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She's pushed the sport so far; it's been amazing to compete with her. This is her third Olympic medal, and I think it's an honor to compete with her.

She's been a leader; she's been gracious; she's somebody that cares for so many youngsters that are training in our country, and she is a real loss to all of the United States Olympic Committee, to the United States of America and to the world. And she's made a courageous decision.

Olympic transformation nearly complete, ingredients for great Games in place

Olympic Dam is a highly-prized asset which will take off. The real viable alternative to the high oil price is basically nuclear.

Should those USFS representatives, after observing my short and long programs on January 27th or 28th, determine, in their sole discretion, that my programs do not contain the technical elements necessary for an Olympic level performance, or that my prior injury will prevent me from being physically ready to compete at the highest level at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games on February 21, 2006, I will withdraw from the team.

Similar to the Canadian Olympic team, we attacked to get the win.

She doesn't have any idea of how good she could be. We're talking about someone who could be in five Olympic Games.

She has to be one of the favorites to win the Olympic trials,''Êsaid Vanderbilt women's coach Jim Spivey , a three-time Olympian in the 1,500.

She has to be one of the favorites to win the Olympic trials,'' said Vanderbilt women's coach Jim Spivey , a three-time Olympian in the 1,500.

She embodies the Olympic spirit, even off the ice.

Sincerely, we wish and hope that China would have the honor to earn the auspicious Olympic Games in 2008 and we will share with their victory,

She's a funny story. Warren and I met for the first time in Athens, Greece. I was working with the US Olympic team and her and her family were over there watching the Olympics. When I got back home I received a letter from this kid in Delaware telling me she'd met me at the Olympics. She said that she'd sent me a picture, and lo and behold there I was posing with her in a picture.

Missing the Olympic team gave me the push that I needed. I stepped it up a couple of notches and did my stuff.

Mr. Gretzky is very capable of dealing with this story on his own accord and we see nothing in this story that requires any Olympic response at this time.

O'Connor is an Olympic Development Program keeper, and she's very consistent and competitive. She has really impressed us with her focus and her intensity. I'm sure she'll pay her dues, but there's a lot of experience in front of her with (Miller and Romano). She's the best keeper we've had since Kristin Eggert.

Of course, not everything is finished yet and the IOC will continue to worry until after the closing ceremony, just as we do at every Olympic Games. The remaining test events will give the games organizers vital opportunities to further improve on plans that have been drawn up for the venues now being completed.

Of course it's always a little bit strange playing a guy who you just played with in the Davis Cup -- we won together an Olympic medal, and played last year's Davis Cup. But when you are professionals you know in this type of game and this level we can meet all the time.

No one remembers how you finished in the World Cups in an Olympic season.

One year after the Athens Olympic Games and the European football championship, the Greek basketball team has climbed to the highest peak of Europe once again,

My dream was always to win in the Olympic Games, but I never set that next goal, and I have realised now I need to set another goal.

More than 10,000 athletes came to Atlanta seeking Olympic medals. Only a few of them will be lucky and skilled enough to claim one.

More multinationals seek set-ups and expansions in Beijing, the capital of the world's fastest-growing economy, and the 2008 Olympic Games offers more opportunities.

My goal is to go there and have fun. I want to be Olympic champion.

My goal is obviously to make the Olympic team, ... For me, it doesn't matter who else is in it, I have to think of my own skating and my own competition.

Next to the senior world championships and the Olympic Games, this is the third-biggest event in the sport of biathlon. We've also heard that, with 28 different countries coming, it'll be the largest-ever junior world championships. That's quite a feat for (being held for) the first time in the United States.

Naturally the detail of the mechanism that will make this happen needs further work but it is great news for the country that both men's and women's teams are now certain to be represented at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Obviously, it's going to get tougher, I think, in the second half because of the schedule and the Olympics. So, I think, right now, we're making the most of a good schedule for our team. I think we have only four road games in this month, and then December is tougher for us. But definitely after the Olympic break, we have a tougher schedule. But the way we're going now, I don't think we should slow down and we just have to keep pushing ourselves every night and keep trying to improve to be better.

Pete Newell was the Olympic coach and was a fine person. It was a great honor to play on that team, ... Jack McMahon of the Royals was another coach I enjoyed playing for in the NBA and I got the opportunity to play with and against so many great players.

Plus, it also meant a lot because it was the Olympic year, and if I wanted a shot at Olympic gold I needed to be national champion.

Personally, this was the only thing I haven't won and winning an Olympic gold would be a good way to wrap up my career,

My ultimate goal is to box in the 2008 Olympics. I have the drive and motivation to make the Olympic team.

On my first serve of the match, I thought: 'OK, this is your first Olympic toss.' And it was a good one, and a good serve, and that was all the jitters I had.

I was fortunate enough to coach the U.S. Olympic team in Australia.

