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If I bring back only one gold people are going to say it's a disappointment. But not too many of them own an Olympic gold medal so if I get one I'm going to be happy. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#be happy #bring #disappointment #get #going

My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.' ↗

— Michael Phelps

#gold #gold medal #i #many #medal

On no further occasion present a flag or medal to an Indian. ↗

— Zebulon Pike

#further #indian #medal #occasion #present

Team GB's success at the Beijing Olympics can, in part, be said to have been made in Manchester. For example, all the cycling medal winners trained at Manchester's velodrome, the National Cycling Centre. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#beijing #centre #cycling #example #for example

You serve a greater cause. Your life is not yours to throw away (Magnus Bane) ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clockwork-prince #devices #infernal #infernal-devices #life

I would be happy with an Olympic bronze. What I don't have is an Olympic medal. ↗

— Paula Radcliffe

#bronze #happy #i #medal #olympic

I'd fallen in love with a woman but she broke up with me and I was devastated. Six months later, I went into a suicidal depression from the break-up of the relationship, but I resolved to not do what my friends had done. And so I reached out for help. ↗

— Aron Ralston

#broke #depression #devastated #done #fallen

As a soccer player, I wanted an FA Cup winner's medal. As an actor you want an Oscar. As a chef it's three-Michelin's stars, there's no greater than that. So pushing yourself to the extreme creates a lot of pressure and a lot of excitement, and more importantly, it shows on the plate. ↗

— Gordon Ramsay

#chef #creates #cup #excitement #extreme

From a personal point of view I want some medals because that is what you aim for when you start out playing. ↗

— Jamie Redknapp

#because #i #medals #out #personal

For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed. ↗

— Mary Lou Retton

#bed #beneath #bread #five #i