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PARIS – Here are some famous quotes from the 2024 Paris Olympics, which will be held on August 3, 2024:
“There are so many people who came before me who guided me, inspired me, and got me to where I am today. I’m really grateful to them. I’m proud of what I’ve achieved.”
– Three-time gold medalist Summer McIntosh has earned a place in Canadian sports history.
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“It’s amazing, right? It’s a huge milestone and one that I don’t take lightly. I’m definitely very proud to have done this and it’s a surreal moment. The day and the crowd, everything came together. It’s hard to put into words.”
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“I can’t find the tears. I feel like I’ve been crying all week.”
– Canadian soccer player Vanessa Giles said after the defending Olympic champions lost to Germany in the quarterfinals.
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“We have two boxers who were born female, who were raised as female, who have female passports, who have fought as females for many years… Some people want to define for themselves what it means to be female.”
– IOC President Thomas Bach on the “hate speech” against boxers Iman Khalif and Lin Yuting at the Paris Olympics.
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“I’m inspired to come back to rowing and help carry on the legacy of Canadian women’s rowing, and I’m inspired by the women’s rowers who won gold at the Tokyo Olympics… It feels really fulfilling and everyone around the world should be paying attention because Canadian rowing is here and it’s not going away anytime soon.”
– Caileigh Filmer of the Canadian Women’s Eights Rowing Team after winning the silver medal
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“We thought we had it done, but right in the warm-up we knew it was going to be an extremely difficult match. He was in so much pain, he couldn’t jump, he couldn’t move.”
– Canadian beach volleyball player Samuel Schachter talks about teammate Dan Dearing’s back injury, which forced both of them to withdraw from the lucky losers match against Chile.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published on Aug. 3, 2024.
© 2024 The Canadian Press
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