#olympic games

The Olympic Games are highly commercialised. They purport to follow the traditions of an ancient athletics competition, but today it is the commercial aspect that is most apparent. I have seen how, through sport, cities and corporations compete against each other for financial gain. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#ancient #apparent #aspect #athletics #cities

Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody. ↗

— Scott Hamilton

#belongs #competitions #everybody #games #individual

As many as three million people are expected to attend the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. The security concerns and economic opportunities are great for both Canada and Washington state. ↗

— Rick Larsen

#both #british #british columbia #canada #columbia

My goals were last year to win the world champs and this year to win the Olympic Games and I've done that and I couldn't be happier. ↗

— Sally Pearson

#games #goals #happier #i #last

To have been selected to represent Team South Africa at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the individual 400m and the 4x400m relay is a real honor and I am so pleased that years of hard work, determination and sacrifice have all come together. ↗

— Oscar Pistorius

#am #been #come #determination #games

Many track and field people know that if I stay relaxed and run my race like I'm supposed to, I will be the winner at the Olympic Games. ↗

— Asafa Powell

#games #i #know #like #many

The Olympic Games of the Modern Era began in 1896 in the city of Athens. ↗

— Bill Toomey

#began #city #era #games #modern

I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That's sad. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#games #i #image #like #looked

When you get to an event like the Olympic Games, you can put too much pressure on yourself. ↗

— Eric Shanteau

#games #get #like #much #olympic

People talk about retiring. I never said that r-word. People though I went away after the Olympic Games. I took time off to do something I've always wanted to be - a mother. ↗

— Gail Devers

#after #always #away #games #i