“If I wrestle the way I can, I won't lose. That's the way I feel going ...” — Saori Yoshida Quote

“If I wrestle the way I can, I won't lose. That's the way I feel going to London.”

“London was the hardest Olympic Games, and before it, I was really just hoping to win a medal, even if it was not the gold medal. At the same time, I have my next target. I am not settling for three golds in a row. I now want to try for a fourth.”

“Tonya Verbeek is a rival of mine I always come up against in the semis or the final of the Olympics. We have been fighting each other for a long time, so she knew my wrestling, and I knew hers... I was thinking that the only thing I could do was somehow to deceive her, anticipate her and get in my tackles.”

“Once I've retired, I will come to London for fun. I want to go to the history museums.”

“London Fashion Week has always been very special to me.”

“London 2012 was superb. It was the best triathlon experience in a million years.”