That's because the International Olympic Committee has a policy of never replacing medals.
Mary Lou Retton
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I want to thank the public, so I have to keep doing what I do, which is keep winning medals for my country.
Mo Farah
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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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We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.
Esther Williams
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Nobody cares about the bronze or silver medals.
Buzz Aldrin
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Times don't matter but medals matter.
Caster Semenya
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I want to win medals for myself.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
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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.
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It's not always about gold medals, I think. It has to be about development, and we are missing that in U.K. at the moment.
Lizzie Armitstead
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I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That's sad.
Shawn Johnson
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Olympic medals are the one medal that I don't have; I've won just about every other competition that I've been at.
Eric Shanteau
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The dynamic has really changed in the U.S. Americans believe they can be competitive, that they can win medals.
Alberto Salazar
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Just because I have two world records, everyone assumes that means automatically it is two guaranteed gold medals, but it isn't like that, and anything can happen in a race.
Adam Peaty
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A player wants to be remembered for what he has won, for the medals, for what he has given his club.
Fernando Torres
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One trophy is good, but two are better. That way, when a hero wears his medals on his chest, at least his steps are level as he walks by.
Johan Cruyff
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I don't know what the point of life is, but I'm certain that five gold medals is not it.
Mikaela Shiffrin
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The two things that are probably tied for first are winning a championship with the Mavericks and also being able to win a gold medal - two gold medals with Team USA.
Jason Kidd
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Getting three gold medals is something I'll really cherish.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
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I don't know where my medals are.
Eric Cantona
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It's the duty of the federations to make sure that the funds reach the athletes properly. They need to make sure that the athletes get proper facilities so that they can win the medals for the country.
Virender Sehwag
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If I'd gone into taekwondo, I'd probably have won several Olympic medals.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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When I decided to go for four gold medals I planned it out over a few years. It was in four different events and there was a lot to it.
Carl Lewis
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Trophies and medals have never meant much to me. I've had amazing experiences, which let you feel like you've accomplished something.
John Krasinski
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They don't give you gold medals for beating somebody. They give you gold medals for beating everybody.
Michael Johnson
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