I love the Olympics. Something about the Olympics just makes everything competitive.

- Bryan Greenberg

The Montreal Olympics were in July 1976, the bicentennial, at the height of patriotism.

- Caitlyn Jenner

There's way more pressure cooking for cooks than rowing at the Olympics.

- Bryan Volpenhein

I tried to make the Olympics team in 1956.

- Bruce Dern

As Israel prepares to enter, my position is well known. It is one that I have taken at previous Olympics. It is wrong that the IOC refuses to have a minute's silence for Israeli athletes that were slaughtered in Munich.

- Brian Williams

I have to consider my greatest accomplishments winning the Olympics because everything that I've done after that is really because of the Olympics.

- Brian Boitano

I don't rank competitions - every single one is the Olympics to me.

- Blanka Vlasic

The Olympics must be my curse or something.

- Blanka Vlasic

I will remember all the days at the Olympics.

- Bonnie Blair

Russell joined the team in December, 1956, following the Olympics.

- Bob Cousy

Because Great Britain has self-confidence, it doesn't need a monumental Olympics.

- Ai Weiwei

It's still the height of every four years for me, regardless of Tours de France and everything: it's all about the Olympics.

- Bradley Wiggins

I've always said the Olympics are special to me.

- Bradley Wiggins

Anabolic steroids were not banned until after the 72 Olympics.

- Bill Toomey

The job of mayor of London is unbelievably taxing, particularly in the run-up to the Olympics.

- Boris Johnson

It does matter that it's the Olympics. I just did it my way. I'm not a martyr, and I'm not a do-gooder. I just want to go out and rock. And man, I rocked here.

- Bode Miller

In 2010, I was 17 or 18 and thought, 'Yeah, the Olympics, that might happen.'

- Ashley Wagner

It was a dream come true for me to be at the Olympics.

- Alicia Sacramone

Not a lot of people get to go to the Olympics - especially with the chance I've got.

- Adam Peaty

I've never been cocky. Even right now I don't like to talk about the Olympics.

- Aly Raisman