“If you look at the success of snowboarding in the Winter Games and how that's brought a more youthful edge to the Olympics in general, they don't have that with the Summer Games. They don't have anything that's drawing in a younger viewership. To be honest, I think they need skateboarding more than we need them. Skateboarding's popularity is solidified for the most part in a lot of countries.” IfsThinkingNeedsLooksCountryGamesHonestSummerWinterEdgesDrawingBeing HonestPopularityOlympicsSkateboardingSnowboarding Author:Tony Hawk
“Olympics are probably the most important thing for Russians than any other athletes in the whole world. Since I was a little kid and since everybody was a little kid, their dream was playing in Olympic Games, especially if we have a chance to represent our country in Sochi, it's unbelievable and it's going to be a great thing.” IfsWorldLittlesImportantCountryWholeDreamKidsGamesChanceImportant ThingsAthleteWhole WorldGreat ThingsOur CountryOlympicsUnbelievableLittle KidOlympic GamesSochi Author:Alexander Ovechkin
“I think the scores for Olympic gymnastics are affected by what countries the judge and the gymnast are from. That's wrong. That type of political pandering isn't meant for gymnastic Olympic events. It's meant for the Supreme Court.” ThinkingCountryFunnyPoliticalEventsJudgingTypeCourtSupremeScoreAffectedOlympicsSupreme CourtGymnasticsGymnastLondon Olympics Author:Craig Ferguson
“The U.S. team has swept all the medals in the skeet shooting event. So despite our bad economy, it's nice to know our country has never been safer from an attack of skeets.” KnowsCountryFunnyEconomyNiceTeamEventsDespiteOur CountryShootingOlympicsMedalLondon Olympics Author:Conan O'Brien
“The European countries are really hoping to do well in the Olympics. If they win gold medals, they can use them as cash.” IfsWellsCountryUseFunnyWinningGoldCashOlympicsMedalGold MedalsEuropean CountriesLondon Olympics Author:David Letterman
“Mitt Romney will travel to London where he will attend the Olympics opening ceremony. Of course it's going ot be weird when they're announcing all the countries, and he's like 'Got a bank account there, got one there, two bank accounts there.'” TwoCountryFunnyCoursesAccountsLondonOpeningOlympicsCeremonyRomneyBank AccountsAnnouncingLondon OlympicsOpening Ceremony Author:Jimmy Fallon