Notable quotes from the 2024 Paris Olympics: Aug. 9, 2024

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PARIS – Here are some notable quotes from the 2024 Paris Olympics on Aug. 9, 2024:

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“I knew we were going to get together, watch the film, see what we needed to improve. I never stopped believing, you know. These guys can do incredible things when we get together and put our minds to it. It showed today. Never count ourselves out, no matter what lane. It can be in (Lane) 2, (Lane) 9, we can be in the stands — it doesn’t matter. Give us a lane, give an opportunity, and these guys can make magic together.”

– Canadian sprinter Aaron Brown after winning gold with Andre De Grasse, Brendon Rodney and Jerome Blake in the men’s 4×100 relay despite being the last team to qualify for the final.

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“It’s amazing. To team up with these guys … to end the Games like this, with a gold medal. We all talked about this moment. It’s a complete set, we got the bronze in Rio, Tokyo we got the silver. Now it’s like icing on the cake to get the gold medal with these guys. It’s an incredible feeling and a great way to end the Games, so I’m pretty happy.”

– Sprinter Andre De Grasse on tying swimmer Penny Oleksiak as the most decorated Canadian Olympian after gold in the men’s 4×100 relay gave him a seventh medal.

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“I went in with the world at my fingertips and I let it slip through the cracks. … I swung a little too easy in the first round. Mentally I felt very confident and controlled.

“It hurts because I knew it was very much within my wheelhouse and I wanted to win a medal for Canada and for myself.”

– Canada’s Sarah Mitton after being eliminated early in the women’s shot put despite being a gold-medal favourite.

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“You don’t see much. This crowd is electric and so loud, so you are just consumed by everything, and you just cross the line and you’re like, ‘What happened?’ To see third come up, we are very proud of that.”

– Canada’s Katie Vincent on the photo finish in the women’s canoe double 500-metre final, where she and teammate Sloan MacKenzie won a bronze medal.

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“I have no words. It’s really exciting. I couldn’t be more proud of how far we have come.”

– MacKenzie after taking home the bronze alongside Vincent.

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“Mentally, I just get rid of all the bronze medal stuff that I had in my room. You know, packed it away to bring home, and pretty much reset after two days after that, and came in like it’s a new competition. A whole new event.”

– Canadian diver Rylan Wiens, who earlier won a bronze medal in the men’s 10-metre synchronized platform event, speaks after the men’s 10-metre platform preliminary phase where he qualified for the semifinal.

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“It’s really tricky out here. I feel like for the most part, you have to play really smart. But when you do have an opportunity to be a little bit more aggressive, just try to take it and try to capitalize on those opportunities because they’re not always available. But like I said today, I felt like everything was just working really well. So, it’s nice on moving day to move up as much as I did, and I’m just looking forward to tomorrow.”

– Canadian golfer Brooke Henderson after shooting a five-under-par 67 in the third round of the Women’s Individual Stroke Play.

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“Wrestling is like it’s my form of worship. When I’m very dialed in and in tune with God, I’m just praying. I wanted to go out there and like, honour him with the gift that He’s given me in wrestling, and I want to give it back to him. So I don’t think about what I’m going to do, I’m just in the zone and whatever happens, happens. Reflecting is just me being grateful to get these three Olympics and this amazing journey.”

– American wrestler Helen Louise Maroulis after defeating Canada’s Hannah Taylor in 24 seconds in the Women’s 57-kilogram bronze medal match.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 9, 2024.