Here's what the athletes had to say following racing on Wednesday, August 1 from Eton-Dorney. Racing included finals in the M8+, W4x, and W2-, as well as semifinals in the M2-, M4x, and M1x.
Men's Single
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Henrik STEPHANSEN (DEN) after winning the second semifinal C/D of the men's single sculls at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On the future:
"I'm looking forward to defending my world championship title (lightweight men's single sculls) in two weeks' time."
On the selection process for Denmark's lightweight men's boats for the London 2012 Olympic Games:
"They just didn't want to see if they could be faster (with me in the boat). Friendships might have been at stake."
Olaf TUFTE (NOR)
"I had such a good day. I was so prepared. I was in it. And then I lost it in the first 100 metres."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from rower Lassi KARONEN (SWE) after qualifying for the final of the men's single sculls after coming in second in the semifinal behind Mahe DRYSDALE (NZL) at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On the toughness of the race:
"It was the toughest so far. I felt good in the middle half, I could glide through my stroke."
On the competition in the final:
"I think it could be even, but I'm aiming for a top-three place, I think I could do that."
On having a rather unsuccessful season:
"The Olympic Games is the big thing this year. We've been trying to focus everything on the Games. I had a slow start (in the season) but it's working now."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Alan CAMPBELL (GBR) after coming second in his semifinal of the men's single sculls behind Ondrej SYNEK (CZE) at Eton Dorney on Wednesday and qualifying for the final.
On the race:
"I was happy with the semifinal draw. There was no need to hurt myself in this race. I had to save myself for the final race. It was just a case of doing what had to be done and in the final I will have one of the four middle lanes."
"I am in such a better place than four years ago."
On his plans for the final:
"It's all about beingable to react to what the others have in their plan and fitting their plan into yours."
"There will be no other race after the final and nothing will be left in reserve. I was in the quicker race today so I had to step up again."
On the British women's pair winning gold:
"I was in my cool down and kept watching the screen. It's the first gold for team GB and it's very well deserved, hopefully the start of the gold rush."
"It's a fantastic day, we opened team GB's medal table."
On the men's eight failing to get a gold medal in their final:
"I feel disappointed for them. When they had their nose in front I thought they were going to do it but then the Germans pushed through."
"Sure they will be disappointed but they can keep their heads held up high."
Men's Lightweight Double
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Roderick CHISHOLM (AUS) after winning the first semifinal C/D of the lightweight men's double sculls at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On being back at Eton Dorney:
"It's nice to be back at Dorney as the last time I was here, in 2003, it was only 1500 metres and looked like a building site. They've done it up well."
On changing from a sweep rower to a sculler:
"I'm a sculler by heart. I was captain of Tideway Scullers (a rowing club in London) when I was over here. When I went out to Australia I started as a sweep in the four but always wanted to race as a sculler."
On rowing with Thomas GIBSON (AUS):
"We have been together for just six months. It was a bit late in the day to change to the double but we had a couple of conversations and backed ourselves to get through the qualifiers."
Women's Pair
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Gabriela BEST (ARG) and Maria Laura ABALO (ARG) after finishing third in the women's pair B final behind China and South Africa on Wednesday at Eton Dorney.
On the race:
"Today we had a good day. The conditions are tough and it's not the result we really wanted but third place in the B final is good."
On what is up next:
"Vacation is next and then when we go back there is more training. We have the South American championships and the national championships coming up so we will be training until the end of the year."
"We hope to win at least three more regattas. Our goal is to be the best."
Maria Laura ABALO (ARG)
On being rivals in the national championships:
"We have been rivals for the past 10 years so we pretty much know each others strengths and weaknesses. Being rivals didn't help much in the beginning but it is going much better now."
On not being able to live without sport:
"I am the crazy one. At the Village we have a cool gym and I also brought rollerblades. At the moment I am really tired but I will still be doing some (sport) while we are here."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Helen GLOVER/Heather STANNING (GBR) after winning gold in the women's pairs at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On her feelings in the final stages of the race:
"I don't remember smiling because I never let myself think 'we've got this'."
