Olympics quotes

Explore inspiring quotes from athletes, coaches, and leaders of the Olympic Games. Let their words inspire you to push beyond your limits and achieve greatness.

Things won’t go perfect. It’s all about how you adapt from those things and learn from mistakes.

- Michael Phelps

There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work... there are no limits!

- Michael Phelps

The one thing that's common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.

- Michael Phelps

The more you dream the more you achieve.

- Michael Phelps

So many people along the way, whatever it is you aspire to do, will tell you it can't be done. But all it takes is imagination. You dream, you plan, you reach. There will be obstacles. There will doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, with belief, with confidence and trust in yourself and those around you, there are no limits.

- Michael Phelps

Our time on Earth is already short enough. For me, it's like every single day I try to be as happy as I can. It's crazy to think about. We never have enough time. That's always the thing. We always want to do more. So it's about being able to spend time on the things that are most important to you. Life is a lot easier that way, and obviously life is pretty difficult a lot of the time.

- Michael Phelps

If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.

- Michael Phelps

If you say "can't" you're restricting what you can do or ever will do.

- Michael Phelps

If you put your mind to anything that you dream, you can achieve it.

- Michael Phelps

I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do.

- Michael Phelps

I want to be able to look back and say, "I've done everything I can, and I was successful." I don't want to look back and say I should have done this or that.

- Michael Phelps

I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

- Michael Phelps

Records are always made to be broken no matter what they are.

- Michael Phelps

If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail.

- Mark Spitz

After the horrific attacks of September 11th, it was evident that our Government needed to be transformed to meet the new challenges of this dangerous world.

- Jim Ryun

By making a comeback, I'm changing the attitude of people toward me. If I'd known that people would react so enthusiastically, I'd have done it years ago.

- Mark Spitz

I feel great. I feel younger. And I don't feel anything at all. I don't know who knows, but right now I'm, how, how many years have I, fifty five, something like that. Forty three years old. And I feel like seventeen, like twenty five years ago.

- Olga Korbut

People want to hear what I have to say and respect what I say.

- Jennifer Capriati

I was a tomboy who liked to play rough just like my two older brothers. That's probably why I liked the athletic part of skating - especially the jumping!

- Nancy Kerrigan

I run in practically every single road race in my country, 5k, 10k just to promote the sport.

- Alberto Juantorena