Olympic Games Quotes: top 64 famous quotes about Olympic Games

Olympic Games Quotes & Sayings

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There's going to be a real ding dong when the bell goes. — David Coleman

And from that nineteen sixty four, this was my goal to go to Olympic Games. And I realized what does it mean, Olympic Games, like big celebration. — Olga Korbut

Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history. — Pierre De Coubertin

The Olympic Games is a celebration of discipline. — Sunday Adelaja

The Olympic Games is holy. Athletes from around the world, including myself, of course, dream to participate. — Yao Ming

The Olympic games are already there and we don't have even half of what you need to train well. — Dayron Robles

For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth. — Mary Lou Retton

Unfortunately, there are not many people in the world who get to experience the Olympic Games. — Casey Eastham

The Olympic games should be a matter between individual athletes and the gods. Noisy flag-waving dishonors gods and men alike. — Dave Beard

And, in nineteen seventy two Olympic Games I wasn't really going to be a star, and overnight I became a star. — Olga Korbut

When you get to an event like the Olympic Games, you can put too much pressure on yourself. — Eric Shanteau

My family love living in London. It is a fantastic city and a city such as this deserves to host the Olympic Games. — Jose Mourinho

The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity. — Pierre De Coubertin

The first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC. Do you know who lit the flame? Betty White. — Jay Leno

The Olympic Games of the Modern Era began in 1896 in the city of Athens. — Bill Toomey

Nothing I have done professionally will top the feeling I got when singing with John Farnham at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. — Olivia Newton-John

My dream was always to win in the Olympic Games, but I never set that next goal, and I have realised now I need to set another goal. — Cameron Van Der Burgh

We have made drugs an Olympic event. It receives most of the coverage at the Games and even the suspicion of guilt can ruin a reputation for life. — Bill Toomey

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well. — Pierre De Coubertin

I have run with the Olympic Torch during the 2012 summer games in London and the 2014 winter games in Sochi. — Ban Ki-moon

The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well. — Pierre De Coubertin

Her time is about 4.33, which she's capable of. — David Coleman

My will to live completely overcame my desire to win — Alfred Hajos

The pressure of the Olympic Games is real overwhelming. — Natalie Coughlin

The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete. — Pierre De Coubertin

For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are about fine athletics and fine art. — Avery Brundage

Why is luge a sport? You dress up like a giant sperm and go sledding really fast. That's hardly athletic. Phallic and sexy, yes. But hardly athletic. — Jessica Park

The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them. — Pierre De Coubertin

There's not a whole lot of events out there on television, especially in the years between Olympic Games. — Shannon Miller

No wrong in aiming or applauding the win but always agnize one's efforts. — Mohith Agadi

It's been a dream for me since I was six years old to go to the Olympic Games and to finally have that dream realised is something massive for me. — Natalie Du Toit

The 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation. — Jackie Joyner-Kersee

I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal. — Scott Hamilton

Holmstrom has broken an Olympic record by being cross checked 46 times in one game! — Harry Neale

Pitching in the Olympic Games, Pan Am Games and Central American games prepared me to pitch at the big-league level. — Jose Contreras

Which would you rather be, a conqueror in the Olympic games, or the crier that proclaims who are conquerors? — Homer

I never expected to win three medals in the Athens Olympic Games. Of course, I would rather have won one gold. — Marian Dragulescu

I hope it really comes off. It would make my dad really proud. (about the song for the coming 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece) — George Michael

The Republic-of-China - back in the Olympic Games for the first time — David Coleman

The Olympic Games are a national cause, and a national cause calls for a nationwide attitude. — Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

Don't ever in your life do a World Cup and the Olympic Games at the same time. This will make your life almost impossible. — Eduardo Paes

Many track and field people know that if I stay relaxed and run my race like I'm supposed to, I will be the winner at the Olympic Games. — Asafa Powell

At the Olympic Games, it isn't the most beautiful or strongest who are crowned, but those who compete. — Aristotle.

I have always had a dream to take part in an Olympic Games, and losing my leg didn't change anything. — Natalie Du Toit

The Olympic Games belong to the athletes and not to the politicians. — Avery Brundage

I'll have to say winning the Olympic gold in Atlanta is a crowning achievement, along with the gold in the relay in the same games. — Donovan Bailey

Maybe we should hold the next [Olympic] games in Afghanistan and hope the Soviets pull out of that one too. — Johnny Carson

I'm so over the moon that I have the opportunity to represent my country at a third Olympic Games. — Libby Trickett

There can be distractions, but if you're isolated from the heart of the Games, the Olympics become just another competition. — Mary Lou Retton

The Olympic Games is the ultimate level of competition. — Russell Mark

I love wushu a lot and I would love to see it included in future Olympic Games. — Jackie Chan

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

My goal is to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games, and I'll fight and continue going until I do that. — Troy Dumais

My goals were last year to win the world champs and this year to win the Olympic Games and I've done that and I couldn't be happier. — Sally Pearson

I would prefer chess to become part of the Olympic Games. This would also lead to chess become more accepted as a sport in general. — Viswanathan Anand

Just under 10 seconds for Nigel Mansell. Call it 9.5 seconds in round numbers. — Murray Walker

Arguing is the Olympics of talking — Stewart Stafford

If you can come to the Olympic Games and leave with a medal then that is alright. — Yohan Blake

I declare the 22nd Olympic Winter Games open. — Shani Davis

Everybody knows my life. I won a lot of tournaments and scored more than 1,000 goals, won three World Cups but I could not play in Olympic Games. — Pele

I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That's sad. — Shawn Johnson

Qualifying for the Olympic Games was one of those moments where you just cry because it was like you've climbed Mount Everest. — Natalie Du Toit

It's the Olympics. And it was a long way for me. To compete at the Olympic Games, I dreamed of any medal, but frankly speaking, I wanted a gold one. — Adelina Sotnikova

Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody. — Scott Hamilton