#olympics

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

For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth. ↗

— Mary Lou Retton

#olympics #test #their #ultimate #ultimate test

Beer has that Olympic medal color,” Rot replied, “but does it have a winning taste? I’d hardly call silver a champion flavor. No, I’ll stick to my red wine.”
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— Jarod Kintz

#drink #drinking #funny #gold #humor

Four years ago, I felt the importance of the Olympics and how it is different from other events. It's a completely different atmosphere. The main advice I can give my teammates is to try to enjoy the experience. ↗

— Kohei Uchimura

#ago #atmosphere #completely #different #enjoy

It was pretty extensive - we worked out 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 3 months, which I think is more than anybody in the Olympics. I thought well I don't need this, the girls need it, but it was a gift. ↗

— David Carradine

#day #days #extensive #gift #hours

I tried to make the Olympics team in 1956. ↗

— Bruce Dern

#i tried #make #olympics #team #tried

If there's anything that is the center of my career both creatively and emotionally, it's the Olympics. ↗

— Dick Ebersol

#both #career #center #creatively #emotionally

I met Jesse Owens once. He was a remarkable individual, and I have tremendous respect for what he did in the Olympics under the circumstances. ↗

— Lee Trevino

#did #i #individual #jesse #met

Since I started playing at the Olympics in 2000, I have always wanted to do a dress based on Wonder Woman. It should be interesting to wear. And hopefully, it will get me a gold medal. ↗

— Venus Williams

#based #dress #get #gold #gold medal

But it is nice to know that you have other races lined up, because sometimes you can get so focused on your next marathon that it can become kind of unhealthy in some ways. So it's nice to have something else to slap you in the face and say, all right, there is life after the Olympics. ↗

— Ryan Hall

#because #become #else #face #focused