Quotes about Medal

You don't get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results. Votes: 5

I've learned that winning isn't everything, and it's more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want to stand on the podium with the gold medal. Votes: 4

That's the awesome part. Little girls now have a chance to look up and see women playing soccer, basketball, softball and now hockey - and know they can win a gold medal, too. Votes: 4

Much like the conservationists who previously have received the Audubon Medal, including Stewart Udall, Rachel Carson and Ted Turner, I realize that this recognition cannot be a cause to rest, but a spur to continue our work. Votes: 4

I think that no matter whether you're Quentin Tarantino or any other kind of a rebel, or whatever, everyone who makes movies still wants to win an Academy Award, because it's like the Pulitzer Prize or the Congressional Medal of Honor. Votes: 4

Once 'Walk Two Moons' received the Newbery Medal, I decided to write full-time. Partly because there seemed to be an audience out there who wanted to read what I wanted to write, and partly because I could now support myself financially through writing. Votes: 4

People think the gold medal is yours and they say you're going to win - but they have no idea how hard it is. People aren't doing it negatively - they're mostly lovely and they really do want you to win - but they don't understand the difficulty and intensity of competition. Votes: 4

As a soccer player, I wanted an FA Cup winner's medal. As an actor you want an Oscar. As a chef it's three-Michelin's stars, there's no greater than that. So pushing yourself to the extreme creates a lot of pressure and a lot of excitement, and more importantly, it shows on the plate. Votes: 4

I think as a Canadian hockey player, you go through it in your mind so many times, being able to stand on that blue line and hear your national anthem play and being a gold medal champion, you dream of that. And then to be able to accomplish that and actually win a gold medal and represent your country its an amazing feeling. Votes: 4

I won my tournament. I won the Silver Medal. Votes: 3

It's an honor to be awarded the Liberty Medal. Votes: 3

I'll spend time playing 'Call of Duty' and 'Medal of Honor.' Votes: 3

I wouldn't say that there's ever been an Olympic champion that didn't deserve to win an Olympic Gold Medal. Votes: 3

It's an amazing thing to hear they're finally giving out a Medal of Honor to a soldier from the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan. Votes: 3

You know who deserves a posthumous Medal of Honor? James Earl Ray [the confessed assassin of Martin Luther King]. We miss you, James. Godspeed. Votes: 3

Here were these college kids beating the Soviets and going on to the Olympic Gold Medal. To me, that's the greatest upset of all time in any sport that I can think of. Votes: 3

It is a wonderful honor to receive the Audubon Medal from the National Audubon Society, which for more than a century has fought tirelessly to protect and preserve our natural resources and environment for future generations. Votes: 3

Former Secretary (Hillary) Clinton has dedicated her life to serving and engaging people across the world in democracy. These efforts as a citizen, an activist, and a leader have earned Secretary Clinton this year's Liberty Medal. Votes: 3

President Obama awarded a National Medal of Arts to author Stephen King. You know, because if there's anyone who can relate to the story of a guy trapped in a mansion that's driving him insane, it's Obama. Votes: 3

You want to know what I make? I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I can make a C+ feel like a Congressional Medal of Honor and an A-minus feel like a slap in the face. Votes: 3

I love 'Call of Duty;' I'm a huge fan, but I started off with 'Medal of Honor' and I stuck with what I knew. I never got into the online play with people, across the world, across the country. Votes: 3

If I had to pick one exact moment when we were live on air and something very, very special happened it was at the Athens Olympics. Chris Hoy won the Gold Medal in the kilometre time trial and that was incredible. Votes: 3

Receiving the Newcombe Medal for a third year in a row is an amazing honour. The Newcombe Medal is a great occasion for the Australian tennis community to come together and celebrate our sport, recognise people's achievements and contributions to Australian tennis. Votes: 3

To date, [Wynton] Marsalis has received a total of nine Grammy Awards; a Pulitzer Prize (the first ever awarded to a jazz musician)... and twenty-nine honorary degrees, including Columbia, Brown, Princeton and Yale; the National Medal of Arts; and numerous awards from other countries. Votes: 3

