BEIJING OLYMPICS QUOTES
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Below are some quotes of note from around the Olympic Games. 2008:
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"It's the Olympics. If you can't get up to swim in the morning, don't go." -- Swimmer Michael Phelps, on finals being scheduled for the morning, Beijing time.
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"At first, I couldn't stop touching (my jersey). I was like, 'Oh, my gosh! Is this mine? Are you sure it's real? The USA isn't going to fade into my sports bra, is it?' I still kind of look down and ask, 'Are you sure I'm supposed to have this?'"-- Softball player Monica Abbott, on wearing the U.S. national jersey for the first time.
"At first, I couldn't stop touching (my jersey). I was like, 'Oh, my gosh! Is this mine? Are you sure it's real? The USA isn't going to fade into my sports bra, is it?' I still kind of look down and ask, 'Are you sure I'm supposed to have this?'"-- Softball player Monica Abbott, on wearing the U.S. national jersey for the first time.
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"Wow, I have the most humongous playground all to myself."-- Gymnast Nastia Liukin, recalling what she thought when her parents brought her to the gym they were building.
"Wow, I have the most humongous playground all to myself."-- Gymnast Nastia Liukin, recalling what she thought when her parents brought her to the gym they were building.
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"It's very awkward and weird. I train six to eight hours a day to be the best athlete that I can be for my team and my country, and then people want to talk about my looks...I don't feel like a celebrity. I'm still just a little dork.-- Softball player Jennie Finch, on her off-field fame.
"It's very awkward and weird. I train six to eight hours a day to be the best athlete that I can be for my team and my country, and then people want to talk about my looks...I don't feel like a celebrity. I'm still just a little dork.-- Softball player Jennie Finch, on her off-field fame.
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"I was famous when I was 19-years-old and had to decide earlier than most what my values were. From my experiences growing up, I learned about the type of person I wanted to be and the message I wanted to send as a well-known person. Of course I think about these things with the companies I work with. I want to be able to stand up for them knowing that I'm being true to myself and my morals."-- Swedish track and field athlete Carolina Kluft, on determining her values and beliefs.
"I was famous when I was 19-years-old and had to decide earlier than most what my values were. From my experiences growing up, I learned about the type of person I wanted to be and the message I wanted to send as a well-known person. Of course I think about these things with the companies I work with. I want to be able to stand up for them knowing that I'm being true to myself and my morals."-- Swedish track and field athlete Carolina Kluft, on determining her values and beliefs.
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"I would compare myself to those sprinters that do a lot of chest pumping or yelling, who are pretty intense or get pretty hyped. I would consider myself exactly like them, except I keep it all inside instead. I'm nervous before the race but I'm like a quiet hyped person. I don't really let it out or say explode until the gun is shot and that's when I really want to show all my excitement. But during the race, I kind of keep it all to myself."-- Sprinter Tyson Gay, on bottling his emotions until the start of a race.
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"I would compare myself to those sprinters that do a lot of chest pumping or yelling, who are pretty intense or get pretty hyped. I would consider myself exactly like them, except I keep it all inside instead. I'm nervous before the race but I'm like a quiet hyped person. I don't really let it out or say explode until the gun is shot and that's when I really want to show all my excitement. But during the race, I kind of keep it all to myself."-- Sprinter Tyson Gay, on bottling his emotions until the start of a race.
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"I think with her own family she's competitive, everybody. Like if she was racing for an ice cream cone with a little kid, she'd probably push the kid out of the way."-- Beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor, on her teammate Kerri Walsh.
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"You lose her, you're dead." -- Gymnast Shawn Johnson's mother, Teri, on what she told coach Liang Chow before he took Shawn on her first international trip.
"You lose her, you're dead." -- Gymnast Shawn Johnson's mother, Teri, on what she told coach Liang Chow before he took Shawn on her first international trip.
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"I would say (New York Mets shortstop) Jose Reyes. He's fast, he's agile, he's quick and he's not that tall -- he's maybe our height. Maybe he's six foot, and that's perfect height. That's the type of athlete that would be great in badminton."-- Badminton player Bob Malaythong, on what pro athlete would make a great badminton player.
"I would say (New York Mets shortstop) Jose Reyes. He's fast, he's agile, he's quick and he's not that tall -- he's maybe our height. Maybe he's six foot, and that's perfect height. That's the type of athlete that would be great in badminton."-- Badminton player Bob Malaythong, on what pro athlete would make a great badminton player.
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"I've got respect for the game."-- Basketball player Michael Redd, on why he doesn't call table tennis, "ping pong."
"I've got respect for the game."-- Basketball player Michael Redd, on why he doesn't call table tennis, "ping pong."
