#olympics

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

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

I started in law school in '71 and graduated in '74. So I was training for the Olympics, running or averaging around 20 miles a day and going to law school full time. ↗

— Frank Shorter

#averaging #day #full #going #graduated

I got a bronze medal and I can't complain about that, the only African-American to get a medal in the Winter Olympics. ↗

— Debi Thomas

#african-american #bronze #complain #get #got

Looking back, I'm so proud to have gone to five Olympics - I believe only three other Americans have achieved that. ↗

— Gail Devers

#back #believe #five #gone #i

I didn't think I'd be going for another Olympics. ↗

— Misty May-Treanor

#going #i #olympics #think

When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and you're the only sure thing in the Olympics, it can undermine your confidence. ↗

— Scott Hamilton

#expected #going #gold #gold medal #medal