“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.” ThinkingMotivationalRunningEnergyFlowAthleteJapan Author:Picabo Street
“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.” MomentsMotivationalWould BeTeamTrainAthleteEvolveOlympic Athlete Author:Dick Fosbury
“At my age, you need to verify that everything is fine. I put a lot of pressure on my body, and I feel sometimes pain in my back and in my knees, so I have to be sure that I can keep on training hard before going on.” NeedsFeelsI CanSometimesHardBodyMotivationalAgePainFineTrainingPressureAthleteKneesVerifyTraining Hard Author:Hermann Maier
“I was introverted, shy. But if you win a lot you need to be extroverted, or they'll think you're arrogant.” IfsThinkingNeedsMotivationalWinningAthleteShyArrogantIntrovertIntroverted Author:Alberto Tomba
“The U.S. Olympic spirit award is an award that is given to an athlete who embodies the Olympic spirit in more ways than just on the playing field, in showing incredible perseverance, in overcoming obstacles, and what we wanted to do is have everybody can vote on-line.” WayMotivationalWantedSpiritGivenLinesFieldsVoteOvercomingPerseveranceIncrediblesAthleteObstaclesAwardsPlaying FieldsOlympic Spirit Author:Brian Boitano
“What I can tell them is the way you become an Olympic champion is to start working now. I tell them why it's always worth it to put the time and effort into something you want to be good at.” WayWantI CanMotivationalEffortAthleteBe GoodChampionWorth ItWorking Now Author:Rafer Johnson
“Yeah, that's what kind of, we get the idea a little bit yeah, because other people from different countries also try as hard as they can to get a medal or a gold medal in the Olympic Games. And you know, if they can work hard, we can work hard as well.” PeopleIfsKnowsTryingWellsKindLittlesIdeasDifferentCountryHardMotivationalGamesBitsHard WorkLittle BitGoldYeahAthleteMedalGold MedalsOlympic GamesDifferent Countries Author:Inge de Bruijn
“Looking back... it's hard to understand what all the fuss was about as things changed in just a few years. When you look at all the things that have happened in the world, it seems very small.” WorldYearsLooksHardSeemsMotivationalHappenedChangedAthleteLooking BackThings Change Author:Zola Budd
“My biggest weakness as a endurance athlete has been in not drinking enough water after training, thereby racing sometimes while dehydrated.” Has BeensSometimesEnoughMotivationalWaterTrainingWeaknessDrinkingAthleteInequalityEnduranceRacing Author:Bill Rodgers
“And then ultimately what I tell the kids is: coaches can give you information, they can give you guidelines, and they can put you in a position. But the only person who can truly make you better is you.” GivingPersonsMotivationalKidsInformationPositionAthleteCoachesGuidelines Author:Brandi Chastain