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@Bryan Clay

"Woohoo!!!!Track kicks off today in London 2012.Can't wait to cheer on the RED,WHITE,and BLUE!!!Go Team USA!"

US track and field athlete Bryan Clay on the start of the event at the Olympics

@Caroline Wozniacki

"Thank you for all the support! Serena was too strong today! Next time!"

Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki on losing her match against US player Serena Williams

"Just finished training today. But the competition will begin after five days. That's too annoying. I'm eager to play the game. I really want to..."

Chinese gymnast Zhang Chenglong speaks ahead of the competition

@Yi Siling

"Wow! It's a miracle that the number of followers of my weibo has increased from 40,000 to one million. Thank you very much!"

Chinese Olympic shooting champion Yi Siling talks about her online supporters

@Wang Hao

"I am 156cm tall. But I think he is twice as tall as me. Ha ha..."

Wang Hao, the Chinese champion in the women's synchronized 10m board, talks about taking a photo with Chinese basketball player Yi Jianlian, who stands 2.13m

@Pique

"Congratulations to Zhang Jike. Liu Guoliang, keep training your players, I'll go next summer to China and play with all of you."

Spanish soccer player Gerard Pique on Zhang winning the men's singles table tennis title

@Adam_Gemili

"My Olympic accreditation to get into the games, who even is this guy?!?!"

British sprinter Adam Gemili on his identity mix-up

"Here in London is a special day. My birthday #Jeah #Jeah #Jeah"

US swimmer Ryan Lochte spent his birthday in London

@DwyaneWade

"83 points lost REALLY??? #LetYourGameDoTheTalking. #2012"

US basketball player Dwyane Wade on the US's win over Nigeria with a historic margin of 83 points

@RyanSeacrest

"With athletes at Olympics, it's get a photo whenever, wherever you areeven the bathroom."

US TV host Ryan Seacrest

@TylerClary

"All I could think about after I saw that result was my high school coach Kevin Perry, who passed away during my freshman year of college"

US swimmer Scott Tyler Clary on his gold medal in the 200m backstroke

(China Daily 08/04/2012 page8)