The 10 best quotes from the Rio 2016 Olympics
Be it sealing a first ever gold medal for their nation, as Monica Puig so spectacularly managed for Puerto Rico; an historic singles double, as Andy Murray remarkably achieved; or marking return from injury with a series of incredible performances, as both Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro produced, it was an emotional Olympics for tennis.
The Barra Olympic Tennis Centre wasn't shy of staging the odd upset either - the early departures of Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams being two of a notable few. After an enthralling first Olympics on South American soil, what better way to look back on all the drama from the players point of view. Here are a selection of the standout quotes from the event:
Andy Murray: Men's singles gold medallist
"It's one of the hardest matches that I've had to play for a big, big title. emotionally it was tough. Physically, it was hard. There were so many ups and downs in the match. It was one of the toughest matches that I've played to win a big event."
Juan Martin del Potro: Men's singles silver medallist
"I am living like a dream, it could be better than the US Open tournament (2009). My emotions are so high after every match and the crowds make me cry in every match and I would like to say thank you to them."
Monica Puig: Women's singles gold medallist
"I'm doing it more for my country. This Olympics isn't about me, it's about Puerto Rico. I know how badly they want this. The island is full of bad news all of the time every time there's a Games and someone from the island wins a medal, everything stops and I know how happy people get so this one's not for me this one's for them.
Rafael Nadal: Men's doubles gold medallist
"Win a gold medal today after two months and a half with no practice, with no preparation at all, just working on the gym, is something that is a dream, no?"
Marc Lopez: Men's doubles gold medallist
"Sharing these feelings with Rafa, being together at the Olympic Village, it's really a dream come true. All the things we've done together, I am the happiest man on Earth."
Radek Stepanek: Mixed doubles bronze medallist
"I can compare this with the Davis Cup finals a couple of years ago. I think the nicest, deepest and strongest emotions you can only achieve when you play for your country. I would recommend everyone to at least go through it once. It is something amazingly special. This medal belongs to our whole country. I'm slowly losing my words because I am slowly starting to realise what we have achieved and maybe at the end of the mixed zone I am going to cry."
Lucie Safarova: Women's doubles bronze medallist
"I think this is same as the Grand Slams. For me the Olympics is an unbelievable event and on the same level of whatever we can reach in our sport."
Martina Hingis - Women's doubles silver medallist
"This is only my second Olympics in 20 years and it's an experience you don't forget quickly. It's just so different to the regular tournaments you play. You play for your partner, you play for your country and this is something that I cherish."
Ekaterina Makarova: Women's doubles gold medallist with Elena Vesnina
"It's much more for us than a Grand Slam. We were all the time talking about that, that Grand Slams are great tournaments, we're so happy that we won two Grand Slams, but the Olympic Games for us means much more. We are playing for our country. We won the gold medal. It's an amazing feeling. Our dream came true."
Leander Paes: On playing his seventh Olympics, and his inspiration
"Last night at the Opening Ceremony I spoke to my Dada and we both had tears. Not many people understand what it takes to get to one Olympics, let alone seven. I love my Dad like hell and he is a phenomenal human being - to speak to him during an opening ceremony, he knows what it's about. He was there in Munich, I was conceived in Munich through all that trouble. For me, I've done it for myself. Yes I have persevered 28 years for my country, yes I've done it for my people in India, but if there is one human being on the planet who has motivated me to be who I am and to persevere for so long, it's my father. This is how I respect him."