"I've had the time of my life here and that gets me excited for what's coming next. ... It's so unreal and so above anything I could've ever imagined." — U.S. swimmer Missy "The Missile" Franklin, after capping off a brilliant Olympic debut by helping the U.S. take gold in the women's 400 medley relay with a world-record time.

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