#olympic

Of course, most people remember that I received the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics competition. ↗

— Nadia Comaneci

#course #first #gymnastics #i #most

Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#gets #oblivion #olympics #politics #second

Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal. ↗

— Dan O'Brien

#favorite #gold #gold medal #i #medal

It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me. ↗

— Dan O'Brien

#gold #gold medals #just #like #me

Through everything I've gone through- and I've been everywhere, at the top of the world, in jail, hung over drunk - I never gave up my dream of winning a gold medal in the Olympics. ↗

— Dan O'Brien

#dream #drunk #everything #everywhere #gave

There's a lot more to life than just the Olympic Games. ↗

— Eric Shanteau

#just #life #lot #more #olympic

My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will. ↗

— Mark Spitz

#forget #i #just #losing #loss

I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over. ↗

— Hakeem Olajuwon

#atlanta #him #i #i remember #me

Passover and Easter are the only Jewish and Christian holidays that move in sync, like the ice skating pairs we saw during the winter Olympics. ↗

— Marvin Olasky

#during #easter #holidays #ice #jewish

It surprised me, the feeling I got when I won the Oscar for 'Scent of a Woman.' It was a new feeling. I'd never felt it. I don't see my Oscar much now. But when I first got it, there was a feeling for weeks afterward that I guess is akin to winning a gold medal in the Olympics. ↗

— Al Pacino

#feeling #felt #first #gold #gold medal