To food people, this is like making the Olympic team.
James Beard
Kids with asthma should be able to do anything other kids can do, without fear of triggering exercise-induced asthma. In fact, asthma is more common among Olympic athletes than in the general population.
Mark Millard
In 2002, the American pipe guys came out and put on an amazing show. That kind of got the buzz going about snowboarding. Snowboarding is really becoming the heart and soul of the Olympic games.
Seth Wescott
Mr. Gretzky is very capable of dealing with this story on his own accord and we see nothing in this story that requires any Olympic response at this time.
Michael Chambers
This is very much a hands on role and Tom brings a wealth of logistical and Olympic Games experience to the team and we welcome him to the Australian team management.
Craig Phillips
We will encourage more Chinese TV stations to get involved in the Olympic signal production to cover more sports.
Jiang Xiaoyu
I don't know what he is doing, speed-checking on Olympic game day.
Nate Holland
This team is the world champion and the Olympic champion. We didn't get that for free.
Higinio Velez
The Lottery needs to raise altogether £1.5 billion of which we estimate that £750 million over the seven years between now and the Games will come from the new Olympic lottery game.
Tessa Jowell
To compete in the Olympic Games has always been a dream. The opportunity I have to represent my country at them is unbelievably exciting.
David Beard
One year after the Athens Olympic Games and the European football championship, the Greek basketball team has climbed to the highest peak of Europe once again.
Costas Karamanlis
If (track) were a car, it would be a Ferrari. If it were a painting, it would be a Mona Lisa. You could conduct and host the Olympic Games Track and Field portion on this facility.
Ralph Spry
There's really nothing to prove. Usually in figure skating, the people who win the Olympic Games don't really continue. That's the best thing you can achieve, and she did that.
Nikolai Morozov
I feel disgusted that he would have anything to do with the Olympic movement after nearly destroying the Olympics.
Steve Scott
He didn't win the Stanley Cup, but I hope he wins a gold medal in the Olympic Games.
Ilya Bryzgalov
In Europe, biathlon is the No. 1 televised Olympic sport. The key is getting some TV exposure in the U.S. Our athletes could help by having a medal performance.
Bill Lilly
To know that this Olympic flag will be flying over Vancouver, over city hall, is truly, truly wonderful.
Sam Sullivan
Either he thrives on it or he doesn't realize it. He didn't even skate on ice four years ago, and now he is an Olympic favorite.
Dan Jansen
It was never in dispute that I was an Olympic competitor. I just wanted it in the records.
Anne Abernathy
I brought the snow with me to put you in the Olympic and Para-Olympic spirits.
Michaelle Jean
As a result I have terminated his selection to, and membership of, the 2004 Australian Olympic Team.
John Coates
It's a bit of a downer for everyone after the Olympics. But to me, the worlds after an Olympic Games is always so interesting because unexpected things happen.
Marcy Hinzmann
It'd be like an Olympic Village.
Franck Kaiser
She's been in big meets. I don't see (handling pressure) being a problem. Our meet against Iowa, she was diving against a diver who had made the Olympic Trials and was on the national team. She's going to be fine.
Jeff Warrick
We are trying to find ways to return to the Olympic Games as quickly as possible.
Aldo Notari
We are talking about a one-off Olympic football tournament for 2012 and I would hope they (the SFA) embrace the idea, and because it would help promote women's football too.
Craig Reedie
Winning an Olympic quota place itself was a very hard job. Add to that a gold medal as well.... I mean it was a fantastic feeling. All the credit goes to my coach, and ultimately, this was the first Olympic quota place for India, so I'm really proud.
Gagan Narang
This verdict is wrong ... and according to the National Olympic committee is not acceptable. We will appeal the decision.
Klaus Steinbach
My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medallist.
Michael Phelps
These races were about four times bigger than a normal junior Olympic qualifier. The competition was much higher than our typical races, with between 60 and 90 competitors in each age division.
Brian Tate
[Breaking his neck] was the best thing that ever happened to me. I have an Olympic medal. I've been to so many countries I would never have been, met so many people I would never have met. I've done more in the chair, ... than a whole hell of a lot of people who aren't in chairs.