Heather STANNING (GBR)
On her feelings after making British rowing history:
"Ecstatic and shattered at the same time."
On the final stages of the race:
"We didn't want to give anything back. Helen was saying, 'give us more'."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Rebecca SCOWN (NZL) after winning bronze with partner Juliette HAIGH (NZL) in the final of the women's pairs at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On the result:
"It's special to have something to take away from here. We have a fantastic partnership and it was the race we really wanted to put together."
On the victory of Helen GLOVER/Heather STANNING (GBR):
"We're very good friends. We have a good rivalry and we've developed together, so we're happy for them."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Kate HORNSEY/Sarah TAIT (AUS) after winning silver in the final of the women's pairs at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On winning silver:
"We're deliriously happy, this is phenomenal. Sixth in Beijing (in the women's eight) was devastating so we decided to have a smaller boat with less people to worry about. We didn't even know where we were when we came over the line."
"There are no words for this."
Sarah TAIT (AUS)
On coming through the field to win silver:
"It's so exciting. We were fourth halfway so we had to dig deep."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Great Britain's rowing performance director David TANNER (GBR) after Helen GLOVER/Heather STANNING (GBR) won gold in the women's pairs and the British men's eight won bronze at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On the performance of GLOVER/STANNING:
"They were fantastic."
On Heather STANNING being given a sabbatical from the Army to row:
"Thank you, Army, for loaning her to us."
On whether Great Britain should have targeted more medals:
"Absolutely not. That (the eight's bronze) could have been a fourth place. You take a few risks."
"I am very very happy with two medals. I am happy with the A finals. The consistency is fantastic and I am very pleased with that. It's the top end of my expectations."
"Take the men's pair (William SATCH/George NASH, GBR). They did a fantastic performance today. They're unlikely to beat New Zealand but they did a great job. You have to be in it to win it."
Women's Quad
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Louise TRAPPITT/Eve MACFARLANE/Fiona BOURKE (NZL) after winning the women's quadruple sculls B final ahead of Poland at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On preparing for the B final after their disappointment in the heat, when she broke her blade and they came sixth:
"We were still really motivated to do well, the conditions weren't great but we stuck with it."
On being half a length down on the Polish crew at 1000 metres:
"We really stayed focused. We generally aren't the fastest off the start, but we stayed calm and relaxed and tried not to get too frazzled."
Eve MACFARLANE (NZL)
On whether their race strategy went according to plan:
"No, not at all, we wanted a good start, but obviously that didn't happen."
Fiona BOURKE (NZL)
On preparing for the B final after their disappointment in the heat, when TRAPPITT broke her blade and they came sixth:
"It was very emotional today, you have a voice inside you saying it's not where you wanted to be."
On what comes next for the crew:
"We will have a few months' break, act like normal people, do normal things and stay up past eight o'clock at night."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Annekatrin THIELE/Julia RICHTER (GER) after winning silver in the women's quadruple sculls at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On her emotions after the race:
"Very exhausted. It was a great race. We made the best we could."
Julia RICHTER (GER)
On her emotions after the race:
"Exhausted but happy. It was hard with the headwind so it took longer, but it went well."
"Winning a medal at the Olympics is amazing."
On their opponents:
"The Ukraine crew was very strong this year and it wasn't a surprise that they did it (won) again."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Natalie DELL (USA) after winning bronze in the women's quadruple sculls behind Ukraine and Germany at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On winning a medal:
"We went out to win and I would have loved to have gotten gold today, but sometimes it's all right to go away wanting more."
"There is nothing to compare with this feeling. I can only feel better if my parents were here with me but unfortunately they're in the cheap seats all the way over there."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Ukraine rower Yana DEMENTIEVA after her team won the women's quadruple sculls final at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On the crew's approach to the race:
"Our strategy was to start fast and then hold it."
"Before the race I told the girls that we would have four hearts in the boat beating as one."
"We considered Germany as the main rival, we wanted to maintain a length in front of them."
On financial rewards the crew will reap:
"The money is not the most important thing for us. The most important was to represent our country and to win here."
