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“Cycling is such an endurance sport. I don't think it's the worst thing ever to start when you're in your twenties.”

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Kristin Armstrong, born on August 11, 1973, is an outstanding Olympic cyclist. She has achieved numerous honors in the Olympics and World Championships, becoming a legend in women's road cycling. more

“I was told that there are about 900 gold medal winners in American Olympic history. When I thought about the number 900, I wondered how many kids that are influenced by a gold medal ever get to see a gold medal. What I thought was really neat was that I've already had a couple hundred kids touch my gold medal.”

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Author:Kristin Armstrong

“If there were any people who were my role models I would just say it was my family's influence and the family and the kids around me.”

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Author:Kristin Armstrong

“In America with the Olympics when you not only have a medal but a gold medal all of a sudden people come out of the wood work and you're treated a little bit differently. I guess that's where my personality is, that's where I just can't get used to all this.”

People Personality Gold Medal

Author:Kristin Armstrong

“I love the sport, I haven't made millions off of it so maybe that's why I just feel like a normal person, I just feel regular, so that when I walk out of my house now with people requesting autographs in the middle of Albertson's aisles. I realize that I did go to the Olympics and did come back with a gold medal, but this is all strange. Somebody pinch me please, because I'm just here on my couch at night watching the Olympics now like everyone else in the world.”

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Author:Kristin Armstrong

“I respect people who can do both careers, like Will Smith and a couple of other people who have done it, but I just don't know when they sleep.”

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Author:Val Kilmer

“I'm not the kind to go out and tell people 'Oh yeah I'm a gold medalist.'”

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Author:Kristin Armstrong

“I don't think that the Olympic games are a good place to bring up any political issues because it should be about the athletes and about coming together. This year's motto was One World, One Dream and to take that away it's just not a good time.”

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Author:Kristin Armstrong

“As a nation, China, is one of the most powerful countries around and if anyone can make something happen, if anything is in their control and they can make things happen and make things the best and look at their country as a beautiful place to come visit and our people are great they're going to do it. I feel like everything that hasn't been perfect over there is out of their hands. They've done everything they can to make it perfect.”

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Author:Kristin Armstrong

“The racism is so profound and the recognition - the kind of deep recognition that you have to humiliate. It's not about to killing or torture. It's to humiliate. So the oppressed feel degraded. And both the oppressed understand and the oppressors understand. It's constant.”

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Author:Noam Chomsky

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