Gold medal quotes from the London Olympics

Athletes and others have their say before and during the 30th Olympiad of the modern era in England.

Big voice

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U.S. rowers throw coxswain Mary Whipple into the water after winning the gold medal for the women's rowing eight in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 2.

“I may be 5 ft. 3 in., but my team makes me feel like I’m 10 feet tall, and it’s a beautiful relationship. My teammates rely on me to lead and unite them with my words, and I love that my words make the boat go fast.”

        - American coxswain Mary Whipple, who barked out orders to eight women rowers in the gold-medal-winning US boat 

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