Flash Quotes - Boxing: Ariane Fortin Headed to Gold Medal Final (75 kg)

On her semi-final opponent:

“My opponent had a bit more confidence than in the past, more sharp, I was careful to not underestimate her, I almost considered her a new opponent, I had fought her at the end of May.”

On being patient:

“It was not a tough fight physically, but I had to be prepared to run after her and I knew I was going to have to do that and I hate to do that, just come and fight and I had to stay patient,”

On the outcome:

“You never know for sure until the decision, the crowd is cheering, and you don’t know.”

Gold medal final:

“I have studied this opponent, I am so excited to be here, you have to take it fight by fight, to look too far ahead is a rookie mistake, but now it is our turn.”

About the big crowd:

“Once you are in the ring it doesn’t matter, it just pumps me up.”