Olympics quotes
The countdown to the Olympics has ended, and the Games have at last returned to their nation of origin
"I hope to play the best I can. As far as the team is concerned, we wish to be successful in every possible way, from playing up to our potential, to winning as many games as possible and have the best possible standings."
Cheryl Salisbury, captain of the women's Olympic football team of Australia
"First of all we want to get through the first round and then we will take it step-by-step to go as far as possible. We respect our opponents but we do not fear them. We are very lucky to have Cristiano Ronaldo in our team, who is one of the best players in this age group. We are not interested in getting revenge for Euro 2004 as some say. We are just really happy to participate in the Olympic Games when they take place in their country of origin."
Jose Pratas Romao, Portugal's football coach
"Costa Rica is among the 16 best world teams in our category. We will play to win a medal, even if it is not the golden one."
Rodrigo Kenton, coach of Costa Rica's Olympic football team
"Everyone says that we are the clear favourite to win the gold medal, but there are too many other good teams to be sure, like Italy, Portugal and Greece, so one can never be certain and should never be 'sure'."
Argentinian footballer Cristian "Kily" Gonzalez
Full of confidence the Australian Rowing team said, "Our aim is to win the gold and I believe that we have a good chance in the Men's Pair (Drew Ginn and James Tomskins. If we have favourable wind, things will be in our favour."
Coach Noel Donaldson of Australia's rowing team
"The only thing we have to do is to play our game and to take one game at a time. We know that the tournament is difficult and all the teams have their chances to get a medal. I don't want to make prediction, because everything is open. Our team has a winning spirit and is starving for the victory."
Sergio Vigil, head coach of the Argentinian hockey team
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