#olympic

I think if I am to win an Olympic medal I'll have to score like I did today. ↗

— Tom Daley

#did #i #i am #i think #like

I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors. ↗

— Nastia Liukin

#always #gold #gold medals #i #just

I've realized the extraordinary power of sports to heal, unite and inspire. I believe the Olympics will serve as the ultimate platform to provide positive changes and I hope to inspire all of Japan through my strong showing there. ↗

— Kohei Uchimura

#changes #extraordinary #heal #hope #i

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

I raced locally for a year, went to Europe the year after and went to the Olympics the year after that. ↗

— Taylor Phinney

#europe #i #locally #olympics #raced

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

— Bill Toomey

#began #city #era #games #modern

Billy Konchellah with his World Championship titles, Paul Ereng with his Olympic gold and Wilson Kipketer with his World records are my role models. ↗

— David Rudisha

#championship #gold #his #models #olympic

Going to the Olympics as a Maasai I want to make them proud because, after the warm welcome they gave me when I went back and being their leader, I want to also be the warrior in the Olympics. That will be something good because that will be the first Olympic gold medal for the Maasai. ↗

— David Rudisha

#also #back #be the first #because #being

I missed the final of the World Championships in 2009, but I told the coach I would break the world record in 2010. Which I did. Then in 2011 I won the World Championships and now in 2012 it is the Olympics. That is how I have been working. ↗

— David Rudisha

#break #championships #coach #did #final

I was still young when I missed Beijing. I was favourite to win a medal but I knew I had time. My coach advised me to stay at school and finish my exams. Even if I had gone and won the Olympics, I might not have handled the pressure. So I moved on. ↗

— David Rudisha

#beijing #coach #even #exams #favourite