Gerald Ford actually said...

I am confident that all of these fine young men and women are going to come back with their full share of gold, silver, and bronze medals.

You have earned it, and we are proud of you.

Good luck, God bless you, and as the Olympic motto suggests, may all of you be swifter, higher, and stronger.

You go, every one of you, to Montreal with the very best wishes of all of the American people.