Mark Zupan
It's an important part of being on the Olympic team. I'll get a chance to feel the Olympic spirit. It can't be anything but a positive experience.
Chad Hedrick
We've been dying to get to Cuba the whole tournament ... They have a very strong team -- this is their Olympic gold team.
Davey Johnson
Physically, the sport is one of the most aerobic in the Olympic Games. Actions occur in one twenty-fifth of a second.
Michael Morgan
Sincerely, we wish and hope that China would have the honor to earn the auspicious Olympic Games in 2008 and we will share with their victory.
Annette Lu
It's my dream from when I was a little girl. I've always dreamed to be an Olympic champion. My mom, my daughter and my sister are here. I feel a lot of power from everybody.
Tatiana Navka
He didn't have to go to a big Olympic training center to work with somebody. He just didn't need that. He'd rather be out here with just a couple of kids skating.
Linda Branan
These people are on this international committee because they have expertise and knowledge. The bottom line is for them to pick the best team possible for the Olympic Games.
David Raith
The figures demonstrate that worldwide interest in the Olympic Winter Games is high.
Jacques Rogge
Carnival is the feast of joy, freedom, and dreams?nothing better to close the great dream of the Olympic Games, with a touch of nostalgia.
Daniele Finzi Pasca
It'll sink in when they get the shopping cart and go shopping at the (U.S. Olympic Committee) clothing department. I remember that from 2002.
Jeremy Teela
You can't really insult us anymore. It is an Olympic sport.
Maureen Brunt
These people work hard to get to the Olympics at all costs. And I always ask the girls: When they hear that Olympic music or the national anthem, does it rev them up? Does it make the hair on the back of their neck stand up?
Friend Weiler
Everyone here has always treated me like thier daughter. It doesn't matter who it is, and it was even before I won Olympic medals, it was, you know, when I was growing up, they knew I had a goal, they knew I had a dream, and they were willing to help me in any way possible.
Shannon Miller
In the long term, there is a direct correlation between the strength of the N.G.B.'s and the strength of the U.S. Olympic team.
Darryl Seibel
Winning medals is very important. But the Olympic Games is a combination. Becoming the best in the world at your sport doesn't mean you can't be compassionate and have good sportsmanship.
Johann Olav Koss
It hurts me to think that someday I won?t have a medal I deserved, an Olympic run I deserved, or be in a world championship, just because I?m a woman.
Alissa Johnson
I really enjoy having these guys - Double-A, Triple-A - in this Olympic team. It's been a joy getting them together.
Davey Johnson
I've given up everything that may get in the way of my Olympic aim. I've even decided I won't drink a single drop of alcohol before the Games. Neither beer, nor champagne -- nothing.
Yevgeny Plushenko
Eventually, I'd like to make it to the Olympic Trials in 2008. I'd just like to make it to the trials at least. If I don't make the Olympics, I'd definitely like to make it in 2012. But right now, I'm just focusing on Saturday.
Jordan Hasay
It's definitely a joy to be Olympic champion. To be Olympic champion you have to go out and earn it. It's an honor to be an Olympic medalist.
Jennifer Heil
In the Olympic history, the hosts seldom do well in shooting.
Gao Zhidan
To make an Australian Olympic team was a dream come true.
Steve Kettner
I know that this is the greatest promotion besides the Olympic games that we can give to the country. These towns are going crazy to see these Olympic champions live.
Bela Karolyi
We ought to be very concerned about this, that Beijing's adherence to the rule of law should apply to the 2008 Olympics, ... I think that the Olympic committee ought to monitor Beijing very closely on the issue.
John Tkacik
It's certainly the most significant challenge we've faced in a very long time as an Olympic movement in the United States.
Jim Scherr
It was unbelievable for me to win against Canada at the Olympic Games.
Ayumi Onodera
I can't even explain the emotions because they are very, very high. It was a long, long way, and it wasn't the easiest way. I'm just thrilled with everything. We've done so well, our personal best at the Olympic Games.
Tatiana Totmianina
After the Olympic trials, I want to turn pro. Having pro boxing on the Coast helps put my name out there.
Rheño Nieto
It's very disappointing, because it could kill the dreams of millions of little girls who hope to compete in our sport at the highest level. It's hard to see something that has proven itself in the Olympic movement and see it snatched away without any reason.
