Talk time in Beijing

8220;I went up to him and asked if I could have my picture taken with him and he said to me: 8216;How8217;s your injured leg?8217; I had to text my mum 8212; 8216;Kobe asked about my leg!8217;8221;

8212; Now runner Tyson Gay is celebrity-struck

8220;I don8217;t even know what to feel right now8230; I just want to see my mom.8221;

8212; Michael Phelps makes his priorites clear after winning his eighth gold medal

8220;We could do with fewer volunteers, there are too many of them around the team.8221;

8212; Brazil football coach Dunga reveals what might distract the team

8220;Nowhere in my best dreams I can imagine something like what I did this year.8221;

8212; Tennis gold medallist Rafael Nadal, after finishing up another field

8220;I like Messi, even though he8217;s on the other team.8221;

8212; Dutch football coach Foppe De Haan can8217;t hide his admiration for the Argentine youngster

8220;I told her that she could do it, and now I8217;m overjoyed that she did it. All members of my family are excited. I love Jesus. He has done it for me.8221;

8212; Shelly-Ann Fraser8217;s mother, Maxine Simpson from her Kingston home

8220;This is a crazy 8216;Bolt8217; effect. The secret of the team8217;s success? Reggae Power8221;

8212; Jamaica8217;s 100m winner Shelly-Ann Fraser, a day after fellow countrymate Usain Bolt won the men8217;s race

8220;In 2004 I already won all the gold medals I could, but I continued because in 2008 we were going to have the Games in our motherland. In these four years I realised that I really enjoy diving. I like to dive, and I like the feeling of standing on the diving board. Because I like it I feel I can8217;t give it up, so if I can, I will continue.8221;

8212; Guo Jingjing after winning gold in the women8217;s 3-metre springboard