Quotes
I knew Ariarne was going to give me everything she had,
said Ledecky of the 400m champion, who also finished second in Tokyo I said to her after the race, she's made me a better athlete,
said the Australian, who also won gold in the 4x200m relay and silver in the 200m freestyle I'm really proud of where the sport's going... Of course Ryan's number one of all time, I'm number two,
That last-round throw was not a good technical throw, but it was a good emotional throw and I kind of found a way to make it happen,
Kovacs told reporters after clinching the silver with his final attempt I'm a baby in this sport,
We got in all of our sessions during our kids' nap times,
Kovacs said with a chuckle Never be afraid to show them who you are,
Swift said in the video about Katie Ledecky, Sha'Carri Richardson and Simone Biles Katie, Sha'Carri and Simone: Three American stars,
If you got hurt in the Olympics swinging, you're gonna be happy about it,
It is difficult for me to find the words to describe the depth of my disappointment,
The moment’s pretty big. I’m pretty excited,
I was just really heartbroken for her,
Douglass said after the race I think I'm more excited now that I didn't win that heat,
August 3 is the day I won (aged 15 in London) in 2012, and I didn't want August 3 to be a day I didn't like,
I'm just relieved I got my hand on the wall,
explained Ledecky, who wasn't sure if she'd be back for a fifth time To think that eight years later, I challenged her into her fourth consecutive in the 800 is pretty cool,
I was in grade six in primary school,
Every August 3rd, the video [of her first Olympic gold] gets posted somewhere and you kind of reminisce,
I want to tell the entire world that I am a female, and I will remain a female,
A couple of days ago, Josh and I said how crazy it could be for us both to be on the podium,