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.

Dear leader

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Gold medal winner Yun Choi Om of North Korea waves to the crowd during a medals ceremony after the men's 56-kg, group A, weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics July 29 in London.

“I believe the great Kim Jong-il looked over me.”

– North Korean weightlifter Om Yun Choi, who lifted triple his body weight to win the gold, crediting the country’s departed leader

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