BEIJING — Fifteen minutes after repeating as a double gold medalist at the Water Cube on Thursday morning, these were the final words of breaststroke specialist Kosuke Kitajima: "Ashita oyasumi."
In other words, he'll have Friday off to rest.
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from Japan Times on Thu, Aug 14 2008
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