Olympic Quotes

You've got to do your job here [in the NHL], but, at the same time, it's in the back of your mind that someone's watching and you've got to perform well for the Olympics. - Scott Gomez

Young people and Indian people need to know that we existed in the 20th Century. We need to know who our heroes are and to know what we have done and accomplished in this century other than what Olympic athletes Jim Thorpe and Billy Mills have done. - Russell Means

You want to make that world championship team, that Olympic team. Those are the ultimate goals of professional athletes. - Ed Moran

You wait for flowers and gifts from us on this day. Of course you have deserved them, deserved them in every way. In the way that the Olympic gold of our women in Nagano was the best present to Russian men. - Boris Yeltsin

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 never know. This is the Olympics. Unexpected things happen. - Emily Hughes

You move forward now to '05-06, and I think you're seeing a continuation of all of this, a continuation of the recognition of Winter Olympic athletes. - Darryl Seibel

You might not be ready for diplomacy with Beijing if you cant visit the Olympics without insulting our closest ally. - Barack Obama

You lose your seat at the table pretty quickly, not just in the Olympics, but in other sports communities. People need to see us have a presence over there so they understand that Salt Lake City, Utah, hasn't forgotten and hasn't gone away. - Jeff Robbins