“For me, by far, the Olympics is the biggest sporting event in the world.” WorldEventsOlympicsSporting Events Author:Andy Murray
“Four years ago, I felt the importance of the Olympics and how it is different from other events. It's a completely different atmosphere. The main advice I can give my teammates is to try to enjoy the experience.” GivingTryingYearsI CanDifferentFeltEnjoyFourAdviceEventsYears AgoImportanceAtmosphereFour YearsOlympicsTeammate Author:Kohei Uchimura
“It is a testament to the fundamental honesty of football that Israel, with nothing to play for, overcame Russia in Tel Aviv on Saturday. The sport has its faults, but this basic trust is the reason Wembley holds 80,000 and could take more and the track and field venue for the London Olympics will be reduced after the event to the same capacity as the home of Wigan Athletic.” ReasonPlayHomeSportsEventsHonestyFieldsFootballCapacityFundamentalsFaultsTrackIsraelLondonRussiaManagersSoccerOlympicsTestamentSaturdayAthleticChairmanVenuesTrack And FieldLondon OlympicsWigan Author:Martin Samuel
“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 Romneys have a horse competing in the Olympics. Ann Romney's horse failed to win a medal in the dressage event today, which is a shame because if there's one thing that family needs, it's more gold.” IfsNeedsTodayFunnyWinningOne ThingEventsGoldHorseShameOlympicsCompetingMedalRomneyLondon OlympicsDressage Author:Conan O'Brien
“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
“A dozen swimming events have already been completed in the Olympic competition. I wonder where they got the name 'Speedo.' It doesn't sound like a bathing suit, it sounds like a breakfast cereal for meth addicts.” FunnyNamesSoundWonderEventsCompetitionSuitsBreakfastSwimmingDozenOlympicsAddictCerealBathingLondon OlympicsBathing SuitsBreakfast CerealSpeedos Author:Craig Ferguson
“The Olympics are getting mixed reviews. People are angry at NBC for showing a promo that revealed the winner of a swimming event even though the race hadn't aired yet. NBC apologized saying, 'We're just not used to people watching our network.'” PeopleFunnyUsedRaceEventsAngryWinnerReviewsSwimmingOlympicsNbcLondon Olympics Author:Conan O'Brien
“Everything went smoothly at the sailing events today, except for the British team. They forgot to bring limes and they all got scurvy.” TodayFunnyTeamEventsBritishOlympicsSailingLimesLondon Olympics Author:Craig Ferguson
“I want to compete in the next Olympics. If I go to Rio, it will be my third time, which is a rare feat for an Indian athlete. For me, Olympics is important because it's the biggest event on earth for a sports person. I hope this time around I come back with a medal.” IfsWantPersonsImportantEarthNextSportsEventsThirdsAthleteIndianOlympicsMedalFeatsRioThird Time Author:Vijender Singh
“The Olympics is the biggest competition for all athletes and an unforgettable event.” EventsCompetitionAthleteOlympicsUnforgettable Author:Yuna
“Some of the events in the Olympics don't make sense to me. I don't understand the connection to any reality... Like in the Winter Olympics they have that biathlon that combines cross-country skiing with shooting a gun. How many alpine snipers are into this? Ski, shoot a gun... ski, bang, bang, bang... It's like combining swimming and strangling a guy. Why don't we have that? That makes absolutely as much sense to me. Just put people in the pool at the end of each lane for the swimmers.” PeopleEndsCountryRealityFunnyGuyComedyEventsGunCrossesConnectionsWinterShootingMake SenseSwimmingPoolOlympicsBangsLanesSkisSkiingCombiningSwimmerSnipersStranglingWinter OlympicsAlpine Author:Jerry Seinfeld
“I've been very fortunate to be involved in all the Super Bowls, to see some World Series, to cover heavyweight championship fights; I've been to the Olympics and seen every sporting event there is.” WorldFightingEventsInvolvedSeriesFortunateBowlsOlympicsChampionshipSuper BowlWorld SeriesHeavyweightsSporting EventsHeavyweight Championship Author:Will McDonough
“The Olympics in '80 was phenomenal. It was my favorite memory of all competitive events, because it was brand new and it was exciting.” MemoriesEventsExcitingMy FavoriteBrandsOlympicsPhenomenalBrand NewFavorite Memories Author:Scott Hamilton
“My father-in-law and I always had great interest in Indian sport. At the Athens Olympics, watching the wrestling event, we started discussing the state of Indian sport - inadequate representation, lack of satisfactory results etc. We thought we should do something about it.” ShouldStatesLawFatherSportsInterestResultsEventsIndianEtcWrestlingOlympicsRepresentationInadequateIn-lawsDiscussingAthensFather In Law Author:Amit Bhatia
“I want to stay involved in gymnastics forever, but the Olympics really opened up doors in terms of motivational speaking. I'd like do some type of broadcasting or commentating for gymnastics events on TV, or even give my insights as a gymnast into other sports; I'm kind of a sports junkie in general.” WantGivingKindSportsTermForeverDoorsEventsTvsTypeInvolvedInsightOlympicsGymnasticsJunkieBroadcastingGymnast Author:Jonathan Horton
“The luge is the only Olympic event where you could have people competing in it against their will, and it would look exactly the same. Take people off the street, 'Hey, hey, hey, what is this?! I don't wanna be in the luge!' Once you put that helmet on them, 'You're in the luge, buddy!' 'aaaAAAaaaAAAaaaAAA... aaaAAAAA...' World record. Didn't even wanna do it. I'd like to see that next Olympics, the Involuntary Luge.” PeopleWorldLooksNextRecordsStreetsEventsHeyOlympicsCompetingBuddyHelmetInvoluntaryWorld Records Author:Jerry Seinfeld
“The Olympics, you have to remember, is an event onto itself; it's unlike anything else. It's a multisport event, you have people from all over the world and it has its own special charm, its own special issues. But it's distinct from anything else.” PeopleWorldRememberIssuesSpecialEventsCharmOlympics Author:Donald Fehr
“In fact, if you were interested in a global platform there are only three sporting events: probably the most powerful - or equally powerful [to F1] - are the World Cup and the Olympics, and then Formula One. And there it gets interesting.” IfsWorldFactsThreeInterestingPowerfulEventsCupsMost PowerfulFormulasPlatformsOlympicsWorld CupFormula OneSporting Events Author:Martin Sorrell