#olympics

At the Olympics, you there to do a job. I feel you should take it seriously. You should be respectful. You are putting on the red-white-and-blue and going out there to perform for your country. ↗

— Shannon Miller

#feel #going #i #i feel #job

At an Olympics Game, you want to enjoy it, especially if you know it's going to be your last one. ↗

— Shannon Miller

#especially #game #going #know #last

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

Passover and Easter are the only Jewish and Christian holidays that move in sync, like the ice skating pairs we saw during the winter Olympics. ↗

— Marvin Olasky

#during #easter #holidays #ice #jewish

It surprised me, the feeling I got when I won the Oscar for 'Scent of a Woman.' It was a new feeling. I'd never felt it. I don't see my Oscar much now. But when I first got it, there was a feeling for weeks afterward that I guess is akin to winning a gold medal in the Olympics. ↗

— Al Pacino

#feeling #felt #first #gold #gold medal

We have been actively trying to have New York City host the 2012 Olympics. ↗

— George Pataki

#been #city #host #new #new york

This is my 20th year in the sport. I've known swimming and that's it. I don't want to swim past age 30; if I continue after this Olympics, and come back in 2016, I'll be 31. I'm looking forward to being able to see the other side of the fence. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#after #age #back #being #come

I have to consider my greatest accomplishments winning the Olympics because everything that I've done after that is really because of the Olympics. ↗

— Brian Boitano

#after #because #consider #done #everything

I think there's going to be pressure on all the British athletes. It's a home Olympics at the end of the day. I like adrenaline, that's something I feed off. I'm just going to go out there and do my best. ↗

— Jessica Ennis

#athletes #best #british #day #end

Things have changed so much, with Facebook and Twitter. Everyone is so much more accessible these days: no British athlete has ever experienced what we are experiencing now. It's such a unique situation with the home Olympics. ↗

— Jessica Ennis

#athlete #british #changed #days #ever