“Anytime you walk around the corner, all you ever hear about is Mike and the '80 Olympic team. This group of guys, we have a strong feeling of pride in playing for our country.”
Rick DiPietro
“Not every young person can win an Olympic medal or even make the Olympics teams, but every young person has a body that is a gift from God that ought to be maximized in terms of health and capacity. So I ask for your help in that,”
Hillary Clinton
“You can't usually fall twice and still make an Olympic team. Until I went down, though, I'd been doing very well. I just told myself that one mistake probably wouldn't beat me.”
Matt Savoie
“The year after the Olympics is always an interesting year. The Australians are getting better and better. . . . Each team is pushing each other to get better. It's good for the sport of swimming and it's good for both teams.”
Natalie Coughlin
“This team has been playing really well (9-1-1) since the Olympic break. (First place) is where we've had our sights set all year. It's exciting. It's definitely great to be in that spot.”
Ray Emery
“It has to be the '80 Olympic hockey team.”
Al Oerter
“Ritter is a first-team All-American and in the Olympic program and it showed. We had a game plan against her but we didn't stick to it too well when she came back in. I give our girls credit for battling and coming out with a lot of intensity. That's just a very good Michigan team.”
Linda Kalafatis
