Winning Gold Medals Quotes & Sayings

I see things differently when I'm focused on opening doors for other people, and more often than not, my doors are opened as well. — Seth Godin

I fire people that win gold medals, great champions, everything else, and, you know, it's not - it's not easy. People say oh well it comes easy for me, it doesn't. And it's never fun. It's all to easier though when I don't like somebody or when they're really, really bad then it becomes much easier. — Donald Trump

You know, me winning two gold medals, going for a third one, that's nice. But being there with Mark and my sister, and my brother being the coach, it's a dream come true. It's going to be awesome. — Diana Lopez

You always dream of going to the Olympics and winning gold. I've learned over the years that there are lots of gold medals, but certain stories stick out and make a difference. — Kerri Strug

The European countries are really hoping to do well in the Olympics. If they win gold medals, they can use them as cash. — David Letterman

Many people talk about winning two straight gold medals, but I'm not focusing on defending the title. — Kim Yuna

People have to understand that unless social enterprise is experimental, it will not succeed in making a difference. — Jacqueline Novogratz

When I was going through my transition of being famous, I tried to ask God, why was I here? What was my purpose? Surely, it wasn't just to win three gold medals. There has to be more to this life than that. — Wilma Rudolph

Over the years, I've made many sacrifices to win two Olympic gold medals and put together winning streaks that will never be broken. — Misty May-Treanor

Girls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It's about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to work in order to achieve your goals. — Jackie Joyner-Kersee

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If God awarded us medals, as they do in the Olympics, love would win the gold, joy the silver, and peace the bronze. — Charles R. Swindoll

Naturally the U.S. trails in gold medals because every time we win one, we hand it over to the Chinese to pay off our debt. — Stephen Colbert

Eight gold medals? If I wanted I could make a movie about me winning nine gold medals. Now that's real power. — Zach Braff

Done is better than perfect. Time for a martini. — Carolyn V. Hamilton

Sarcasm isn't an attitude. It's an art — Michelle Lee

(American swimmer, 1972 Summer Olympics, on winning seven gold medals Inspirational)
I swam my brains out. — Mark Spitz

I never expected to win three medals in the Athens Olympic Games. Of course, I would rather have won one gold. — Marian Dragulescu

Abraham Lincoln, said in 1838, when he and the United States were both very young, Reason - cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason - must furnish all materials for our future support and defence. Let those materials be moulded into general intelligence, sound morality, and in particular, a reverence for the Constitution and laws. — Al Gore

Did you know? Duke Kahanamoku competed in four Olympics from 1912 to 1932 setting three world-records, while winning three gold medals, two silver, and one bronze. — John Richard Stephens