“I stood there (on the medal podium) in disbelief. It was a really special moment. I wouldn't have been there without (my parents).”
Jeffrey Buttle
“The silver medal ... is still a silver medal. The USA is on the podium anyway.”
Lindsey Jacobellis
“It didn't really hit me until I stood up on the podium. It's kind of a shock and I knew I had a chance, but it was really nice. It's a confidence-booster for the future.”
Pete Hughes
“The greatest memory for me of the 1984 Olympics was not the individual honors, but standing on the podium with my teammates to receive our team gold medal.”
Mitch Gaylord
“It's a great feeling when someone like Bernard Hinault comes up to you on the podium to say 'Welcome to the club”
Lance Armstrong
“As our country bled . . . its leader's wife came to this podium piously to call for a new human order, this when thousands of Filipinos were political prisoners.”
Corazon Aquino
“When I was standing on the podium, actually, I found her in the crowd and I don't think I have seen her happier before. Her smile was very big, and it made me really satisfied. It makes me remember the whole way that I've gone through, many years of hard training.”
Denis Petukhov