From Clara Barton's tireless work founding the American Red Cross to the first female Medal of Honor winner, Dr. Mary Walker, to our first female combat fighter pilot Lt. Kara Hultgreen, no list of American heroes is complete without the names of some of these extraordinary women. Votes: 3

Bill Russell is one of the great names in basketball, an all-American... and the only athlete to ever win an NCAA Championship, an Olympic Gold Medal, and a professional championship all in the same year-1956...But Bill Russell had this one problem: He threw up before every game. Votes: 3

Coming in as a veteran, I'd like to finish with a gold medal. Votes: 2

It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped. Votes: 2

I think the mental victory is worth it as much as a gold medal. Votes: 2

London 2012 is all about winning a medal. Not just any medal, the gold medal. Votes: 2

I'm not disappointed with bronze. It's always good to come away with a medal. Votes: 2

I never believed that India could win a medal in badminton because the competition is so tough. Votes: 2

Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years. Votes: 2

To finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal, it's the best feeling in the world. Votes: 2

If you dream and you allow yourself to dream you can do anything. And that's what this Olympic medal represents. Votes: 2

I have always wanted an Olympic medal. I always wanted to see India's national flag going up at the podium. Votes: 2

My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.' Votes: 2

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take away from me, ever. Votes: 2

Everybody has to deal with tough times. A gold medal doesn't make you immune to that. A skater is used to falling down and getting up again. Votes: 2

Growing up, watching the Premier League as far back as I can remember, feeling the trophy and having the medal around my neck was an unbelievable feeling. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

I had my Olympic gold medal cut up into eleven pieces. Gave all eleven of my kids a piece. It'll come together again when they put me down. Votes: 2

I hope I can compete in one or two Olympics in my career. Of course I would like to win a medal, but just being there would be awesome. Votes: 2

An Olympic medal is the greatest achievement and honor that can be received by an athlete. I would swap any World Title to have won gold at the Olympics. Votes: 2

For so long I wanted to win the gold medal.Then I won. I had to figure out what was the new motivation to take myself to that place again. Votes: 2

Definitely gymnastics, because I was a gymnast for 11 years. That's my thing. My girlfriend Betty Okino was in the 1992 Olympics and won a bronze medal. She's a gymnast. So I'm a huge fan. Votes: 2

I hoped to win a medal and hoped it would be gold. I knew I was good but didn't know I would be the one to score something that had never been done before. Votes: 2

Well my thoughts on American swimming are that our prospects look favorable, but we may not have as strong a showing in the gold medal count as in previous Olympics. But I am not coaching Votes: 2

When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and you're the only sure thing in the Olympics, it can undermine your confidence. Votes: 2

I had already been into my professional career for six years and had not won an individual gold medal at the Olympics. There was a tremendous amount of pressure going into 1996 to get it done. Votes: 2

If I bring back only one gold people are going to say it's a disappointment. But not too many of them own an Olympic gold medal so if I get one I'm going to be happy. Votes: 2

In 1962, my injury wasn't because of violence; I just kicked the ball and it happened. And that was OK because Brazil won; I didn't have any difficulty in accepting that. I still got a medal because I'd played two games. Votes: 2

To make America the greatest is my goal, so I beat the Russian and I beat the Pole. And for the U.S.A. won the medal of gold. The Greeks said, 'You're better than the Cassius of old.' Votes: 2

The Olympics is a special event and winning is very important. For me as a world record holder and world champion, the only thing I am missing is the Olympic gold medal and that is what I want to achieve in my career. Votes: 2

The Olympic Gold medal in 1968 was definitely the highest moment of my career. It was a dream come true. I was a 19-year-old boy, and it was just amazing to be standing on top of the podium and hearing the National Anthem in the background. Votes: 2

While starving refugees in Homs were providing target practice for government snipers, Bashar al-Assad's strongest international backer was in Sochi, at the Iceberg Skating Palace, visibly moved, smiling with deep satisfaction, as the Russians beautifully glided and leaped their way to the gold medal in the team event. Votes: 2

I don't know about you, but I lie awake nights worrying about Canadian uranium. I know these people. I grew up there. You have no idea what they're capable of doing. If Sidney Crosby hadn't scored that goal to win the Olympic gold medal, there's no telling what might have ensued. Votes: 2

