#olympics

Someone who doesn't make the (Olympic) team might weep and collapse. In my day no one fell on the track and cried like a baby. We lost gracefully. And when someone won, he didn't act like he'd just become king of the world, either. Athletes in my day were simply humble in our victory. I believe we were more mature then...Maybe it's because the media puts so much pressure on athletes; maybe it's also the money. In my day we competed for the love of the sport...In my day we patted the guy who beat us on the back, wished him well, and that was it. ↗

— Louis Zamperini

#sports #sportsmanship #track #love

So many people along the way,whatever it is you aspire to do, will tell you it can't be done. But it all it takes is imagination. You dream. You plan. You reach. There will be obstacles. There will doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, with belief, with confidence and trust in yourself and those around you, there no limits, ↗

— Michael Phelps

#confidence #inspirational #olympics #phelps #swimming

If I had tried the Olympics any younger, I wouldn't have been as prepared as I am right now. But there are definitely a ton of juniors out there, all around the world and in the USA, that if there was no age limit, they could definitely make the Olympic team. ↗

— Aly Raisman

#am #any #around #been #could

One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does not need another big multimedia show. ↗

— Laurie Anderson

#big #does #i #learned #multimedia

I will remember all the days at the Olympics. ↗

— Bonnie Blair

#i #olympics #remember #will

This Olympics is almost a little sad. It is my final Olympics. There are a lot of good memories. ↗

— Bonnie Blair

#final #good #little #lot #memories

I am now the Wimbledon champion, and I think that gives me even more confidence coming to the Olympics. And maybe in some ways, it maybe takes some pressure off the Olympics, because I already did win at Wimbledon this year. ↗

— Roger Federer

#am #because #champion #coming #confidence

They want the Olympics. We ought to make sure they don't get the Olympics. ↗

— George Nethercutt

#make #olympics #ought #sure #want

Gymnastics is my whole life, and I dream of going to the Olympics and being a world champ. ↗

— Aly Raisman

#champ #dream #going #gymnastics #i

Especially in the car ride to and from gym. I find myself spacing out a lot, just visualizing what the Olympics would be like and just having such great role models. ↗

— Aly Raisman

#especially #find #great #gym #having