On whether she will compete at Rio 2016:
"I'm already old, so I really don't know. We'll see."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Debbie FLOOD (GBR) after coming sixth in the women's quadruple sculls final at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On the race:
"We caught a crab (a missed stroke) in the first 500m and never really got back on track. We have worked really hard all year and this is a disappointing way to finish the Olympics."
On catching a crab:
"These things can happen at any time, to any crew."
"It's not the fairytale ending that we wanted, but I couldn't regret the 15 years that I have put into rowing."
On reaching the final:
"We clawed our way to the final and tried our hardest, but today wasn't our day."
On the women's pair winning gold - the first for Great Britain in this Olympics and the first women's rowing gold for Great Britain ever:
"To win gold in the women's rowing team is incredible, we have been in striking distance since Sydney. It's a good day for rowing, just not for our crew."
On how the result will affect the crew:
"It will be difficult for us to process, but it doesn't affect how we feel about each other as a crew."
On the venue and the home crowd:
"It's like nothing else here, you can't really here yourself, the home crowd have been absolutely amazing."
"We knew that everyone was behind us and I am really proud to be British."
"Everyone that is racing here knows that they are part of something really special."
Men's Quad
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Tom SOLESBURY (GBR) after the crew qualified for the men's quadruple sculls final by coming third in the semifinal at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On making the final:
"It's first time in the Olympic final, so no pressure then. Really enjoyed it."
On the the way the race developed:
"Croatia were always going to be fast, and the Russians always tend to start very fast. But I guess we thought in those conditions, it's a slightly longer race in the headwind, so the Russians faded a bit, but we stuck to our plan and came through strong."
On how the crew is developing:
"This year, the event has moved on, but we have too. You've got to remember that we came together quite late this season. We're improving all the time. That was a lot better than the heats - we got the first 500 (metres) better there, and then we got into our strong rhythm. So another race to go, and we've got a good chance for a medal."
On the pressure on Great Britain to perform:
"I don't feel the pressure. There is no point really. We know the whole country is behind us and we put enough pressure on ourselves to be honest. We know what we can deliver, and it's just fantastic to have this home support."
"Yesterday, the army cheered us in, and you know, they put their lives on the line for us and we're just rowing. It should be the other way round - we should be cheering them."
On the home support at Eton Dorney:
"The grandstands are just incredible. I'm sure they can lift us to a medal, hopefully."
On their expectations of making the final:
"I'm sure a lot of people didn't expect us to make the final. We're probably not the strongest GB crew, coming together quite late. But we have a lot of confidence in ourselves, and the quads are a tight event."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from John STOREY/Matthew TROTT (NZL) after finishing fourth in the first semifinal of the men's quadruple sculls at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On not qualifying for the final:
"We came to the competition to get to the main final and we weren't good enough. We've got the B final in a couple of days and that's as good as we can do."
John STOREY (NZL)
On his experience at the London 2012 Olympic Games:
"It has been a tough regatta. There are good crews. We gave everything we could and that's all we could do."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Valent SINKOVIC (CRO) after qualifying for the final of the men's quadruple sculls by winning the first semifinal at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On their slow start:
"We planned to stick with our race plan. We knew the Russians would be very fast but we'd be strong in the final 500 (metres) so we are very happy."
On their race plan for the final:
"We're going to go hard, but it's important for us to get our rhythm right first before going fast."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from rower Sergey FEDOROVTSEV (RUS) after failing to qualify for the final of the men's quadruple sculls with fifth place in the semifinal at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On what went wrong in the race after a good start:
"We could blame the weather, the strong wind, blame all the conditions. But what happened, happened."
On the London 2012 Olympic Games regatta so far:
"We've had great support. The organisation has been great, our coach was great."
On his plans for the future:
"I have no plans at the moment. I'm (focused on) here right now."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Kaspar TAIMSOO (EST) on qualifying for the men's quadruple sculls final after the second semifinal at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On the race strategy:
"The race went pretty well. We had a really good start which was quite a surprise for me. We had a really good pace and we managed to keep a good rhythm throughout the race, particularly in the third 500 (metres), which is normally our hardest. So, in the finish, we were really happy."