I was still young when I missed Beijing. I was favourite to win a medal but I knew I had time. My coach advised me to stay at school and finish my exams. Even if I had gone and won the Olympics, I might not have handled the pressure. So I moved on. Votes: 2

I was running track early in my years and I was breaking track records in sprint running. I was training and I wanted to be in the Olympics. I thought I was going to be able to win a gold medal, and my mind was pretty much set on 'this is what I want to do'. Votes: 2

Going to the Olympics as a Maasai I want to make them proud because, after the warm welcome they gave me when I went back and being their leader, I want to also be the warrior in the Olympics. That will be something good because that will be the first Olympic gold medal for the Maasai. Votes: 2

It surprised me, the feeling I got when I won the Oscar for 'Scent of a Woman.' It was a new feeling. I'd never felt it. I don't see my Oscar much now. But when I first got it, there was a feeling for weeks afterward that I guess is akin to winning a gold medal in the Olympics. Votes: 2

Medals are great encouragement to young men and lead them to feel their work is of value, I remember how keenly I felt this when in the 1890s. I received the Darwin Medal and the Huxley Medal. When one is old, one wants no encouragement and one goes on with one's work to the extent of one's power, because it has become habitual. Votes: 2

[Khrushchev] should get a one-ton medal. Votes: 0

I've always dreamed of an Olympic medal. Votes: 0

Army Specialist Bradley Manning deserves a medal, not prison. Votes: 0

I want to win a gold medal in London. Votes: 0

I don't know where my first gold medal is. Votes: 0

A medal glitters, but it also casts a shadow. Votes: 0

Winning an Olympic gold medal is like nothing else. Votes: 0

You don't need to win every medal to be successful. Votes: 0

Britain's last gold medal was a bronze in 1952 in Helsinki Votes: 0

Yes folks, their gold medal looks the same as everybody elses. Votes: 0

It's important not to make the gold medal bigger than it is. Votes: 0

On no further occasion present a flag or medal to an Indian. Votes: 0

It's nice to have a medal, but we were hoping for a gold. Votes: 0

The only medal that I am certain I deserved is the Purple Heart. Votes: 0

Nowadays a gold medal is a $1 million contract. Our athletes are our heroes. Votes: 0

I definitely want to win a gold medal, that should be everybody's goal. Votes: 0

People fall down, winners get up, and gold medal winners just get up faster! Votes: 0

You don't win an Olympic gold medal with a few weeks of intensive training. Votes: 0

If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal. Votes: 0

In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002. Votes: 0

Identity itself should be not a smug label or a gold medal but a revolution. Votes: 0

If I do something for my kids, I get a medal, because most fathers don't. Votes: 0

I'd love to try and get a summer and winter gold medal-that would be amazing. Votes: 0

Saint Christopher, who said, Where can I get a Frank Sinatra medal? Never got a dinner! Votes: 0

Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for. Votes: 0

I would be happy with an Olympic bronze. What I don't have is an Olympic medal. Votes: 0

If [American Idol] was the Olympics, I'd still get a medal. It was a great race. Votes: 0

I'm happy because I got another medal. It's a competition and it's ice and anything can happen. Votes: 0

Adding an Olympic medal to everything that I have already accomplished would be so huge for me. Votes: 0

I think every Negro over fifty should get a medal for putting up with all that crap. Votes: 0

I haven't let the gold medal out of my sight; it sleeps next to me in bed. Votes: 0

I won my first medal when I was nine years old. It was at the Boston Open. Votes: 0

If you can come to the Olympic Games and leave with a medal then that is alright. Votes: 0

I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal. Votes: 0

I think if I am to win an Olympic medal I'll have to score like I did today. Votes: 0

How could you look more stupid than to be the guy accepting a bronze medal in gold shoes? Votes: 0

My skating is a very emotional thing that comes from the heart, never doing it for the medal. Votes: 0

What were several fewer species of animals compared with a hundred-mile advance and another medal on another general? Votes: 0

To have this gold medal around my neck is an indescribable feeling. I'm the happiest person right now. Votes: 0

WikiLeaks is a service to the population. Assange should get an award for - presidential medal of honor. Votes: 0

