Olympic medals are the one medal that I don't have; I've won just about every other competition that I've been at.

- Eric Shanteau

They don't give you gold medals for beating somebody. They give you gold medals for beating everybody.

- Michael Johnson

Former Olympians also get paid to make appearances. Many of them won their medals in an era when Olympic success didn't go hand-in-hand with financial success.

- Mary Lou Retton

That's because the International Olympic Committee has a policy of never replacing medals.

- Mary Lou Retton

I'm not trying to get five medals. I'm not trying to be Michael Phelps.

- Lindsey Vonn

When you see all the medals won by Team GB, you can just see how much it means to each and every athlete, so it just feel like it's a little bit of a missed opportunity - but I'm only 23. I have just got to get on now and keep going.

- Katarina Johnson-Thompson

I want to win medals for myself.

- Katarina Johnson-Thompson

Trophies and medals have never meant much to me. I've had amazing experiences, which let you feel like you've accomplished something.

- John Krasinski

Medals don't suit me. I'm not that kind of guy.

- Heinrich Boll

I'm a crack shot and I've won medals for shooting. But I don't think I could shoot a person.

- Gene Vincent

The dynamic has really changed in the U.S. Americans believe they can be competitive, that they can win medals.

- Alberto Salazar

Heck, gold medals, what can you do with them?

- Eric Heiden

We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.

- Esther Williams

I don't know where my medals are.

- Eric Cantona

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.

- Dan Gable

The working mothers of America deserve medals.

- Constance Marie

The lines on your face are your medals. You've earned them, so why shouldn't they be worn with honour?

- Cherie Lunghi

Nobody cares about the bronze or silver medals.

- Buzz Aldrin

The same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.

- Bode Miller

You don't get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.

- Bill Parcells