It's different today than it was then. In those days we were strictly amateurs. If I had wanted to stay in for the '80 Olympics, my parents couldn't have afforded it.
Dorothy Hamill

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

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

My dream as a youngster was to be like Olivier. To be a great stage actor. To be a great Shakespearean actor. To me that is the Olympics of acting.
Armand Assante

My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream.
Kristi Yamaguchi

My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000.
Cathy Freeman

My life has been a whirlwind since the '94 Olympics.
Nancy Kerrigan

My wife and I came to Canada for the 1994 Commonwealth Games and we really liked the B.C. lifestyle and environment. The following year we applied to become permanent residents. We moved here in 1996 after the Atlanta Olympics.
Jonathan Brown

Obviously there are not too many people who get a chance to play in the Olympics in their hometown. That would be something special, but going into the summer you have to be realistic with yourself, and health-wise and motivation-wise you have to be willing to do what it takes.
Joe Sakic

Olympics is global competition in which eighty, ninety, hundred, hundred and ten countries participate.
George Pataki

One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does not need another big multimedia show.
Laurie Anderson

Part of what Special Olympics is trying to do is break down stereotypes that still exist for people. There is still a lot of fear.
Maria Shriver

Passover and Easter are the only Jewish and Christian holidays that move in sync, like the ice skating pairs we saw during the winter Olympics.
Marvin Olasky

Pay-per-view would deprive many kids of the delight of seeing the Olympics.
Mary Lou Retton

Russell joined the team in December, 1956, following the Olympics.
Bob Cousy

She said I did good and I think she was happy with what I did. She just wants me to get my higher Start Value vault, which I'll be competing at Trials and, hopefully, the Olympics.
Carly Patterson

Squash has the credentials to become an olympic event and our goal is to see the sport in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. We are working towards this and will keep trying even if our bid is not successful.
Jahangir Khan

The benefit is competition, the thrill of playing in the Olympics, being an Olympian, playing against the best.
Joe Sakic

The greatest memory for me of the 1984 Olympics was not the individual honors, but standing on the podium with my teammates to receive our team gold medal.
Mitch Gaylord

The highlight of my career? The Olympics, of course.
Tara Lipinski