Several Rio Medalists Arrive in Cincinnati & Tell Their Olympic Stories

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Steve Johnson's Bronze Medal from the 2016 Rio Summer Games.  Pete Ziebron Images

Several medalists from the 2016 Rio Summer Games are in Cincinnati this week despite the fact that they had a very quick turnaround and concurrently endured logistical challenges attempting to get to Cincinnati in a timely fashion.

The Medalists who arrived in Cincinnati that have already met with media yesterday and over the weekend include:

Men's Singles Gold: Andy Murray

Men's Doubles Gold: Rafael Nadal

Women's Singles Silver: Angelique Kerber

Men's Singles Bronze: Kei Nishikori

Men's Doubles Bronze: Steve Johnson

The following are quotes from the players about the feeling of winning the medal as well as what they have done with their medal since winning:

Andy Murray:

"It was so up and down, the final, emotionally, physically. It was a really, really hard match, one of the hardest matches that I've played."

"I came directly here (Cincinnati), yeah. I didn't leave (Gold Medal) in Brazil."

Rafael Nadal: 

"The gold in doubles was amazing. Win a medal is always very, very special, but especially doing with one of my best friends (Marc Lopez) is even more special, no?.....The feeling was higher than a lot of singles victories, without a doubt."

 

 

Angelique Kerber:

"The final was a good final from both of us and she (Monica Puig) played unbelievable match, I think one of her best matches in her career for sure.  Still I had a great week.  I won a medal.  That was my goal before I go to Rio.  Yeah, it was a really special week for me."

Kei Nishikori:

"It was a great week for me to play in Olympics Game.  It was very honor to get a medal.  Yeah, especially beating Rafa especially on the big tournament."

The Bronze Medal:  "It's in my home.  I stopped by my home for a few hours and I left it there, so I hope nobody took it."

Steve Johnson:

"The Bryans told me that it will be an unbelievable feeling to win the bronze rather than not win a medal. On the podium, we were smiling with the bronze and it was strange to see that we were happier than the Romanians, who won silver."