Sri Chinmoy brings Heaven to me. He inspires everyone to be happy. He deserves the biggest gold medal. Votes: 0

The first gold medal we had won for the Soviet Union. This one we won for each other. Votes: 0

To compete at the Olympic Games, I dreamed of any medal, but frankly speaking, I wanted a gold one. Votes: 0

You're a monster. Thanks. Does this mean I get a raise? No, just a medal. The budget isn't inexhaustable. Votes: 0

This medal (the National Book Award) together with my American Express card, will identify me worldwide ... except at Bloomingdale's. Votes: 0

Doing goodness is good only when you don't expect anything in return; not a medal, not even a simple thanking! Votes: 0

Here lies a man who was given a medal for killing two men, and a dishonorable discharge for loving one. Votes: 0

Now I had won the gold medal. But it didn't mean anything, because I didn't have the right color skin. Votes: 0

Surprisingly enough, I haven't had a letter from Amateur Boxing Scotland bosses offering their congratulations for my Melbourne medal win. Votes: 0

The Air Force pinned a medal on me for killing a man and discharged me for making love to one. Votes: 0

When you stand on the victory stand, you must be able to ask yourself: 'Did I win this medal?' Votes: 0

Getting the degree meant more to me than an NCAA title, being named All-American or winning an Olympic gold medal. Votes: 0

Julian Assange shouldn't be the subject of a grand jury hearing, he should be given a medal. He's contributing to democracy. Votes: 0

I won the Olympic gold medal in Rome, Italy. Olympic champion. The Russian standing right here, and the Pole right here. Votes: 0

I positively, positively, positively want to play. I've got everything else so why not a gold medal? I want to play. Votes: 0

The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly: no poem ever attains such carat purity. Votes: 0

The medal is not for yourself. It couldn't be done without the support and help of my people, runners, and coaches Votes: 0

And I want a gold medal more than anything. I just want a gold medal, so that's been pushing me forward. Votes: 0

I remember watching the Olympics at home as a kid. It was one my Dad's dreams to win an Olympic medal. Votes: 0

Now that I have an Olympic medal in my room, it makes me hungry for another and a different color one. Votes: 0

I am a freestyle mogul skier who, on February 13, became the first American to win a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Votes: 0

I'm six-foot-five. I'm not going to win the gold medal in figure skating. But I can try, and that's what matters. Trying. Votes: 0

We have a heard of gold, and that's what this medal is right here. It's a team that will never give up. Votes: 0

I got a bronze medal and I can't complain about that, the only African-American to get a medal in the Winter Olympics. Votes: 0

Strange star-like object over Oslo right before Obama arrives. A gift of a golden medal given by a group of wise men... Nah. Votes: 0

People tell me an Olympic medal is a life-changing event. Except I don't even think about the medal unless someone asks about it. Votes: 0

When you've won a gold medal and you're at the top of your sport, everyone's trying to beat you. I find that incredibly motivating. Votes: 0

Coming into the Games I knew I was in five events but I didn't expect to get a medal in every distance, especially the 5,000. Votes: 0

I hope that this medal inspires the kids at home to put down guns and knives and pick up a pair of trainers instead. Votes: 0

My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold medal that I've ever won. Votes: 0

My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold medal that I've ever won Votes: 0

I just won the gold medal and I couldn't eat downtown. I said, 'Something's wrong.' And from then on, I've been a Muslim. Votes: 0

Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over. Votes: 0

Comfort his family with a telegram, we regret to inform you we lost a man, but we gave him the highest medal of the land. Votes: 0

It took Dan Jansen, the speed skater, four Olympics to win a medal-a gold one at that!-but he never gave up. I won't, either. Votes: 0

I don't have many hobbies. If I think of hobbies, maybe ping pong. But I don't have a desire to get a ping pong medal. Votes: 0

The Olympics is not for tennis and tennis does not need the Olympics. It is not my goal in life to win a gold medal. Votes: 0

If I, being a mother of two, can win a medal, so can you all. Take me as an example and don`t give up, Votes: 0

I'm still dominant and that's what matters, ... But rain, snow, sleet, it doesn't matter. I'm going to go out and try and win a gold medal. Votes: 0