I was telling my mother that this isn't the Olympic dream I planned. We're just trying to get to the Olympics, and if we get to the Olympics then maybe we'll know how to pay for it.

I wouldn't say there's an imbalance. We have to remember that, yes, Ian is a big celebrity and he does get a lot of attention from the press, but he has broken 22 world records, won five Olympic gold medals and as many world championship gold medals. I think any attention he has gotten, he deserves.

I wish I could have held it together a little better in the last three laps, but it was a great Olympic experience.

I guess it's a positive note but it's still disappointing. We thought we were going to have a better season this year and it's nice to see we picked it up after the Olympic break. I think we're a much better team now than we were in September so we've got stuff to look forward to for next season.

I got my first Olympic race out of the way with the downhill, so my nerves aren't anything compared to that.

I got pretty close. Ultimately, I thought about it more as an athlete than as a coach. Not being a Division I coach, Olympic opportunities are limited. I didn't think it would ever happen.

I got injured at the Olympic Trials in 2000. I could not jump. I could not walk on my leg properly. I couldn't bend my knee. I couldn't straighten it.

I have been used to that. It happened frequently. It is normal to have the Olympic champion tested.

I'd like to work with horses, but it doesn't pay very well. Maybe I'd like to go somewhere in the Middle East because they keep buying really nice horses for their Olympic teams - like, the Qataris.

I did start by being a little slow this year, but right before nationals I stepped up my training. At nationals, it was such a great experience to get onto the podium. I'm so excited to have the whole Olympic experience.

I don't know what he is doing, speed-checking on Olympic game day.

I don't care if Cuba wins or loses every game. I just want to see them play. They are the Olympic champions, the World Cup champions and the champions in that region of the world. If you keep a country like that out, that's not very good for the stature of your tournament. Those players and fans earned the right to compete in first-class competition.

I can learn a lot from Paul. I need him to get his opinions. There are other good runners ? the Olympic and world champion and the London Marathon winner ? but with Paul there, it's good for us.

I am determined to make sure Team USA returns to the Olympic Games in 2008 in Beijing, China, and is given the best available talent to compete for another gold medal.

I am deeply disappointed that I will not be at nationals. It's always been my favorite event, especially in an Olympic year, and I was really looking forward to competing. I had been skating very well before the injury, and both my doctor and I feel that I can get back to that level and be completely ready for the Olympics. For that reason I am petitioning for a spot on the team.

I am almost 30 so I am approaching this one as if it will be my last Olympic Games. I want to put out 110 percent to make sure that I am up at the top.

I always wanted to be on the Olympic medal dias. It's a great feeling. It's a reward for all the hard work I have done, I don't think I will have any sleep tonight.

I am speechless, overjoyed. This makes me extremely happy. The Olympic victory was my greatest goal.

I am so immensely proud to be representing my country at the Athens Olympic Games, that's more than enough for me.

Ian is just so good for our morale. He enjoys enormous credibility among the athletes for his ability to get up and perform at the highest standard every time he competes. His five Olympic gold medals tells the story that we've got one of the best performers in world sport on our team.

Carnival is the feast of joy, freedom, and dreams?nothing better to close the great dream of the Olympic Games, with a touch of nostalgia.

But this is the final preparation before the Olympic Games. After the third minute, I couldn't breathe. I was gulping for air, like a fish out of water.

But the heat was loaded - the Olympic champion, world champion and European champion were all in it. I knew it was going to take sub-51." ()

Baseball deserves to be in the Olympic Games. I think there's some reorganization that needs to be done internationally and domestically. But softball is and was ready to be in the Olympic Games.

China is so lucky to have so many beautiful animals to represent the Olympic spirit.

I'm always nervous before any competition and I guess I'm 18 months away but I was nervous because I have a lot of expectation to do well and I wanted to show that I'm still capable of winning world and Olympic medals.

I love both events. They are both very emotional. I hope I can attend the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

I had a very ordinary background in Sheffield; I went to a secondary modern, but I saw something on TV in 1968 that inspired me to join an athletics club, and 12 years later, with great coaching and the support of people who loved me a lot, I ended up at an Olympic Games.

I have learned from the first Olympics, of course. When I went to my first Olympic Games, I experienced all of the pressure and was able to win the gold medal. I try not to feel the pressure, and I try not to be nervous when I am on the ice and when I compete.

I feel the Olympic experience is very important for the NHL, but I don't think it's all positive.

I feel good that I'm able to be one of the few people that can be in the 1,000 meters and still potentially be the 10,000-meter Olympic champion as well. The better my start gets, the more competitive I'm going to be.

I feel disgusted that he would have anything to do with the Olympic movement after nearly destroying the Olympics.

I did not expect to win the globe today. I achieved my goal of winning in all five events and then an Olympic gold medal. This really is my best season ever.

