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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.
Little did I know that there's nothing more competitive in the world than a professional ballroom dancer. They are as competitive as Olympic athletes.
I got injured at the Olympic Trials in 2000. I could not jump. I could not walk on my leg properly. I couldn't bend my knee. I couldn't straighten it.
If I'm able to win the world championships when I'm not even at my best, then with another year until Rio, maybe I could even become Olympic champion.
I had some friends who were great skiers who I would hang out with, like Jonny Moseley, the Olympic moguls champion, who tried to date my sister once.
I did get to go to the Olympic trials in '88 and '92. I was 7th and 11th, so I didn't place high enough to go to the games, but, still, it was a blast.
If I would have won that Olympic gold medal, I would have gotten a job somewhere coaching at a university, and I would be totally content with my life.
Every once in a while I run the Olympic downhill in Japan in my head. I think of how the energy is going to flow and then I make it all work for myself.
I have the unique distinction of being on the only Olympic team to lose without controversy, and the only Pan Am Games team to lose without controversy.
One must put things in perspective - I've been given a circumstance with very little time to catch form and try and get an Olympic quota for the country.
Throughout its history, the international Olympic Committee has struggled to spread its ideal of fraternity, friendship, peace and universal understanding.
My school has a bunch of actors and professional kids, like Chloe Grace Moretz, Odeya Rush, and Olympic gymnasts. Basically, anyone who has a job as a kid.
From the energy of the Olympic crowd to the celebratory feel of the Brazilian culture, I expect nothing less than an exciting and unforgettable 2016 event.
When I went to the starting line of the 1976 Olympic marathon in Montreal, it was with the unsettling conviction that some of my competitors were cheaters.
To be frank, you can't compare the atmosphere and the way people behaved in the Olympic Stadium with the game I watched the day after, the Community Shield.
If someone told me a couple years ago, 'You're going to be deep into show jumping with horses,' I would be like, I didn't even know that's an Olympic sport.
My personal story has always been about perseverance and always getting up when I fall. Maybe I'm not Olympic champion, but I can teach the world about that.
I hope the BWF (Badminton World Federation) will seriously do something about the Olympic qualifying format or risk getting badminton dropped from the Games.
The women of the Senate are like the U.S. Olympic team: we come in different sizes, but we sure are united in our determination to do the best for our country!
Kurt Angle was amazing. He was the person who got me into pro wrestling. He found me when I was at the Olympic training center just wrestling, amateur wrestling.
When I started windsurfing, it was a hobby, and I enjoyed the lifestyle. Then it became an Olympic dream. Now I've achieved that with a medal. I just feel so lucky.
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.
I didn't train to make the Olympic team until 1968. I simply trained for the moment. I never even imagined I would be an Olympic athlete. It always seemed to evolve.
I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
I prefer playing ATP tournaments and Davis Cup competition rather than Olympic Games.
I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That's sad.
That people believe I can be Olympic champ, it just spurs me on.
In the Olympic Oath, I ask for only one thing: sporting loyalty.
Most people should be given a chance to compete in the Olympic Games.
Athletes peak for the Olympic Games and can take months to get back up to that level.
The advice I will give my children, if and when they have Olympic aspirations, will be to go for it.
I am very glad not only to complete the grand slam, but to become Olympic champion alone makes me happy.
My one and only focus at the Olympic Games is to win a gold medal.
The Olympics is still my greatest achievement... I have many belts, but there is only one Olympic gold.
I hate how late we have our Olympic Trials, always have.
When you get to an event like the Olympic Games, you can put too much pressure on yourself.
I am Olympic champion for life, and I have learned to enjoy what that means.
There are no words to describe what it would mean making the Olympic team.
The fans and supporters are also part of the Olympic family.
It's been a dream of mine to be selected on the U.S. Olympic team as long as I can remember.
Figure skating is an unlikely Olympic event but its good television. It's sort of a combination of gymnastics and ballet. A little sexy too which doesn't hurt.
I can freestyle for a while, but I'm not an Olympic swimmer who can go two or three miles.
You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I came here for you. You don't boo me.
Part of me worries about upsetting people, because we all have perceptions about Olympic champions.
I wasn't jumping like Carl Lewis, but I still won an Olympic title.
Ever since I was a kid and all the time I have played in the NHL, NHL players have played in the Olympic Games.
I am European Games champion now as well as Olympic champion, European champion, and world champion.
An Olympic pursuit really takes a full three to four years of Olympic preparation.
My training has been going really well these past few days and my goal is to keep it up for the next few weeks and hopefully earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.
The Olympic Rings tattoo has played its part and will continue to motivate me.