"For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth."

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"I have got better things to do in working with my athletes who I feel are going to be involved in 2012."

Linford Christie, British Athlete

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"The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run the offense. You should still be concerned on the offense side of the ball."

Isaiah Thomas, American Athlete

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"I am always fighting inside the Council to get the message across that at each competition venue, we should send somebody to inspect and to make sure the athletes will be looked after in a correct manner."

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"Athletes know kids look up to them, and it's important for athletes to be responsible."

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"There's that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously."

Lisa Guerrero, American Journalist

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"That's one of the reasons I moved to Florida. Of course, the main reason is the weather and the training. But there's more jealousy in Switzerland because it's so little and they don't have so many athletes."

Martina Hingis, Czechoslovakian Athlete

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"We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen."

Shannon Miller, American Athlete

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"That is what great athletes can do: they give us a model of striving for human perfection."

Armstrong Williams, American Journalist

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"Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a sport every day to keep their skills honed."

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"If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could have lasted 10 years because the athlete is burnt out."

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"Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for."

Dream

"For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed."

Achievement

"I love her attitude, but as much as I'd like to bring my medals to a speech or appearance, I never do."

Attitude

"As a kid, I was a pretty good little sprinter."

Pretty

"As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given."

Choice

"I usually don't mind giving autographs, but when hundreds of folks with paper and pen start coming at you, it's time to seek shelter."

Time

"In the dressing room, I always put on my right shoe first. Same thing for my right wristband."

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"I have got better things to do in working with my athletes who I feel are going to be involved in 2012."

"The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run the offense. You should still be concerned on the offense side of the ball."

"I am always fighting inside the Council to get the message across that at each competition venue, we should send somebody to inspect and to make sure the athletes will be looked after in a correct manner."

"Athletes know kids look up to them, and it's important for athletes to be responsible."

"There's that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously."

"That's one of the reasons I moved to Florida. Of course, the main reason is the weather and the training. But there's more jealousy in Switzerland because it's so little and they don't have so many athletes."

"We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen."

"That is what great athletes can do: they give us a model of striving for human perfection."

"Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a sport every day to keep their skills honed."

"If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could have lasted 10 years because the athlete is burnt out."

Explore more quotes by Mary Lou Retton

"Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for."

"For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed."

"I love her attitude, but as much as I'd like to bring my medals to a speech or appearance, I never do."

"As a kid, I was a pretty good little sprinter."

"As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given."

"I usually don't mind giving autographs, but when hundreds of folks with paper and pen start coming at you, it's time to seek shelter."

"Having a home away from the media glare is important to world-class athletes."

"If I had a bad performance in a particular leotard, I threw it in the trash."

"Fragile egos are put on the line every day."

"In the dressing room, I always put on my right shoe first. Same thing for my right wristband."