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Every time I took a breath, I [could] hear this huge noise. It’s kind of funny because I'm a really shy person at first, and I was really in the center of the attention in those two races. I was trying to get the energy from the whole crowd, they were amazing to me. They were really pushing me in every final. I think I did really well in those two finals, to be able to have my energy throughout the night, and I was able to push it as fast as possible,
Marchand added
For me, nobody believed that I was able to do the things that I was trying to do, right? But I did, deep down inside, and same thing for [Marchand],
Phelps said on Tuesday of Marchand on the Pat McAfee Show
He'll go straight to the warm-down pool,
Harrington said of what Marchand would do between the two eventsWe were at the ping pong (event) and, in the ping pong arena, everyone was shouting 'Leon, Leon'. There was a huge fervor. It was a huge moment of pleasure,
said Nicolas Durancon, a human resources worker from Lyon
So Leon Marchand was really great. The two races, the two finals, we were thrilled. It was magical,
said Marjorie Bertrand, a teacher who was at the La Defense Arena on Wednesday eveningWe're used to seeing Americans who are in this state of mind, like (U.S. swimming great Michael) Phelps, or like other athletes who are used to do it all back to back,
said sports teacher Alexis MedinaThis morning was good. Really happy with the time, felt really nice. With all those rounds, it’s all about that energy management, then recovery tomorrow,
said McEvoy
It was very hard, but I was prepared for that, there was a lot to lose and not much to gain,
he told reportersMy body is hurting a lot right now. I did 1:57, which is pretty good for a heat, it’s good enough. I’ll be fine tonight in the semi-final,
he addedMy parents play a great role in all of this,
Marchand said before the Games startedI had a lot of doubts because everyone was telling me it wasn't possible,
he said
I’m so proud of him... I don’t know that I’ve ever seen somebody win two individual events (in the same session). Tonight was amazing, he’ll never forget it,
Bowman told reportersIt’s not easy. It doesn’t get any easier, so I do try to enjoy it each year and there’s different perspective that I have different years and different challenges that you face each year,
she said after the victory on Wednesday nightI think he can improve quite a bit,
Bowman said
Watching him have his moment and soaking up his moment was awesome,
he saidEvery time I took a breath I could hear this huge noise,
he saidI understand, he's got a lot of things going on,
Phelps said
We train all the year for this. We swim like 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) by week and it's enough to do two or three races by day, but LéonMarchand he's incredible and he's like an alien,
800 freestyle finalist David Aubry said
I think it should be easier tomorrow and I can just go all out in both races tomorrow night, so that will be really fun for me,
Marchand said after clocking a 2-minute, 8.11-second finish in the breaststroke semi to cap his busy day in the poolHe actually told me that, I didn’t know that was possible because I think he went to like six or seven Olympics,
Marchand said