I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a disappointment. Gail Devers
Being gay has nothing to do with the three gold medals or the three MVPs or the four championships I've won. I'm still the same person. I'm Sheryl. Sheryl Swoopes
For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed. Mary Lou Retton
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
Gold medals are made out of your sweat, blood and tears, and effort in the gym every day, and sacrificing a lot.Gabby Douglas
Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts. Dan Gable
I know it won't be eight medals again. If you want to compare me to that, that's your decision, not mine. I'm going out there to try to accomplish the things that I have in my mind and in my heart. Michael Phelps
I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That's sad. Shawn Johnson
I'd rather get a nice warmup suit. That's something I can use. Gold medals just sit there. When I get old, maybe I could sell them if I need the money. Eric Heiden
I've been training super hard at the Lopez Taekwondo Academy in Houston, which belongs to my brother Jean. For me, I think confidence is the biggest thing; it's all mental. I train with the best of the best, including my brother Steven, a five-time world champion who won Olympic gold medals. Diana Lopez
It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me. Dan OBrien
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
Opting for gold shoes could have been considered downright cocky, but I was confident and never doubted my ability to deliver gold medals to match my shimmering footwear. Michael Johnson
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
That's because the International Olympic Committee has a policy of never replacing medals. Mary Lou Retton
The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at. Jesse Owens