Curling is not a sport. I called my grandmother and told her she could win a gold medal because they have dusting in the Olympics now. Votes: 0

The [IBJJF] medal has zero value. It means as much as this tablecloth right here, but people still kill themselves to try to get those medals. Votes: 0

This is the first medal I've ever won in an international meet. For it to be gold is incredible. It feels great. I can't explain it. Votes: 0

Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal. I think, male or female, that was a record number. Votes: 0

My ancient history teacher, Millie Lloyd, should have worn a medal for her performance at the battle of Thermopylae. She was excited and we were excited. Votes: 0

I know my Beijing medal has been a watershed moment in the history of Indian boxing , but personally speaking, I would like to better it in London. Votes: 0

Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal. Votes: 0

It really means a lot that I won the gold medal - but I woke up the next morning expecting to feel different. I felt the same. Votes: 0

Hey Mark Henry, where are your gold medals? We all know that if Mark Henry won a gold medal he'd just take it and have it bronzed. Votes: 0

There are a lot of guys who play in the NBA. There aren't a lot of guys who have a chance to win a gold medal, too. Votes: 0

As a teenager I had no idea that I had the potential to win an Olympic gold medal and my athletic career developed only by lucky circumstances. Votes: 0

Children will come out and listen to a writer whose books they like. They don't need a government agency or a medal that says 'laureate' to continue that. Votes: 0

John Carlos provided the world with one of the most iconic images of the 1960s with his Black Power salute after a medal-winning performance at the 1968 summer games. Votes: 0

I was a hangover of that era where they'd say "Take off that medal! Is that a St. Christopher medal? You're going to lose your audience with that." Votes: 0

Can you drive any faster?" Tohr demanded. "I got the pedal to the medal" The angel looked back. "And I don't care what I have to mow over Votes: 0

Athens is a great place for me. It is my second home. It's where I won my first world championship medal, it's where I set my world record. Votes: 0

And she doesn't understand why he doesn't want to put out his medal like a trophy. And he can't tell her that he liberated Europe with a spade. Votes: 0

I never have prayed to win a gold medal at Olympics and never will. The Lord is my Shepard and I shall not want. May His will be done. Votes: 0

An Australian swimmer who failed to win a gold medal is blaming her loss on social media. In her defense, it is really hard to tweet when you're swimming. Votes: 0

I think I dreamed about competing at the Olympics, maybe hoping to win a gold medal. Not that I ever thought that I would, but I dreamed about it. Votes: 0

Actually, I always dreamed about getting a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle in Olympic swimming. I always thought that would be the epic award in sports to get. Votes: 0

The pernicious influence of the prize and medal giving in art is so great that it should be stopped. History proves that juries in art have been generally wrong. Votes: 0

I always look back to my first Olympic medal in 2004 in Athens. I was very new to the sport, and it was my first big win at the Olympics. Votes: 0

We know that priorities are amiss in the world when a man gets a military medal of honor for killing another man and a dishonorable discharge for loving one. Votes: 0

You want to come home from a tournament with a winner's medal. That's not the fans or the media putting us under pressure, that's the pressure we put ourselves under. Votes: 0

The favorite to win the Olympic gold medal in archery is a legally blind athlete from South Korea, mainly because everyone else is too scared to compete next to him. Votes: 0

It's excellence in leadership when everyone wants to manufacture a black shoe and you manufacture a designer black shoe with gold medal on top. Do something new; do something better! Votes: 0

There's a lot more pressure when you're a medal favorite. Now, nobody has any expectations for me. Nobody knows what I can do, so I'm riding with nothing to lose. Votes: 0

An Olympic medal won't define my whole life, although it might look like it to onlookers. When I look back, I should have been able to get an Olympic medal. Votes: 0

Humility was a cult in my family. I only got it out of my father by accident when he was very old that he had won an Olympic gold medal. Votes: 0

But probably this is helps to win, to win, to gold, more gold medals, and to win most my important medal, heart of people. This is most important for me. Votes: 0

If you make it into an Olympic team, you're good; if you make it into an Olympic final, you're great; and if you win an Olympic medal you're a freak. Votes: 0

