Medals Quotes

That's because the International Olympic Committee has a policy of never replacing medals.
Mary Lou Retton

Policy, Committee, Olympic

For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed.
Mary Lou Retton

Bed, Five, Bread

The dynamic has really changed in the U.S. Americans believe they can be competitive, that they can win medals.
Alberto Salazar

Win, Changed, Dynamic

You know, me winning two gold medals, going for a third one, that's nice. But being there with Mark and my sister, and my brother being the coach, it's a dream come true. It's going to be awesome.
Diana Lopez

Nice, True, Winning

Heck, gold medals, what can you do with them?
Eric Heiden

The number of medals on an officer's breast varies in inverse proportion to the square of the distance of his duties from the front line.
Charles Edward Montague

Line, Number, Distance

I'm a crack shot and I've won medals for shooting. But I don't think I could shoot a person.
Gene Vincent

Person, Won, Shot

Olympic medals are the one medal that I don't have; I've won just about every other competition that I've been at.
Eric Shanteau

Won, Olympic, Medal

I'd rather get a nice warmup suit. That's something I can use. Gold medals just sit there. When I get old, maybe I could sell them if I need the money.
Eric Heiden

Money, Nice, Old

Gold medals are made out of sweat, blood and tears and effort in the gym every day.
Gabby Douglas

Effort, Blood, Tears

Honestly, it's not the medals that I feel so proud of. It's the way I conducted myself as an athlete, the hard work that I put forward.
Kyle Shewfelt

Work, Forward, Hard

I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors.
Nastia Liukin

Life, Knew, Gold

Over the years, I've made many sacrifices to win two Olympic gold medals and put together winning streaks that will never be broken.
Misty May-Treanor

Winning, Together, Win

In the military I could exercise the power of being automatically respected because of the medals on my chest, not because I had done anything right at the moment to earn that respect. This is pretty nice. It's also a psychological trap that can stop one's growth and allow one to get away with just plain bad behavior.
Karl Marlantes

Power, Respect, Nice

I knew many Marines had done brave deeds that no one saw and for which they got no medals at all. I was having a very hard time carrying those medals and didn't have the insight or maturity to know what to do with my combination of guilt and pride.
Karl Marlantes

Time, Hard, Done

But I'm after medals more than anything. Championships don't get taken away from you but records do, so I think I'd rather have medals at every championships rather than times. A world record would be a bonus, but I'm still only 25 in 17 days.
Sally Pearson

After, Away, Rather

They don't give you gold medals for beating somebody. They give you gold medals for beating everybody.
Michael Johnson

Give, Everybody, Somebody

I've been training super hard at the Lopez Taekwondo Academy in Houston, which belongs to my brother Jean. For me, I think confidence is the biggest thing; it's all mental. I train with the best of the best, including my brother Steven, a five-time world champion who won Olympic gold medals.
Diana Lopez

Best, Confidence, Hard

One of our ancestors came over on the Mayflower, and we had family in Jamestown as well... I was raised where service was a part of the fabric of life. It wasn't one-upmanship. No one bragged about their medals, but you could see the look in the eyes, the tip of the hat. You served your country first, then you went to work and had a family.
Steve Daines

Life, Work, Family

My big objective this season is to win three gold medals at the Olympics, in the road race, the time trial and the points race.
Marianne Vos

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