#olympic

The Olympic Movement gives the world an ideal which reckons with the reality of life, and includes a possibility to guide this reality toward the great Olympic Idea. ↗

— Pierre de Coubertin

#great #guide #idea #ideal #includes

There's an adage that a lot of coaches have, that I completely disagree with, is if you make the Olympic team too early you become complacent. ↗

— Natalie Coughlin

#become #coaches #complacent #completely #disagree

Russell joined the team in December, 1956, following the Olympics. ↗

— Bob Cousy

#following #joined #olympics #russell #team

I don't think about the trials and the Olympics a lot. If I do, it's just going to stress me out and get me worried. ↗

— Missy Franklin

#get #going #i #i do #just

The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself. ↗

— Dawn Fraser

#excellence #exists #itself #life #maybe

I made my first Australian senior team when I was 16, first Olympics when I was 19, and I retired. I'm 32, I retired four years ago, so a good third of my life or nearly a third of my life has been all about running. ↗

— Cathy Freeman

#ago #australian #been #first #four

My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000. ↗

— Cathy Freeman

#olympics #race #real #sydney

People could see in me who I am now, an Olympic champ, the best in the world. ↗

— Cathy Freeman

#best #champ #could #i #i am