I can't say enough about what's she's done for this conference. I've always looked up to her. She walks on water. She's the Olympic coach, she's won national championships. And she wants to share with you, when you have the guts to ask her a question.

I can't even explain the emotions because they are very, very high. It was a long, long way, and it wasn't the easiest way. I'm just thrilled with everything. We've done so well, our personal best at the Olympic Games.

Given Anderson's finding and Dajka's admission, clearly Dajka has breached his conditional selection to the team and his Olympic Team Membership Agreement.

Given that the Commonwealth Games are going to be held in India in 2010, we think the interest in sports tourism that will be generated in India will flow on to the Olympic Games in 2012.

Getting the Games for London has been the fulfilment of a dream. It is one which I truly believe can change the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people for the better. But in the end, nothing can quite compare with winning your first Olympic gold medal.

From our initial observations, our hard work has paid off. This is a springboard for the next 30 days. We are in good shape to take the battle even harder and further towards our goal of bringing the Olympic Games to London in 2012.

From one Olympic city to another, we salute London. The years of hard work, dedication and planning on behalf of the London bid team have resulted in a fantastic choice for the 2012 Summer Games,

I entered swimming this year, ... Bill and I used to spend some of our time in Green Valley, Ariz. When we lived in our winter home in Arizona, I did track and field, swimming, and softball throw. I also competed in the National Senior Olympic Winter Games in Breckenridge, Colo., where I entered and won the figure-skating championships.

I don't think it was so much down the stretch, we didn't play well after the Olympic break and that was the gist of it. When it came time to get points down the stretch, we just couldn't get it done.

I don't think it was much of a surprise to Adam. When he was a freshman, he asked, 'Do you think I can make the Olympic team?' At the time, he didn't have a throw that would even put him in the Olympic trials. He's consumed with doing the best he can.

For us, this was like our Olympic university and now is the time for us to write our exam.

For us the International Olympic Committee rules are clear. What Mayer did was illegal.

For us, it's been a really good stretch lately and we just wanted to (make) the last game before the Olympic break a winner and even though there were some bad plays on the defensive end, we still managed to win the game. Sometimes, teams need games like this when you don't play your best, you find a way to win.

I always thought my Olympic bronze medal was the highlight of my career, ... But this is even better. I had some terrible times at the beginning of my Davis Cup career, but through the years I've learned how to deal with the pressure match after match.

I always thought my Olympic bronze medal was the highlight of my career,

He says you play best when you're smiling - and that's true. He's just passing on his Olympic wisdom. He's always got good advice for me. He's very experienced at this type of thing and I always listen to everything he has to say.

He did that last dive flawlessly, but that's the one we need to change, and do 2½ twists instead to make it more difficult. If he decides to push the envelope and change those dives, I think he has a great shot at the 2008 Olympic Games.

He did that last dive flawlessly, but that's the one we need to change, and do 2? twists instead to make it more difficult. If he decides to push the envelope and change those dives, I think he has a great shot at the 2008 Olympic Games.

He held the torch, with the world watching and somehow, his disability enhanced his persona. He continues to have an energetic spirit. You see that man ascending to light the Olympic torch. What city wouldn't want to embrace a native son like that?

He has to go down as the biggest bust in Olympic history.

He is an athlete who is really in the golden book of the history of the Olympic Games.

He has to belong now to the Olympic favorites, but we are glad to be in that position.

Having grown up in the housing projects of North Philly, I understand the profound value of Olympic dreams.

Today it's like two victories in one. I won the super-G and my Olympic qualification.

We feel it is our time to shine, and now we can make the most of this as we try to qualify for the Olympic Games. I have lived here (in the United States) for so long, and this (citizenship) was the last piece of the puzzle. I really feel that I have found my place here. Some of the greatest moments of my life were while I lived here, and now I feel complete.

We expect to leave an excellent impression on the athletes and guests from all over the world and billions of TV audiences by staging a fantastic opening ceremony of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

We're pleased to have someone with Mike's knowledge and passion on board to assist in guiding our Olympic team.

What I'm going to say to the guys on the first day of meeting is that basically they are going to pick this Olympic team.

We take absolutely nothing for granted. Strange things happen in Olympic elections and anything could happen this time too.

We are fully confident about China's capacity in holding grand sports events, and believe Beijing Olympic will achieve great success. And we are also convinced that the Chinese is capable in holding large-scale international event,

To food people, this is like making the Olympic team.

To compete in the Olympic Games has always been a dream. The opportunity I have to represent my country at them is unbelievably exciting.

He reminds me of how Maurice did that. He showed he deserves to be the Olympic champion, now he's the world champion and he's started to come into his own.

Having the honor to help the nation's best coaches cultivate the nation's best talent is huge. Anything I can do to help them win Olympic medals and give our athletes the best possible Olympic experience will be my goal.