#olympic

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I planned to stop in 2002 after the Salt Lake City Olympics. I felt able to remain competitive another four years, and I wanted to stop while I'm still at the top.


Hermann Maier


#after #another #city #competitive #felt

When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to what the coaches said. I would call my father and he would give me advice from prison.


Floyd Mayweather, Jr.


#call #coaches #father #give #give me

It's not the Olympics. It's Concord, New Hampshire, and a homecoming should reflect the community I'm part of.


Christa McAuliffe


#concord #hampshire #homecoming #i #new

Of course, most people remember that I received the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics competition.


Nadia Comaneci


#course #first #gymnastics #i #most

Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal.


Dan O'Brien


#favorite #gold #gold medal #i #medal

It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me.


Dan O'Brien


#gold #gold medals #just #like #me

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

There's a lot more to life than just the Olympic Games.


Eric Shanteau


#just #life #lot #more #olympic

My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will.


Mark Spitz


#forget #i #just #losing #loss

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