On their final prospects:
"We are going to do the best recovery we can. We are going to keep our thoughts on the next race. It was a really good race we had here today, and I think the emotions were electifying. That will give us a good start."
"We sure have to do our best race and keep our rhythm. If we manage to keep our heads clear, you can't think about a medal. If we do that, we are pretty good candidates for the gold medal, I think."
On the crowds at Eton Dorney:
"I am definitely enjoying it, racing here. I think maybe some crews aren't used to the big crowds cheering for the home team. For us, we like it and I'm just so happy that so many crowds have gathered here to watch rowing."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Damir MARTIN (CRO) after qualifying for the final of the men's quadruple sculls by winning the semifinal at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On the race:
"We are proud of how we rowed the race. We focused on ourselves and didn't give the Russians a chance to demotivate us."
"We made strong strokes, I believe 35 (strokes a minute). We are very satisfied."
On the final:
"The final is open for everyone. We hope to get a chance, we are ready for it and hopefully it will be our best race."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Adrien HARDY (FRA) after losing out on a place in the A final by finishing second in the second semifinal of the men's quadruple sculls.
On not qualifying for the final:
"The training was the right one. We rowed a great race. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work and if we are not good enough we are not good enough."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Stephen ROWBOTHAM (GBR) after qualifying for the final of the men's quadruple sculls by finishing third behind Croatia and Australia in the semifinal at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On whether or not they knew they were capable of reaching the final after a disappointing start to the 2012 season:
"No, we knew all along. We still had selection during the first two world cups."
On the race in the semifinal:
"Our main priority was the final. We made a couple of mistakes in the race. The first 500 (metres) wasn't that good."
"We really pushed the first 500m, the middle 1000 was more technical. Mentally, every time I made a call, we moved. That felt very good."
On being surprised with Russia dropping out after a quick start:
"I wasn't surprised with the Russians. They tend to do that."
On being the first men's quadruple scull from Great Britain to reach the final at the Olympic Games:
"Myself and Matt (Matthew LANGRIDGE, GBR) won bronze in Beijing. Great Britain have never had a quad in the final since forever, I think. It's very pleasing."
Men's Pair
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Hamish BOND/Eric MURRAY (NZL) after winning their semifinal of the men's pairs at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On the race plan:
"We always go out to lead from the front, that's no secret. We've never been beaten so I guess you could say that our capabilities are as yet untapped."
Eric MURRAY (NZL)
On whether winning all the time gets boring:
"Hell no. We know we can win, all the other crews don't think they can beat us."
On who to fear in the final:
"Everyone. They're not in the final because they want to come fourth or fifth."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from David CALDER/Scott FRANDSEN (CAN) after coming third in their semifinal of the men's pairs at Eton Dorney.
On their race strategy:
"We got the job done. We're in the final. It wasn't necessarily our best performance, but we certainly couldn't be racing for a medal if we didn't come in the top three today. So, we're through and now we have to focus on what it takes for us to get into the medals."
"Scott and I have an incredible rhythm. With the weight of the headwind slowing the race down a bit, we don't feel like we hit that invincible rhythm, but it was good enough to get us through. We saw Italy take a good swat at us, but when Scott and I are on, you'll see a difference in the way the boat runs and the way it looks in the water. As we say, we are nowhere near the panic button."
Scott FRANDSEN (CAN)
On his pairing with CALDER:
"Today wasn't our best effort. This is our first Olympics, and although that might knock our confidence, we know we can switch it around in the next 48 hours and get back to our rhythm and our ease. We have full confidence we can do it."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from William SATCH/George NASH (GBR) after qualifying for the final of the men's pair by winning their semifinal at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On the success of their race:
"We knew it was going to be a long race, so we went out loose and kept strong through the middle."
On the plans for the final:
"We just don't know. We'll just get out there and go deep."
William SATCH (GBR)
On the support from the crowd:
"The audience here is incredible. The messages on social media are incredible too."
On their hopes for the final:
"We just want to do Britain proud."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Germain CHARDIN (FRA) after qualifying for the final of the men's pair by finishing second in the semifinals at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On the French men's quadruple sculls missing the final:
"We are sad for them but that's sport. The balance will be made at the end of the Games."
