"I woke up this morning, and I wasn't even nervous. I was like a kid at Christmas, I just wanted to get out and race," — Britain's Alistair Brownlee after he won gold in the men's triathlon, edging out brother Jonathan, who took bronze.

— David Stringer - Twitter http://twitter.com/david_stringer

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EDITOR'S NOTE — "Eyes on London" shows you the Olympics through the eyes of Associated Press journalists across the 2012 Olympic city and around the world. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.