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" Along with all those books about Lincoln, Obama might read some biographies of Napoleon. The general who established the Legion d'Honneur understood that people fought as much for medals as for morals. "

" But I'm after medals more than anything. Championships don't get taken away from you but records do, so I think I'd rather have medals at every championships rather than times. A world record would be a bonus, but I'm still only 25 in 17 days. "

" Ceausescu thought I had only a few medals, but I have a room full of them in Bucharest, between 150-200 in all. They needed suitcases to haul them out. "

" Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh. "

" During my time, squash was not even part of Asian or Commonwealth Games. Considering the dominance of Jansher Khan and I in the '80s and '90s, it goes without saying that Pakistan would have bagged a plethora of medals through us at these games. And yes, the ultimate prize would have been an Olympic gold. "

" Former Olympians also get paid to make appearances. Many of them won their medals in an era when Olympic success didn't go hand-in-hand with financial success. "

Mary Lou Retton

" For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed. "

Mary Lou Retton

" Getting three gold medals is something I'll really cherish. "

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

" Heck, gold medals, what can you do with them? "

" I am not interested in medals or titles. I don't need them. I need the love of the public and I fight for it. "

" I do not care how brave a president is; I do not care how many medals he may wear. I do not care how well trained his guards may be. If he violates the will of the people, he shall be eliminated. "

Ferdinand Marcos

" I don't know where my medals are. "

" I don't need a pool room with medals and everything hanging up. "

Sonny Bill Williams

" If I'd gone into taekwondo, I'd probably have won several Olympic medals. "

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

" I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors. "

" I love what I do. I want to continue winning medals. "

" I'm a crack shot and I've won medals for shooting. But I don't think I could shoot a person. "

" I'm extremely content with my silver and bronze medals. But once I won the gold, I fell in love. "

" I'm not a celebrity. I'm just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now. "

" In college, I was an education major and qualified for several jobs. But the fame that came with the Olympic medals was too threatening to many people. "

" It's always good to get a wake-up call and a reminder that you can't just go there and collect medals. "

" It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me. "

" It was never about winning medals or being famous. "

" I want to jump far all the time and go out there and win medals. "

Greg Rutherford

" I want to thank the public, so I have to keep doing what I do, which is keep winning medals for my country. "

" I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That's sad. "

" I won player of the year and players' player, two cups and two championship medals, had a great time. "

" Many people talk about winning two straight gold medals, but I'm not focusing on defending the title. "

" Medals don't suit me. I'm not that kind of guy. "

" Much of the demand for women in combat comes from female officers who are eager for medals and promotions. "

Phyllis Schlafly

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