 Photographer: Paul Zimmer/Sergio Carmona
Date: 17 Aug 2008 |  Photographer: Paul Zimmer/Sergio Carmona
Date: 17 Aug 2008 |  Photographer: Paul Zimmer/Sergio Carmona
Date: 18 Aug 2008 |  Photographer: Paul Zimmer/Sergio Carmona
Date: 17 Aug 2008 |  Photographer: Paul Zimmer/Sergio Carmona
Date: 18 Aug 2008 |  Photographer: Paul Zimmer/Sergio Carmona
Date: 16 Aug 2008 |
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| 27 Aug 2008 | |
| Quotes from Beijing |
Roger Federer - "When I speak to some players now who didn't used to play the Olympics back in maybe 1996 or 2000, I know that some of them have regrets that they didn't play it, seeing how big the Olympics has become in tennis, and how important tennis has become to the Olympics. It's quite a different experience than I've ever gone through."
Rafael Nadal - "It is a pleasure to be here with the rest of the biggest tournament in the world. I am very happy to have this experience in my life. The thing is, win here, I feel like I win for all the country. That's more special, no? I win for a lot of people, not only for me.
Elena Dementieva - "It's very difficult to explain the way I feel right now. It takes I think a few days before I realize I'm Olympic champion. But this is, for sure, the biggest moment in my career, in my life. I will never forget this moment."
Venus Williams - "The ultimate boast is Olympic gold."
Novak Djokovic - "To win any medal in the Olympics is a huge achievement for any athlete I think. Not many of the athletes get a chance to win a medal. But for me, this bronze, which I won here, shines like a gold 'cause I think I've played all the tournament pretty good tennis."
Mike Byran - "Tennis in the Olympics has become bigger and bigger. It means a lot to these guys now. To see Federer go down on his back after winning a semifinals of doubles, it shows how important an Olympic medal is to him."
Bob Bryan - "It's different than a normal tournament. It's do or die. It's a lot of players' last Olympics. It's a lot of players' first Olympics, and their only opportunity to get a medal and become a superstar in their country."
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge - "One moment that I will never forget and that is the tears of joy of Roger Federer winning the gold medal for the doubles. Here you have the man who is arguably together with Sampras, the best ever tennis player in the world. He has won everything but the elusive gold medal he did not have. He wanted to go to the Olympic Games at the end of the season, and he won the medal and he was crying. I mean for me, this is the same thing. The spark in the eyes of a Michael Jordan. These are millionaires, these are mega-stars. They win an Olympic medal and there is no money to win in the Olympic Games, and you see the sparkle in the eyes, the tears in the eyes, that is the dramatic moments of the Games."
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