Notable quotes from the 2024 Paris Olympics – National

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PARIS – Here are some notable quotes from the 2024 Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024:

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“There’s been so many before me that have led the way and inspired me to be where I am today. I really owe a lot back to that. I’m just proud of what I’ve been able to accomplish.”

– Triple gold medallist Summer McIntosh on her place in ********* sports history.

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“It’s awesome, right? It’s a huge milestone, and it’s something that I don’t take lightly. Definitely a lot of pride to be able to get that, and it’s just a surreal moment. This day and the crowd, just kind of everything coming together. It’s hard to put into words.”

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– Josh Liendo on being the first ****** ********* swimmer to win an Olympic medal.

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“I can’t quite find the tears. I think I shed them all this week.”

– Canada soccer player Vanessa Giles after the defending Olympic champions lost the quarterfinal game to Germany.

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“We have two boxers who are born as women, who have been raised as women, who have a passport as a woman and have competed for many years as women … Some want to own a definition of who is a woman.”

– IOC President Thomas Bach on the “hate speech” directed at boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting at the Paris Olympics.

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“Coming back into the sport, I was just inspired to help the legacy of ********* women rowing, and I was inspired by the women who were in that boat that won gold (In Tokyo) … I am just completely fulfilled and everyone in the world better watch out because ********* rowing is here and it’s not leaving anytime soon.”

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– ********* women’s eight rowing team member Caileigh Filmer after winning a silver medal

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“We thought we had it, and just as we were warming up we knew this was going to be incredibly difficult. He was in unfathomable pain, couldn’t jump, couldn’t move.”

– ********* beach volleyball player Samuel Schachter on teammate Dan Dearing’s back injury, which forced the duo to retire from the Lucky ****** match against Chile.

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This report by The ********* Press was first published Aug. 3, 2024.

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