Team USA Head Coaches quotes

Jeanette Bolden, Team USA women's head coach: "They wanted to go out of the Olympic Games with a bang and make a statement. I think overall our team had been a little down until we had a meeting with them and told them they had eight medals - more than any team since 1992. Once we told them that, you could see the light bulbs go off. We felt very good about going out there and hearing the national anthem on that podium."

On the 4x40m relay: "They worked so hard. Sanya was disappointed with her open 400, and for her to bear down and do what she did today was amazing. It was an incredible race. All our young ladies did an excellent job. It just shows the heard and soul they have. I was proud of them. They ran with so much heart. They wanted to show American we're doing fine, and we have more medals than we have had in a while."

Bubba Thornton, Team USA men's head coach: "It's been a great performance. We've had a couple things happen but it wasn't that we weren't performing. Look at the 100 meters. We were expected to get a medal. Walter Dix gets a bronze, he has to beat the American record holder, a former world record holder and the present world record holder and he gets a bronze. We go to the hurdles and get a silver and a bronze, who do we have to beat, the world record holder. The 200 meters, we get a silver and a bronze. Who do we have to beat? The world record holder. One, two, three in the intermediate hurdles, where's that joy? We get one, two, three (and we) weren't expected to in the 400, where's that joy? A gold medal in the decathlon. I'm proud of this bunch. They've worked hard, trained hard and have done an incredible job."