"My parents are around somewhere. I'm surprised my father's not here telling you all nobody died."

"This has exorcised the ghosts of Atlanta - that was like a nightmare, this is like a dream. I feel now as if Atlanta never existed."

"To come so close, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I'm kind of caught in the middle, it was nearly a dream come true."

Sonia O'Sullivan on her silver in the 5,000 metres.