#olympic

The Olympics are great for notoriety right off the bat, but your body of work is what people remember you for. ↗

— Brian Boitano

#body #great #notoriety #off #olympics

The dullest Olympic sport is curling, whatever 'curling' means. ↗

— Andy Rooney

#dullest #means #olympic #whatever

I can't believe that I'm on the Olympic team. ↗

— Amnat Ruenroeng

#i #olympic #olympic team #team

Obviously, losing a parent is very difficult. I miss my dad every day, but I know he would be proud to see me continuing to swim and going for another shot at the Olympics. ↗

— Eric Shanteau

#continuing #dad #day #difficult #every

Historically, China is not a nation of sportsmen. We traditionally put more emphasis on being close to nature than pushing endlessly to excel. A philosophy that values tranquil contemplation of the landscape cannot easily be adapted to the Olympic slogan of 'higher, stronger, faster.' ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#being #cannot #china #close #contemplation

This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years. People have been longing for this moment, because it symbolises a turning point in China's relationship with the outside world. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#because #been #beijing #china #dreaming

We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one. ↗

— Esther Williams

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The Olympics are always a special competition, it is very difficult to predict what will happen. ↗

— Sergei Bubka

#competition #difficult #happen #olympics #predict

Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five. ↗

— Sugar Ray Leonard

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When I tell people I'm going to the Olympics, they're like: 'What do you do, track and field? Pole vault? Are you a volleyball player?' No one ever guesses tae kwon do. ↗

— Diana Lopez

#ever #field #going #guesses #i