Lisa Fernandez
Olympic transformation nearly complete, ingredients for great Games in place.
Jean Claude Killy
To beat the former WBO champion, the former 1996 super heavyweight Olympic gold medalist, would be huge. This is the biggest fight I've had in my career. This is definitely my biggest test to date.
Davarryl Williamson
For us it has been a really good stretch. The last game was important to win before the (Olympic) break.
Vaclav Prospal
We just weren't getting any breaks. Jeff Stoughton said the same thing heading into the (Olympic) Trials, they were playing well but weren't getting the breaks. Then things started falling into place.
Charley Thomas
We've had the biggest hits in the history of sports marketing with the U.S. Olympic apparel and the Canadian Olympic apparel. It's obviously ingrained in the public consciousness.
Michael Budman
When the athletes come to the Olympic Games, it is rarely about the muscles anymore. It is all about the muscles between the ears.
Christine Brennan
Coach Hart told me I could be Olympic champion.
Jeremy Wariner
I'm not too worried about the last two (Olympic failures), because we're not the same team, other than the fact it was Canada. It's four different individuals on the ice. So I'm not worried about the past.
Brad Gushue
Naturally the detail of the mechanism that will make this happen needs further work but it is great news for the country that both men's and women's teams are now certain to be represented at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Simon Clegg
This is testament to the investment the AOC has made in these two disciplines at the Olympic Winter Institute.
Craig Phillips
The indications from broadcasters are indeed positive and reinforce our commitment to making the Olympic Games available on free-to-air to as many people as possible.
Jacques Rogge
It was our goal since the first day of camp to be in first place by the Olympic break. Now that we've achieved that, we're going to have to enjoy this break, come back refreshed, and make a big run to the playoffs.
Dion Phaneuf
It's hard to know what to feel. As a kid you dream about Olympics, Olympics, your whole life. Now that we've actually won an Olympic gold medal it's hard to put it into words.
Jamie Korab
Robin is an exceptional athlete and for him to win Australia's first gold medal at an Olympic or world championship has given the program a huge boost.
Richard Fox
We take absolutely nothing for granted. Strange things happen in Olympic elections and anything could happen this time too.
Keith Mills
Go out like an Olympic wrestler and leave your shoes on the court.
Ryan Gomes
He was only missing one thing: Olympic gold. I was really happy for him. You know he's deserving and he got it today.
Bernard Lagat
My greatest honour was to be included in the Australian Olympic team in 1992, 1996 and hopefully 2000.
Rhonda Cator
The meets like the Olympic Trials are much more intense than states. This is pretty relaxing.
Leah Gingrich
In the last month or so, we've been able to move the needle in terms of Olympic sales to create a pretty healthy Olympic marketplace.
Peter Lazarus
Dad was the one that went further, he didn't make the Olympic team, but I think he was trying out for it.
Jamie Kennedy
When you look back from your Olympic experience, you never want to question whether you could have done more. The one thing you can control is your off-ice preparation.
Angela Ruggiero
You don't have to kill yourself with exercise. You don't have to be an Olympic athlete to lose 10 pounds. It doesn't have to be that painful.
Hank Drought
I have won all the medals that I can win over the 20 years, except for an Olympic gold. I won't miss the chance this time.
Wang Manli
It's a dream, it's fantastic. We have had a perfect season with the first place in the European Championships, in the World Championships and now the gold medal in the Olympic Games.
Cathrine Lindahl
Missing the Olympic team gave me the push that I needed. I stepped it up a couple of notches and did my stuff.
Alicia Sacramone
Having the honor to help the nation's best coaches cultivate the nation's best talent is huge. Anything I can do to help them win Olympic medals and give our athletes the best possible Olympic experience will be my goal.
Mark Schubert
The Republic-of-China - back in the Olympic Games for the first time.
David Coleman
Herb Brooks is quite simply one of the greatest hockey coaches who ever lived. He is the architect of the most famous achievement in American hockey history, and we are extremely pleased to learn that he will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.
Dave Ogrean
I don't know if we'll feel too bad if we lose. They're a good team with a lot of ability. It would be tough to feel bad to lose to our Olympic team.
Aaron Marvin
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