Olympian Quotes

Excluding the possibility that a female Scandinavian Olympian was running around outside our house last night, what else might be a possibility?

I am thrilled to be an Olympian, and I think that although we will be underdogs we can beat many teams and will be a surprise in Sydney.

Overall, it was a huge success for me. It was a huge honor for me to be a two-time Olympian and have the accomplishments that I`ve been able to have in skiing. But certainly there was an element of disappointment. ... I expect perfection out of myself, and I didn`t ski a perfect run. I was disappointed in that, but I did ski well, and I had a great time.

I think a lot of Jim Thorpe, the Olympian, and his accomplishments.

There are so many emotional stories in our lives that the cameras missed outside of the competition, which viewers never got to see. This online `scrap book` gives us a chance to share the entire journey leading up to, and during the Games to really illustrate the ups and downs an athlete and their mom`s experience along the road to becoming a U.S. Olympian.

You can learn a lot from the Olympics, but you have to learn the sport again when you turn pro. Just being an Olympian or a gold medalist isn?t going to get you a break when you take off that headgear and start prizefighting. You?ve got to prove yourself all over again, every day.

Somebody`s dream was taken away. I try to put myself in those shoes, and I can`t. I really try, and I can`t. He`s still a part of us and he`s with us. In our minds, he`s an Olympian. He`s our teammate.

He`s an interesting prospect. But if his name wasn`t Jeremy Bloom and he wasn`t an Olympian, then I don`t think people would be talking much about him.