Ten Most Popular Winter Olympics Quotes
Starting on Feb. 10, athletes from around the world will gather in
Torino, Italy to compete in the 2006 Winter Games. They will focus on winning medals for their countries in cold weather sports, such as skiing, skating, snowboarding, bobsleigh, luge, curling and ice hockey.
The first Winter Olympics was held in 1924. Initially, the winter
competitions were held in the same year as the Summer Games. That
changed in 1994 with the Lillehammer Olympics. The winter competitions are now staggered apart from the Summer Games, giving us Olympic competitions to watch every two years.
Here are some quotes by Winter Olympians:
"Winning doesn't always mean being first. Winning means you're doing
better than you've ever done before."
— Bonnie Blair, speed skater
(About the 1998 Olympics) "I didn't lose the gold. I won the silver."
— Michelle Kwan, figure skater
"The only disability in life is a bad attitude."
— Scott Hamilton, figure skater
"The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone
else. It has to be yours."
— Peggy Fleming, figure skater
"That's the thing with the Olympic Games: it's one day; it's a
minute-and-a-half, and if everything's right, you win, and if it isn't,
you don't. It's not what life is all about."
— Phil Mahre, skier
"I didn't get into skating to be famous. It's not a sport you get
famous at. If I wanted to be famous, I would have stuck with hockey."
— Eric Heiden, speed skater
"Pain is short-lived, but pride lasts a lifetime."
— Elvis Stojko, figure skater
"The worst thing is to be paralyzed by fear. It's better to fall
trying. Then you learn what to do so you don't fall again."
— Brian Boitano, figure skater
"The best and fastest way to learn a sport is to watch and imitate a
champion."
— Jean-Claude Killy, skier
"Ever since I was a kid I wanted to be on snow. For Christmas, all I
ever wanted was a snowboard."
— Ross Powers
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