#olympic

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

— Mark Spitz

#forget #i #just #losing #loss

Mitt Romney turned businesses around in the private sector. He saved the Winter Olympics. ↗

— Scott Walker

#businesses #mitt #mitt romney #olympics #private

Beijing's Olympics were very grand - they were trying to throw a party for the world, but the hosts didn't enjoy it. The government didn't care about people's feelings because it was trying to create an image. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#because #beijing #care #create #enjoy

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

#i #medals #never #olympic #win

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

#before #fights #five #had #i

I'm not supposed to be able to speak clearly, and decipher what's going on in the media. I'm supposed to be the typical amateur who's 22 and scared to death and can't believe he won the Olympics. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#amateur #believe #clearly #death #decipher

There's not a whole lot of events out there on television, especially in the years between Olympic Games. ↗

— Shannon Miller

#especially #events #games #lot #olympic