#olympics

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

As a kid, you dream of winning the Stanley Cup. As you get older, you understand the importance of winning the Olympics. ↗

— Joe Sakic

#dream #get #importance #kid #older

The benefit is competition, the thrill of playing in the Olympics, being an Olympian, playing against the best. ↗

— Joe Sakic

#being #benefit #best #competition #olympian

To play in the Olympics, to play for your country, there's nothing like it. You love doing it and I'm looking forward to it again. We're all looking forward to trying to win another gold. ↗

— Joe Sakic

#another #country #doing #forward #gold

Even though the Bush campaign ad tells you that Afghanistan is a new democracy at the Olympics because of Bush's efforts, Afghanistan hasn't actually had an election. ↗

— Peter Schuyler

#ad #afghanistan #because #bush #campaign

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

— Elizabeth Robinson Schwartz

#athletes #class #equals #everything #first

Getting to the Olympics was, has always been, my swimming dream since I was 8 or 9 years old. You know, right after I started swimming it was, 'I want to make an Olympic team. That's where I want to be.' ↗

— Eric Shanteau

#always #been #dream #getting #i

I know there's life after the Olympics. ↗

— Eric Shanteau

#i #know #life #olympics

Most people take long breaks after Olympics. I needed some normalcy back in my life, so I came back to the pool. ↗

— Eric Shanteau

#back #breaks #came #i #i came