30 Quotes From Olympic Athletes That'll Both Motivate And Inspire You
I know I am a good and honest person and if I put hard work in I would be able to reach my goals.
Becca Martin
August 25, 2016
August 25, 2016
“It was what I wanted. I was able to dedicate myself to this last comeback and that was it. One last hurrah. Looking back, it happened exactly how I wanted it to and exactly how it should have.”
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“It is always hard as an athlete to admit that you didn’t deliver mentally, you always like to think you have some level of mental toughness.”
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“I was up at Christ the Redeemer and I had a moment up there when I looked down and I visualized the moment at the start where that Olympic final will take place.”
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“I’ve been lucky enough to play a few good rounds along the way but that was the most special.”
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“They competed under gigantic pressure. Let’s give these kids a break. Sometimes you take actions that you later regret. They had fun, they made a mistake, life goes on.”
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“This is one of the best things that has happened in my life. Now (the critics will) have to swallow what they said.”
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“That was one of the best efforts I think I’ve seen from an Australian sporting team. Unfortunately, it’s courage in the face of defeat. Nothing else matters other than the result, and we pulled up just short.”
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“The perfectionist in me, the elite athlete I’ve been for so long, just finds it really hard to comprehend that result.”
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“I’m not going to judge a lifetime of success by a maybe less-than-perfect performance at the end.”
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“I think the biggest thing is understanding how much pride and passion each of these boys had to put on the green and gold ... I just hope everyone back at home could feel they were on the journey with us. It was one helluva journey.”
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“There were definitely sloppy moments for us, and ones that will haunt us for the next four years.”
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“It is so hard to be able to achieve something so big and not be able to share it with someone who is so close.”
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“My balls hurt, but my arms hurt more ... not sure what to ice first. Prepare some beers boys, I am thirsty after that.”
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“I am the greatest.”
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“You need to have guts when you’re up against it. You need a dream, a goal and above all your family.”
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“It's not about winning at the Olympic Games, it's about trying to win. The motto is faster, higher, stronger, not fastest, highest, strongest. Sometimes it's the trying that matters.”
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“I went from having surgery to being one of the top 15 men in the country by the age of 17. That shows me how much you can improve if you really want something bad enough. ”
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“I'm not naturally the most confident athlete. But if my coaches tell me that I can run a certain time, I believe it with no question. Then that's it, that's decided, that's what I'm going to run.”
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