| I still can't believe I won the Olympics. That's what I feel right now - completely alive as a human being. It's a really beautiful moment. |
| The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation,the kind of international competition that's wholesome and healthy,an interplay between countries that represents the best in all of us. |
| There is something in the Olympics,indefinable,springing from the soul,that must be preserved. |
| To anyone who has started out on a long campaign believing that the gold medal was destined for him, the feeling when, all of a sudden, the medal has gone somewhere else is quite indescribable. |
| It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting spiritual and moral benefits to the athlete and inspiration to those lucky enough to witness the athletic dedication. |
| I run to be known as the greatest runner,the greatest of all time. I could not eat or sleep for a week after I lost in the 1992 Olympics. I have to win or die. |
| The six colours,including the white background,represent the colours of all the world's flags ... this is a true international emblem. |
| The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them. |
| Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history. |
| The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself,they must be a means of creating a vast programme of physical education and sports competitions for all young people. |