Olympics Quotes
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Winning medals wasn’t the point of the Olympics. It’s the participating that counts.
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In the 1936 Olympics, Adolf Hitler became the first to exploit sports as an arm of nationalism.
— James Michener, in his book Sports in America.
The Montreal Olympics can no more have a deficit than a man can have a baby.
jean drapeau— 1973 Comment at press conference, Montreal, 29 Jan. The games went well over budget.
Winning medals wasn’t the point of the Olympics. It’s the participating that counts.
pierre de coubertin— As quoted in "The Olympics — Where Are They Headed?", in Awake! magazine (8 February 1977)
The Olympics can no more lose money than a man can have a baby.
jean drapeau— Quoted in Why Chicago didn’t want the Olympics, by Edward McClelland
When London was chosen to host the 2012 Olympics, Gibson said that he regretted that Paris had not been chosen because it would have subjected that city to the threat of terrorism.
john gibson— Editorial by John Gibson, published on FOXNews.com on July 6, 2005.
He also has stated that no one would care if France was a victim of a terrorist attack.Fox's Gibson on "golden opportunity" missed: If France had been selected for 2012 Olympics, terrorists would "blow up Paris, and who cares?"
john gibson—
The road to the Olympics, leads to no city, no country. It goes far beyond New York or Moscow, ancient Greece or Nazi Germany. The road to the Olympics leads — in the end — to the best within us.
jesse owens— As quoted in People In America : "Jesse Owens" by Barbara Dash on VOA (7 June 2002)
Belistiche, a woman from the coast of Macedonia, won with the pair of foals ... at the hundred and twenty-ninth Olympics.
pausanias— Description of Greece, Eleia VIII, 11 [Loeb]
The road to the Olympics, leads to no city, no country. It goes far beyond New York or Moscow, ancient Greece or Nazi Germany. The road to the Olympics leads — in the end — to the best within us.
— Jesse Owens, As quoted in People In America : "Jesse Owens" by Barbara Dash on VOA (7 June 2002)
Your recent meetings with Chinese dissidents at the White House are to be commended. However, your participation at the opening ceremony of the Olympics will send a signal to the Chinese people and the international community that could be misperceived as your approval, and that of the American people, for the draconian policies of the Chinese government. Therefore, it is essential that you unambiguously speak out for human rights and meet with the families of jailed prisoners of conscience while you are in Beijing. (In a letter to President Bush prior to his 2008 trip to Beijing's Summer Olympic Games
nancy pelosi— (August 1, 2008). Pelosi to Bush: It Is Essential That You Speak Out for Human Rights During Visit to China for the Olympics. Press release. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
Winning medals wasn’t the point of the Olympics. It’s the participating that counts.
pierre de coubertin— Pierre de Coubertin, The Olympics—Where Are They Headed?; Awake! February 8, 1977.
In the 1936 Olympics, Adolf Hitler became the first to exploit sports as an arm of nationalism .
— James Michener, in his book Sports in America.
The road to the Olympics, leads to no city, no country. It goes far beyond New York or Moscow, ancient Greece or Nazi Germany. The road to the Olympics leads in the end to the best within us.
— Jesse Owens, As quoted in People In America : "Jesse Owens" by Barbara Dash on VOA (7 June 2002)
Belistiche, a woman from the coast of Macedonia, won with the pair of foals ... at the hundred and twenty-ninth Olympics.
— Description of Greece, Eleia VIII, 11 [Loeb]
The Olympics have become a proving ground for scientists, chemists and unethical doctors.
— Dr. Robert Voy, former director of drug testing for the U.S. Olympic Committee.
The Olympics have become a proving ground for scientists, chemists and unethical doctors.
— Dr. Robert Voy, former director of drug testing for the U.S. Olympic Committee.
