Medals Quotes

You work so hard to get the program to be a Final Four caliber program and then not to make your conference tournament is really slipping. Regardless of how close we've played teams, that wins you no medals. - Rick Pitino

You look at them (Laurel Highlands) and I think this may be the furthest they've gone. I look up and down my bench and see a lot of guys who have had gold medals around their necks. That's a big advantage in a game like this. - Jeff Ackermann

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

You know I am an actor, and I have medals for diction. - Paul Robeson

You have to measure your success. There's 100 people in the race and only three get medals. We still have a young group. We have a couple veterans. So, we're focused on performances, not results. - James Upham

You get used to people talking about it. Everyone has their two cents. I'm just going to be happy with me doing my hardest, my best. As long as I can do that. I'm not worried about eight gold medals or another trip to state. As long as I can do my best, I'll be happy, and some people don't realize that. - Joanna Schultz

You can melt down all the medals and cups I have and they wouldn't be a plating on the 24-carat friendship I felt for Long at that moment. - Jesse Owens

With a lot of freshman and first-time wrestlers, you generally don't expect to get medals. The kids are all a little bit green, and they'll learn from this. It was sure tough on our seniors, though. We expected them all to take home medals. - Eric Sorensen

Winning medals is very important. But the Olympic Games is a combination. Becoming the best in the world at your sport doesn't mean you can't be compassionate and have good sportsmanship. - Johann Olav Koss