#olympic

I am now the Wimbledon champion, and I think that gives me even more confidence coming to the Olympics. And maybe in some ways, it maybe takes some pressure off the Olympics, because I already did win at Wimbledon this year. ↗

— Roger Federer

#am #because #champion #coming #confidence

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well. ↗

— Pierre de Coubertin

#essential #essential thing #fighting #games #important

The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them. ↗

— Pierre de Coubertin

#all nations #games #must #nations #olympic

The pressure of the Olympic Games is real overwhelming. ↗

— Natalie Coughlin

#olympic #olympic games #overwhelming #pressure #real

I didn't train to make the Olympic team until 1968. I simply trained for the moment. I never even imagined I would be an Olympic athlete. It always seemed to evolve. ↗

— Dick Fosbury

#athlete #even #evolve #i #imagined

I'm still a Welsh girl at heart so I'm staying in the U.K. for the Olympics, it's such an exciting time for Britain so it's amazing to be a part of it. ↗

— Katherine Jenkins

#britain #exciting #exciting time #girl #heart

Waving the flag at the 1976 Olympics wasn't my idea. It was too much apple pie and ice cream. Not that I don't love my country, but I felt it was my victory up there, I put all the time into it. ↗

— Bruce Jenner

#apple pie #country #cream #felt #flag

The ultimate would be to compete in a couple more Olympics, hopefully break some world records and wind up my sports career with a couple of years in the WNBA. ↗

— Marion Jones

#career #compete #couple #hopefully #more

They don’t give Olympic medals out for talking a good game. ↗

— Steve Backley

#inspirational #life-changing #mind-body-spirit #motivational #new-thought

My big objective this season is to win three gold medals at the Olympics, in the road race, the time trial and the points race. ↗

— Marianne Vos

#gold #gold medals #medals #objective #olympics