#olympics

It sounds funny, but the 2008 Olympics were something that just kind of happened, and I was lucky they came at a point when I was uninjured and well prepared. As a gymnast, you can't ask for much more. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#ask #came #funny #gymnast #happened

Of course, when you're training your whole life to get to the Olympics, you train for gold. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#get #gold #life #olympics #train

People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#gymnastics #intimidating #olympics #only #people

To finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal, it's the best feeling in the world. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#feeling #finally #finish #getting #gold

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

It was probably right after I made my comeback - after retiring post-2008 Olympics - when I finally felt more at ease with my body. Being away from the sport helped put things in perspective. ↗

— Alicia Sacramone

#after #away #being #body #comeback

But as an amateur, the highest level you can box at is the Olympics. I did that at 18 and felt it was time to move on to other challenges as a professional. ↗

— Billy Joe Saunders

#box #challenges #did #felt #highest

I'd always said that I'd like to have a title by the next Olympics, so this is a great opportunity, and could be the start of my climb to a world title. ↗

— Billy Joe Saunders

#climb #could #great #great opportunity #i

Everything about the Olympics was first class, and women were treated as athletes and equals. ↗

— Elizabeth Robinson Schwartz

#athletes #class #equals #everything #first