#medals

2012 has been an extraordinary year for our country. We cheered our Queen to the rafters with the Jubilee, showed the world what we're made of by staging the most spectacular Olympic and Paralympic Games ever and - let's not forget - punched way above our weight in the medals table. ↗

— David Cameron

#been #cheered #country #ever #extraordinary

Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world. ↗

— Esther Williams

#big news #events #gold #gold medals #i

I'd rather get a nice warmup suit. That's something I can use. Gold medals just sit there. When I get old, maybe I could sell them if I need the money. ↗

— Eric Heiden

#get #gold #gold medals #i #i can

God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars. ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

#degrees #diplomas #god #look #medals

I'm a crack shot and I've won medals for shooting. But I don't think I could shoot a person. ↗

— Gene Vincent

#crack #i #medals #person #shoot

Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh. ↗

— Leonard Cohen

#flesh #happens #like #lovers #made

Gold medals are made out of sweat, blood and tears and effort in the gym every day. ↗

— Gabby Douglas

#day #effort #every #every day #gold

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts. ↗

— Dan Gable

#alloy #called #determination #gold #gold medals

When I decided to go for four gold medals I planned it out over a few years. It was in four different events and there was a lot to it. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#different #events #few #four #go

I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors. ↗

— Nastia Liukin

#always #gold #gold medals #i #just