#olympics

If I break my ankle right now, this Olympics wasn't meant to be. ↗

— Ryan Lochte

#break #i #meant #meant to be #now

I've been very fortunate to be involved in all the Super Bowls, to see some World Series, to cover heavyweight championship fights; I've been to the Olympics and seen every sporting event there is. ↗

— Will McDonough

#bowls #championship #cover #event #every

Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#gets #oblivion #olympics #politics #second

Through everything I've gone through- and I've been everywhere, at the top of the world, in jail, hung over drunk - I never gave up my dream of winning a gold medal in the Olympics. ↗

— Dan O'Brien

#dream #drunk #everything #everywhere #gave

I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over. ↗

— Hakeem Olajuwon

#atlanta #him #i #i remember #me

Obviously there are not too many people who get a chance to play in the Olympics in their hometown. That would be something special, but going into the summer you have to be realistic with yourself, and health-wise and motivation-wise you have to be willing to do what it takes. ↗

— Joe Sakic

#get #going #hometown #into #many