Thursday, July 26, 2012

What they said at the London Olympics 2012

"I looked in his eyes ... he was depressed, he wasn't happy. they're your best friends." - Beijing silver medallist MEGAN JONES once turning into the second Australian equestrian rider to withdraw from the Games due as a result of a lame horse.

"The reality is, this {can be} the character of our sport - horses can sustain these injuries and before you recognize it, a sporting dream will come back to an finish." - Australia's equestrian section manager BRETT MACE once Beijing silver medallist Megan Jones was forced to withdraw from the Games as a result of a lame horse.

"It's near to what number toppings i need on my sundae." - yank swimming superstar MICHAEL PHELPS reflects on chasing a lot of gold medals to feature to his 14th.

"I simply fake the crowd's invariably on my facet and in spite of where i am going within the world I've got 6000 individuals cheering on behalf of me." - Australian track star ANNA MEARES on her techniques for handling with the psychological pressure within the Olympic velodrome.

"For me watching him, I see a brand new manner of sprinting and he is most likely the foremost spectacular swimmer I've seen most likely over the last decade." - Olympic nice IAN THORPE lots praise on Australian swimmer James Magnussen.

"I've seen a couple of bright kits over the years, however yellow knicks is taking it to a different level." - Australian men's road team director MATT WHITE on the cyclist's luminescent all-yellow Olympic kit.

"This is no doubt the largest peace-time policing operation we've ever had to modify." - British Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner CHRIS ALLISON on the huge security operation for the London 2012 Olympics.

"Still got to work effortlessly on my accent...at tesco I asked where am i able to get recent mint the guy took me to the recent meat section." - Australian 3000m steeplechase athlete YOUCEF ABDI includes a lost in translation moment whereas searching in London.

"I suppose in some people's mind he is not simply somebody that hides below the leaves too, he is out there, he is the flower and he is creating the statements." - Australian swim coach LEIGH NUGENT on Olympic freestyler James Magnussen.

"As a psychological blow, it'd be nice to own it." - Australia's Olympic chef de mission NICK inexperienced speculates concerning the harm Matt Goss, Cadel Evans or one in every of their teammates may inflict on Team GB if they took down gold-medal favorite Mark Cavendish on Saturday.

"It's been arduous to observe the Olympic lead up while not wishing i used to be work." - Australian basketballer ANDREW BOGUT laments being injured because the clock ticks all the way down to London.

"It depends who she's rooming with." - twin Olympic medallist JARED TALLENT on whether or not he'd take into account sneaking into his wife's area at the athletes village.

"But the $64000 legacy is that the inspiration to children who can need to require up sport, who are galvanized by the competitive ethos of the Olympics, who can see Britain at its best." - British Prime Minister DAVID CAMERON on the $64000 come back from investing within the London Olympic Games.

"It's fully acceptable that the prime minister is (in Australia) managing the country, that is the expectation on her." - Sports Minister KATE LUNDY defends the absence of Prime Minister Julia Gillard from the London Olympics.

"The purpose there's that everybody is at the highest of their game, however there is only 1 manner from being at the highest of your game and that is to come back off the highest of your game." - British Olympic sailor STUART BITHELL sums up the realities of competition at the Olympic Games.

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