What they say

"We have survived a war. There are still kids who don't know if their parents are alive, don't have anything to eat or books to go to school. So the fact of becoming Olympic champion is just huge for all of us."

Majlinda Kelmendi, on winning Kosovo's first Olympic gold medal at its first Games

"I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that I am sorry to my teammates, my fans, my fellow competitors, my sponsors and the hosts of this great event."

Ryan Lochte, US swimmer, on his infamous fabricated story of being robbed at gunpoint in Rio

"A little tickle with a lob wedge. I thought it could handle that."

Henrik Stenson, Swedish golfer, on dealing with a crocodile on the Rio course

"In 1936, the crowd was against Jesse Owens. We've not seen this since."

Renaud Lavillenie, French pole vaulter, comparing his booing by Brazilian fans to the notorious treatment of Jesse Owens at Adolf Hitler's Berlin Olympics in 1936

"For me the gymnastics of the second American (Aly Raisman) is more artistic than the first (Simone Biles). The first, it's acrobatics."

Bruno Grandi, international gymnastics chief, indicating he is not a fan of quadruple gold medalist Simone Biles

"He is just such a ... banana."

Charlotte Dujardin, British dressage gold medal winner, on her fiance Dean Golding, who wore a shirt bearing a marriage proposal

"The only thing I ever wanted was to compete in the Olympics."

Yusra Mardini, a Syrian swimmer representing the Games' first ever refugee team, after winning her heat in the 100m butterfly

"It's great for kids who are watching judo now. Seeing someone like me who left the 'City of God', who started judo at 5 years of age as a joke."

Rafaela Silva, Brazilian judoka who was raised in Rio's most notorious slum, after winning the country's first gold of the Games