Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The Olympics is the biggest competition for all athletes and an unforgettable event.
The Olympics have their own unique atmosphere and energy. People might say it's just the same as any other competition, but don't kid yourself. There's a hunger for victory.
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.
An Olympic medal is much better than a world record, and so is a world championship or Commonwealth Games medal.
Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for.
No one pretends anymore that the Olympics are just about sports. It's routine to talk about what effect holding the Games in this or that capital will have on the host country's international reputation, how a nation's prestige can be raised by its medal count.
The Olympics is about showing what you've done with your life, your dream as an athlete and sharing that with the world.
The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them.
The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.
I don't rank competitions - every single one is the Olympics to me.