“ Do you know how many countries are represented in the Olympics, and how many sports, and how many athletes?... A lot. A lot. But no Americans in baseball? Why? Why? It's sad. Very sad. ”
- Tommy Lasorda- Copy
- 1.5K
“ I have to admit I was completely smitten when the guy who delivers my bottled water said, You have the face of an angel and the body of a goddess. ”
- Karen McDougal- Copy
- 2.3K
“ We will just be a door-opener to 2008 when we bring the Olympics here to the great city of Beijing and the great People's Republic of China. ”
- Don King- Copy
- 1.6K
“ The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation, the kind of international competition that's wholesome and healthy, an interplay between countries that represents the best in all of us. ”
- John Williams- Copy
- 734
“ Somebody said to me, You won the Olympics, didn't you? I said, Yes. Wouldn't it be a shame if you didn't let yourself enjoy that. ”
- Marion Ross- Copy
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“ Because I was a gymnast for 11 years. That's my thing. My girlfriend Betty Okino was in the 1992 Olympics and won a bronze medal. She's a gymnast. So I'm a huge fan. ”
- Jaime Pressly- Copy
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“ William Inge handles symbolism rather like an Olympic weight lifter, raising it with agonizing care, brandishing it with a tiny grunt of triumph, then dropping it with a terrible clang. ”
- Benedict Nightingale- Copy
- 3.3K
“ Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion. ”
- Richard M. Nixon- Copy
- 2.7K
“ It is only a small fraction who will stand on the Olympic podium. ”
- Lord Killian- Copy
- 1.9K
“ Walking into the Olympic stadium at the Opening Ceremony of my first Olympic Games is a moment that I will never forget. ”
- Steve Kettner- Copy
- 2.3K
“ The Olympic Movement gives the world an ideal which reckons with the reality of life, and includes a possibility to guide this reality toward the great Olympic Idea. ”
- Pierre de Coubertin- Copy
- 3.9K
“ The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast programme of physical education and sports competitions for all young people. ”
- Avery Brundage- Copy
- 2.6K
“ To compete in the Olympic Games has always been a dream. The opportunity I have to represent my country at them is unbelievably exciting. ”
- David Beard- Copy
- 2.6K
“ Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else. ”
- Joseph Heller- Copy
- 1.2K
“ If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard. The thrill of competing carries with it the thrill of a gold medal. One wants to win to prove himself the best. ”
- Jesse Owens- Copy
- 1.7K
“ It was a real experience, not just, 'I'm going to the Olympics,' but it was a life skill, an eye-opener to the real world situation. I was 16, gone from my parents for two months, living by myself in a hotel. I was in charge of how much I ate, how much sleep I got… ”
- Debbie Meyer- Copy
- 3.3K
“ The Olympics provides an emotional experience for millions of people. It's an important thing. So much of it is about people triumphing over adversity. Confronting tragedy and bouncing back. To provide some lessons on life. ”
- Don Ohlmeyer- Copy
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