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Obviously there are not too many people who get a chance to play in the Olympics in their hometown. That would be something special, but going into the summer you have to be realistic with yourself, and health-wise and motivation-wise you have to be willing to do what it takes.

— Joe Sakic

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I'd love to compete in the Summer Olympics.

— Shaun White

I want to play for my country, play for everybody, and I want to be there. I just feel like I have so many feelings and I want to play in the Olympics and feel how special if I can win that tournament.

— Yani Tseng

One of my goals is to play the Olympics in 2016. If you're able to represent your country in the Olympics everyone will understand you as a player and not many people do get to go to the Olympics.

— Lydia Ko

The advice I will give my children, if and when they have Olympic aspirations, will be to go for it.

— Kerri Walsh Jennings

If you're going to stay in the Olympics, you've got to be entertaining and get sponsorship.

— Dan Gable

You hit one level of the sport, and then you want to get to the next level. Until, eventually, the Olympics becomes part of that dream, part of that goal set and the mindset of wanting to get there. And then you realize there's so much incredible hard work and determination and effort that you need to put in along the way.

— Mitch Gaylord

People who aren't perhaps that into sport are going to be following me and wanting to be part of the Olympics. That definitely does bring added pressure but as an athlete the Olympics are the ultimate competition.

— Jessica Ennis

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

— Adam Peaty

If I had tried the Olympics any younger, I wouldn't have been as prepared as I am right now. But there are definitely a ton of juniors out there, all around the world and in the USA, that if there was no age limit, they could definitely make the Olympic team.

— Aly Raisman

I hope I can compete in one or two Olympics in my career. Of course I would like to win a medal, but just being there would be awesome.

— Patrick Chan

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