#olympic

To represent your country at a home Olympics is something special and I'm over the moon to be selected for Team GB. I was pleased to get the qualifying time in Berlin earlier this year and my sole focus is getting in the right shape for London. ↗

— Paula Radcliffe

#country #earlier #focus #get #getting

I really feel like that concept of enjoying the now and not worrying about the future is what my coach has been trying to teach me for 14 years - and that is what has made me such a different athlete 10 years later, and that is what has made me strong enough mentally to make this Olympic team. ↗

— Melanie Roach

#athlete #been #coach #concept #different

In Hollywood you can see things at night that are fast enough to be in the Olympics in the day time. ↗

— Will Rogers

#enough #fast #hollywood #night #olympics

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

— Bill Toomey

#began #city #era #games #modern

The Beijing Olympics represent China's grand entrance onto the world stage and confirmation of its new superpower status. ↗

— Ma Jian

#china #confirmation #entrance #grand #new

Growing up I definitely looked up to Dominique Moceanu. She was my favorite gymnast and she was on that '96 Olympic team. She was always so fun to watch. I kind of wanted to model my career after hers. ↗

— Alicia Sacramone

#always #career #definitely #favorite #fun

Beijing didn't go the way I planned and I would have liked to have performed a little bit better personally. After Beijing that is what stuck in my mind. I want a better Olympic finish. ↗

— Alicia Sacramone

#beijing #better #bit #finish #go

I feel blessed to have an opportunity to try out for a second Olympics team and if it doesn't work out, hey I gave it my all. ↗

— Alicia Sacramone

#feel #gave #hey #i #i feel

It was a dream come true for me to be at the Olympics. ↗

— Alicia Sacramone

#dream #me #olympics #true

The benefit is competition, the thrill of playing in the Olympics, being an Olympian, playing against the best. ↗

— Joe Sakic

#being #benefit #best #competition #olympian