With the Winter Games in Vancouver quickly approaching we wanted to show our support to the Olympic Athletes all over the World with the following ten motivational Olympic gold medalist quotes.
Bonnie Blair
In the 1988 Calgary Olympics Bonnie Blair won the gold medal for the 500-meter skate. Four years later she did it again at the 1992 Albertville Olympics making her the first woman in Olympic history to win consecutive gold medals in the event, and the first American woman to win consecutive Winter Olympic gold medals.
“I don't remember the first time I skated on ice, I was too young. I do remember falling in love with that wind-in-my-face feeling while speed skating.”
Aaron Peirsol
Aaron Peirsol is best known for winning both available gold medals for the men's backstroke competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Aaron went to his first Olympics at age 16 and earned the silver medal in the 200-meter backstroke at the 2000 Olympics. “This is fun. This rejuvenates you. It keeps you young.”
Kristi Yamaguchi
Kristi Yamaguchi always dreamed of becoming an Olympic champion and at the 1992 Winter Olympics her dream came true when she was the first American woman to win a gold medal in figure skating in 16 years. "Always dream"
Janet Evans Janet Evans was one of the stars of the 1988 Seoul Olympics, winning gold medals in the 400- and 800-meter freestyle events and the 400-meter individual medley. At the 1992 Olympics, Evans claimed two more medals, a gold in the 800-meter freestyle and silver in the 400-meter. “The reason that I love giving motivational speeches is because I love to share with others what the Olympics mean to me.”
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Jackie Joyner-Kersee has amassed 20 records in the heptathlon and has won three Olympic gold medals and at the age of thirty-two she competed in her fourth Olympic heptathlon in 1996. “The medals don't mean anything and the glory doesn't last. It's all about your happiness. The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.”
Dominique Dawes
Dominique Dawes started in gymnastics at the age of 6. At the 1996 Olympic Games, Dominique and the US Gymnastics won the Gold Medal. “She said believe in yourself and believe in your dreams. I took away those words and will keep them in my memory for a lifetime.”
Brendan Joseph Hansen
Brendan Joseph Hansen set the world record in the 100 and 200-meter breaststroke at the 2004 U.S. Olympic trials and ended up winning the gold in those games for his role in the world-record setting 4 x 100 medley relay. “I love the support from the crowd. I just felt driven when every time I came out of the water the crowd was shouting and cheering me on.”
Greg Louganis
In the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Greg Louganis won gold medals in both the springboard and tower diving events. In the 1988 Seoul Olympics after suffering an injury, where he hit his head on the diving board during the preliminary rounds, Greg Louganis, despite a concussion, went on the finals and won the gold medal. "In sports, people reach their peak very early. You have to move on. I don't know if I will ever surpass what I did at the Olympics, but I'm still doing the work I always wanted to do."
Summer Sanders
At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Summer Sanders earned two gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze medal and set an American record in the 400m individual medley. “I retired from swimming because I got sick of the wedgies.”
Paul Hamm
At the 2004 Olympics Games in Athens Paul Hamm won the men's first-ever all-around title and also helped his team win a silver team medal. “I'm sure these Olympics will feel a lot different. There is not only more pressure on us as a team but more pressure individually.”
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Corey Rozon and David Leonhardt are freelance writers in Ottawa.
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