On the experience of winning a medal before (bronze in the men's four at Beijing 2008):
"Experience helps. I am not sure if it is just down to the last four years of experience but it helps. The fact that we already have a medal from four years ago makes us want to win another."
"It's small things that make that we get better."
Men's Eight
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Mohamed SBIHI/James FOAD (GBR) after winning bronze behind Germany and Canada in the men's eights final at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
Mohamed SBIHI (GBR)On winning bronze:
"We're crushed. We gave it our best shot and went for broke. That's why we're in third, not second. It wasn't to be. We were keeping ahead of the field and thought we were moving through and it was in the last 500 (metres) that it started to fall apart because we were trying to get our bow in front. We gave it our all."
"We didn't feel under pressure. We've been the second-best boat all through the season and bronze isn't a true reflection of where we are. A bronze medal's no consolation. We wanted to be in the final so we'd have an opportunity to win gold."
James FOAD (GBR)
On the result:
"We came here to win. I never thought I would say that I wouldn't be happy with an Olympic medal, but I'm not."
"A few years ago I wouldn't have dreamed of this."
"We row as such a good team and we expect to win, that's what we train to do."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Filip ADAMSKI (GER) after winning gold in the final of the men's eights at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
Filip ADAMSKI (GER)On winning gold:
"I can't believe that. Four years we wait and now it's happened, I can't imagine what this means."
On the race:
"Very, very tough - the wind - the whole season we have had tailwinds and now the opposite. It was a new situation for us, we have a tactic, a strategy, every time the same and now we had to change that. We had to react to this situation."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Eric JOHANNESEN (GER) after winning gold ahead of Canada and Great Britain in the final of the men's eight at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
Eric JOHANNESEN (GER)On being the first German eight in 24 years to win Olympic gold (East Germany won in Seoul 1988):
"It's unbelievable. We worked so hard for this race. It was such a tough race."
On Great Britain passing them 1500 metres into the race:
"Martin SAUER (GER, the coxswain) told us 'come on guys' and then we went. It's unbelievable."
LONDON, 1 August - Comment from Will MILLER/Jacob CORNELIUS (USA) after finishing fourth in the men's eight final at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
Will MILLER (USA)On the last 500 metres of the race:
"In the last 500m, or even the last 250m, we were going nuts and bending the oar as much as you can. It took a couple of seconds to get the result up there which was tough to see."
Jacob CORNELIUS (USA)
On not winning a medal:
"The silver lining for us is that it's a great group of guys to be here with."
On whether he'll carry on rowing:
"I said it was the end, but we'll see. I'm going through a rollercoaster of emotions and I don't want to commit myself to anything really."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Netherlands rowers Diederik SIMON and Rogier BLINK after their crew came fifth in the final of the men's eight at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
Diederik SIMON (NED)On the race:
"I don't think there have been many finals of the men's eight that were so exciting."
"The days before the race we didn't perform that good. We really improved today. The strokes were a lot better."
"I think we did well. We were right up there with the rest of the top crews."
On contemplating retirement:
"Maybe I will. This is not a bittersweet end to my rowing career. Obviously it would have been nice to depart with a fourth (Olympic) medal, but people tend to never be satisfied with what they have. There's always a new goal."
Rogier BLINK (NED)
On the race:
"We did everything right. There was a little mishap 200 metres before the finish, but we were quick to correct it. Before the race we told each other to have a one-on-one with Great Britain. (Our reasoning was that) if we would be able to beat them, we would win a medal. We were close, but not quite there."
"The race was 100 metres too short."
On his disappointment:
"I'm gutted because apparently I'm not allowed to put a goddamn medal around my neck. I don't care about world championship medals or world cup medals. This was the one I wanted. And it was not meant to be. The last four years have really been tough. I'm not sure if I want to go through that again."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Conlin McCABE/Jeremiah BROWN/Andrew BYRNES/Brian PRICE/Malcolm HOWARD (CAN) after winning silver in the men's eights on Wednesday at Eton Dorney behind Germany and ahead of Great Britain.
