Olympia Quotes

You're either an Olympian or not in swimming. - Mark Warkentin

You show up at the Olympics, and you're no longer you; you're an American Olympian. You're part of this greater whole, and the individual doesn't matter. - Shaun White

You can learn a lot from the Olympics, but you have to learn the sport again when you turn pro. Just being an Olympian or a gold medalist isn?t going to get you a break when you take off that headgear and start prizefighting. You?ve got to prove yourself all over again, every day. - Andre Ward

Yes, we should consider ways to address the deficit and bring real, direct relief to the gulf region... but we must not lose sight of maintaining the infrastructure that supports our economy and way of life. - Olympia Snowe

With the Olympics, and the so many guys away, and the no equipment (Olympians' equipment being lost early in the tri), all the stuff going on, we knew it would be tough. Going into this trip, we knew if we could get points (early) we'd be fine. I knew we'd be good today after a couple of days off. - Mike Babcock

Winning is everything in Hollywood. - Olympia Dukakis

While we must pursue any legislative option to extend this program, I also urge my colleagues to consider the National Dairy Equity Act as a fiscally responsible means of providing price stability to our dairy industry. - Olympia Snowe

While there will inevitably be some players who are faced with a short turnaround (before and after the Olympics), the 500-plus players who are not on an Olympic roster as well as those Olympians whose teams do not make it into the medal round, will have no difficulty with the quick turnaround. - Ted Saskin

When my children were born, I didn't have them baptized because I felt baptism was about erasing Original Sin - something the Church said children got from their mother - and I absolutely refused to believe women carry Original Sin. - Olympia Dukakis

When little old ladies recognize a guy who was Mr. Olympia, that's saying something. That means I've been able to cross lines as far as marketability is concerned. - Lee Haney