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"My wife was the biggest proponent, saying, 'It's a great opportunity. They're not going to ask you for 2012, that's for damn sure.'"-- Volleyball player Lloy Ball, on competing in his fourth Olympics.
"My wife was the biggest proponent, saying, 'It's a great opportunity. They're not going to ask you for 2012, that's for damn sure.'"-- Volleyball player Lloy Ball, on competing in his fourth Olympics.
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"Stubborn? She's the one who's stubborn. Talk about a person who -- you just got me going. Talk about a person who's never wrong. There's not many things that get me mad but she's a neat freak, everything has to be in order. On the court she's kinda the same, she's never wrong. She's never caused a turnover in her life. Yesterday in the game she threw me a pass, a terrible pass, let me tell you. The girl intercepted it and she looked at me like I was crazy. I'm like 'What do you want me to do?'"-- Basketball player Diana Taurasi, about teammate Sue Bird in response to Bird calling Taurasi stubborn in another interview.
"Stubborn? She's the one who's stubborn. Talk about a person who -- you just got me going. Talk about a person who's never wrong. There's not many things that get me mad but she's a neat freak, everything has to be in order. On the court she's kinda the same, she's never wrong. She's never caused a turnover in her life. Yesterday in the game she threw me a pass, a terrible pass, let me tell you. The girl intercepted it and she looked at me like I was crazy. I'm like 'What do you want me to do?'"-- Basketball player Diana Taurasi, about teammate Sue Bird in response to Bird calling Taurasi stubborn in another interview.
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"I call him Captain Pokey, because he loves to sail. He's a sailor and he has this shot he loves to do where he pokes it with his two knuckles."-- Beach volleyball player Mike Lambert, referring to his teammate Stein Metzger.
"I call him Captain Pokey, because he loves to sail. He's a sailor and he has this shot he loves to do where he pokes it with his two knuckles."-- Beach volleyball player Mike Lambert, referring to his teammate Stein Metzger.
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"In the middle of the 30-second breaks (between periods) -- and I think I lost quite a few first periods -- I would go back to the corner and I would just look at that guy, whoever it was I was wrestling, and it seemed like they were shrinking. I just knew I was about to tear off into him when I went back out there. That's a mental thing. The first time it happened, I was like, 'Did that dude just get smaller?' I was willing myself to make that happen. 'Oh yeah, they're shrinking. They're all getting smaller. I'm about to kill this guy. What is he, a 55-kilo over there?'"-- Greco-Roman wrestler Dremiel Byers, on psyching himself up during a match.
"In the middle of the 30-second breaks (between periods) -- and I think I lost quite a few first periods -- I would go back to the corner and I would just look at that guy, whoever it was I was wrestling, and it seemed like they were shrinking. I just knew I was about to tear off into him when I went back out there. That's a mental thing. The first time it happened, I was like, 'Did that dude just get smaller?' I was willing myself to make that happen. 'Oh yeah, they're shrinking. They're all getting smaller. I'm about to kill this guy. What is he, a 55-kilo over there?'"-- Greco-Roman wrestler Dremiel Byers, on psyching himself up during a match.
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"With my little chicken legs, I broke the world junior record in the 200m, I broke Marion Jones' high school 200m record, I won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games and I was World Champion in the 200m in 2005 and 2007. When I hear about being called 'Chicken Legs' now, it brings up a lot of memories. I just think back to that time in the weight room with my friends and see where I came from and what I was able to accomplish in spite of that and maybe even because of that. Now, I can kind of look back and laugh at it."-- Sprinter Allyson Felix, on embracing a nickname.
"With my little chicken legs, I broke the world junior record in the 200m, I broke Marion Jones' high school 200m record, I won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games and I was World Champion in the 200m in 2005 and 2007. When I hear about being called 'Chicken Legs' now, it brings up a lot of memories. I just think back to that time in the weight room with my friends and see where I came from and what I was able to accomplish in spite of that and maybe even because of that. Now, I can kind of look back and laugh at it."-- Sprinter Allyson Felix, on embracing a nickname.
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"In women's distance running, you don't usually see a person that's 145 pounds out there to race. Mostly you have a bunch of little 105, 110 pound girls out there. Most people my size would have stayed in soccer and basketball. For me, track and field just worked out really well."-- Track and field athlete Erin Donohue, on overcoming her size to excel in distance running.
"In women's distance running, you don't usually see a person that's 145 pounds out there to race. Mostly you have a bunch of little 105, 110 pound girls out there. Most people my size would have stayed in soccer and basketball. For me, track and field just worked out really well."-- Track and field athlete Erin Donohue, on overcoming her size to excel in distance running.
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