Olympic games Quotes

“Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.”

“The Olympic Games is a celebration of discipline.”

“I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games I won a gold medal. ”

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

“I started track and field when I was 12 and didn't get to an Olympic Games until I was nearly 23. By any stretch of the imagination that's a very long apprenticeship.”

“We live in a world where sports have the potential to bridge the gap between racism, sexism and discrimination. The 2012 Olympic Games was a great start but hopefully what these games taught us is that if women are given an opportunity on an equal playing field the possibilities for women are endless.”

“I must refine my training every day to give myself the best opportunity to achieve my dreams during the Olympic Games in Rio.”

“Citius altius fortius. (Swifter higher stronger.)”

“As a British fashion designer, it is an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be creative director of Team GB as the hosting nation of the London 2012 Olympic Games.”

“The torch relay is an excellent embodiment of all that the Olympic Games have come to symbolise - a celebration of the human spirit. Personally to me, it represents striving to be the best in whatever we do, never giving up despite the odds, and a commitment to health and fitness.”