Jeremiah BROWN (CAN)On how he felt at the end of the race:
"Pure emotion. What a journey. There were nine guys in the boat and we're suffering so much together. We couldn't ask for more than this result."
On the huddle after the race:
"We were just ecstatic. It was a dream. I just started crying. Malcolm, our captain, said it has been an amazing journey for the last year. What we did, he said it was like what happened in Athens. But everything came together mentally."
On how they overtook Great Britain in the last half of the race:
"It was a battle, every stroke. In the middle of the race, there was no weight in every stroke. I was seeing black dots in my vision for the last 200. Brian was saying 'We're two seats down to the Brits,' then 'One seat, we're up a seat.' And then he said, 'Ten strokes to the line, boys, ten strokes to the line and you've got the silver.'"
"I couldn't believe it. I just closed my eyes and I don't even know what happened. Everything we had left, we just drained it and we did it. Kudos to the Germans, they are an amazing crew. But this was the race we wanted."
On winning a medal:
"This is the highlight of my athletic career."
On the support he has received during his training:
"We are supposed to stay away from the media, but I've been going on the internet, and the support from my home town and all of Canada has been absolutely amazing. I just wanted to do it for them, and for my family and friends. Just unbelievable.
"Last night was one of the most stressful nights of my life. But all you can do is rely on your training. You go out there, and you have negative thoughts, but it's important to rise above the emotions and the nerves that we get."
Conlin McCABE (CAN)
On beating Great Britain in Great Britain:
"We always wanted to take down the Brits in their home country. Our coach is English so that would have meant the world to him."
On the crowd:
"There are 30,000 in the crowd and we get 20,000 in an NHL hockey game. There was some serious noise to bring you home."
Andrew BYRNES (CAN)
On who he wanted to beat:
"Our goal was to beat the British. Germany is a tough nut to crack. We focused on the crews we knew we could beat, the Brits and Australians. The huddle after the race was a reflection, a vindication of four years of hard training."
Brian PRICE (CAN)
On finishing so strongly:
""You can only close on people if you give yourself a chance. So, for us, it was not to let anyone get too far up on you, keep your wits about you, get yourself in position with a minute twenty to go at 1500 to do something. If you're a length down, there is nothing you can do."
On the teamwork:
"We won gold in Beijing, but we were expected to. I said to my wife last year that if we won a medal, it is even more special than Beijing because it has to be developed."
On what he promised his daughter:
"The ribbon is purple and my daughter's favourite colour is purple. I told her I would bring one back for her."
Malcolm HOWARD (CAN)
On preparing for the final:
"It took some tremendous coaching by Mike SPRACKLEN (CAN) - he knew when, pardon my language, he had to be an asshole and when to be a nice guy."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from Greg SEARLE (GBR) after winning bronze in the men's eight on Wednesday at Eton Dorney.
On the performance:
"I can look myself in the mirror. I can say that we did everything we could, we just came a bit too short."
"We knew it was going to be tough. I felt a massive surge of adrenaline when we hit the front but we just couldn't hold it. I am happy we held on to the bronze."
On being 40:
"I know how to get myself up for training. I am a lot smarter and know the way to do it."
On coming back to rowing for the home Olympic Games:
"I don't think I would have made a comeback if it wouldn't have been for the home Olympics. But when I saw the paperwork and knew that there was going to be a chance to win another gold, 20 years exactly to the day of my first and that in front of a home crowd, that's the way to do it."
On what next for rowing:
"I think my wife would say that I am retired now."
LONDON, 1 August - Comments from coxswain Phelan HILL (GBR) after winning bronze in the men's eights at Eton Dorney on Wednesday.
On the noise in the final stages of the race:
"It was something we'd thought about, especially when racing at Henley (Royal Regatta), and I'd asked for an additional speaker to be put in the boat. We had a plan in place for the last 500 (metres) even if they (the crew) couldn't hear me, so it was an automated plan and I guess it didn't work as well as we wanted it to."
"The big push at 600m was a calculated push and it didn't pay off."
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