Olympic Quotes: Words of Wisdom from the Legends of the Games
Take this quiz to test your knowledge of the inspiring and memorable quotes from legendary Olympians.
Questions
Who said, "The important thing in life is not the triumph but the fight; the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."?
- Pierre de Coubertin
- Jesse Owens
- Muhammad Ali
- Carl Lewis
Which Olympian famously stated, "I don't run to win. I run to escape myself."?
- Usain Bolt
- Florence Griffith Joyner
- Carl Lewis
- Emil Zatopek
Who uttered the iconic words, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."?
- Muhammad Ali
- Mike Tyson
- Sugar Ray Robinson
- Joe Frazier
Which Olympian said, "If you can dream it, you can do it."?
- Michael Phelps
- Jesse Owens
- Nadia Comaneci
- Usain Bolt
Who proclaimed, "I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was."?
- Muhammad Ali
- Michael Jordan
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- LeBron James
Which Olympian stated, "The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle."?
- Steve Jobs
- Bill Gates
- Elon Musk
- Michael Phelps
Who said, "The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra."?
- Jimmy Johnson
- Vince Lombardi
- Bill Walsh
- John Wooden
Which Olympian proclaimed, "I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."?
- Michael Jordan
- Kobe Bryant
- LeBron James
- Stephen Curry
Who stated, "The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."?
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Nelson Mandela
- Oprah Winfrey
- Serena Williams
Which Olympian said, "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."?
- Nelson Mandela
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Nelson Mandela
Who proclaimed, "The best way to predict the future is to create it."?
- Abraham Lincoln
- Thomas Jefferson
- Benjamin Franklin
- Abraham Lincoln
Which Olympian stated, "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."?
- Maya Angelou
- Mother Teresa
- Nelson Mandela
- Dalai Lama
Who said, "The only way to do great work is to love what you do."?
- Steve Jobs
- Bill Gates
- Elon Musk
- Mark Zuckerberg
Which Olympian proclaimed, "Don't be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try."?
- Michael Jordan
- Kobe Bryant
- LeBron James
- Stephen Curry
Who stated, "The greatest wealth is to live content with little."?
- Plato
- Aristotle
- Socrates
- Epictetus