My advice is that going to the Olympics and winning a gold medal are great goals, but the real goal should be to be the best that you can be. Votes: 0

I have a problem with that silver medal. It's like, 'Congratulation s, you almost won. Of all the losers, you're the number one loser. No one lost ahead of you.' Votes: 0

Joe Frazier's life didn't start with Ali. I was a Golden Gloves champ. Gold medal in Tokyo '64. Heavyweight champion of the world long before I fought Ali in the Garden. Votes: 0

I said it before we arrived in Athens, that we wanted to prove to the world that our bronze medal in Sweden was not a fluke, and we have achieved this. Votes: 0

We had two goals...One was to cherish every moment together, cherish the journey because the journey allows you to learn and grow. The other was to win a gold medal. Votes: 0

I'm just so excited. We all are. We've been waiting for this [the gold medal] for years now and it's finally here. This meant so much. It just felt so good. Votes: 0

Yes, winning the gold medal was undoubtedly the biggest day of my career - mostly because I won the way I had prepared to run it. It was a totally satisfying experience. Votes: 0

One might just as well trust in the "good luck" of a rabbit's foot as to hope for spiritual benefit from a Catholic scapular, medal, crucifix, or relic of an alleged "saint." Votes: 0

If I had never won a single medal, I'd still be skating in a rink somewhere. There wouldn't be an audience or camera flashes or autograph seekers, but I'd still be skating. Votes: 0

I won a gold medal that day. I was a winner. Of course, since I was the only one competing, I was also a loser. It feels terrible coming in last place. Votes: 0

I want to meddle with an Olympic medal made of silver metal. I want to alchemize it into gold, and use a mixture of science and mysticism to transform losing into winning. Votes: 0

We don't have a World Series or a Super Bowl, so to be able to come home with a gold medal is amazing. I want to do it again in four more years. Votes: 0

I don't think I'll take the medal as the minute and a half of the race I actually won. I'll take it as the last decade of the hard slog I put in. Votes: 0

Look, I won in high school, I won a national championship in college, I want to win one in the NBA. But winning a gold medal, I don't think anything can top that. Votes: 0

Team GB's success at the Beijing Olympics can, in part, be said to have been made in Manchester. For example, all the cycling medal winners trained at Manchester's velodrome, the National Cycling Centre. Votes: 0

An Olympic gold medal is something that almost seems like a fantasy. Yes, of course I want it, since I was a little kid, before I even knew what the World Cup tour was. Votes: 0

I try not to think about marks, the first place or gold medal. The most important thing is to show what you are capable of on ice. The rest will come on its own. Votes: 0

I watched the Olympics as a kid. It would be fun to try to win a medal. If I could swap Olympic gold for a US PGA Championship? I'd take the Major every time. Votes: 0

Perhaps we'll never know how far the path can go, how much a human being can truly achieve, until we realize that the ultimate reward is not a gold medal but the path itself. Votes: 0

I won't comment on what Bob Dylan said, but I will comment on his receiving the Nobel Prize, which to me is like pinning a medal on Mount Everest for being the highest mountain. Votes: 0

It took putting one foot in front of the other every single day to get through it to the point where I made it back on the team and won a gold medal in 2008. Votes: 0

Congratulations to Mexico. They upset Brazil to win a gold medal in men's soccer. And after the Olympics ended, the Mexican soccer team, of course, returned home to their houses here in Los Angeles. Votes: 0

You know Sarkozy offered me the Legion d'honneur medal? I refused. People said I refused because I don't like Sarkozy, but that's ridiculous. I refused because I don't like decorations - except on women. Votes: 0

That was such an important time for us, as a team. It was our second gold medal in a row, following Salt Lake City, and really established ourselves as the best team in the world. Votes: 0

Through everything I've gone through- and I've been everywhere, at the top of the world, in jail, hung over drunk - I never gave up my dream of winning a gold medal in the Olympics. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Well my thoughts on American swimming are that our prospects look favorable, but we may not have as strong a showing in the gold medal count as in previous Olympics. But I am not coaching. Votes: 0

To anyone who has started out on a long campaign believing that the gold medal was destined for him, the feeling when, all of a sudden, the medal has gone somewhere else is quite indescribable. Votes: 0