Russia

Coach David Blatt: "Khryapa was the secret of our success. Thank you first of all to my two great stars – Kirilenko and Khryapa. Both of them they are wonderful people as well as they are great players. We wanted to stay in the game the whole time. In the scouting we spoke about that first - stay close and make them feel the pressure. They felt the heat and we took advantage of it."

"This is an ultimate moment in the history fo the Russian nation. It's the first championship of the new Russia. I'm very proud to be the person in charge of this historical journey. I feel very lucky to be part of history both in Russia and FIBA Europe basketball."

"We did not want to double team Gasol a lot. We did doubling late after two dribbles just not to allow him to go close to the basket, but we did a great job against Calderon, and he didn't play as good as he did in the last game against us. We played a lot of match up zone and didn't allow Gasol to get the ball close to the rim. We wanted to put him on the line and it worked. Holden stopped in the last three days – Tony Parker, Sarunas Jasikevicius and Jose Calderon and people should acknowledge that."

Forward Andrei Kirilenko: "It was a challenge to play not only against five guys but also against 15,000 fans here and millions following at home. We were kinda down at the start but stayed together."

"The Spanish team is one of the best in the world, but tonight we were a little bit better as a team. I'm really happy we have a very good t-e-a-m and they can play without me. Everybody can help each other and stay as a team seperately. This is my best achievement in the whole career. It's the best team I ever played in. All my team-mates are also my best friends. We grew up and studied together. We were coached by the same coaches. I know Viktor for 10 years. Some of them for 15 years since school. Now we are the happiest kids in the world."

"He's a great coach. I can say for the whole team we have great pleasure to talk with him from the start. In every game we help each other. Not only the players, but also in the coach. When we have a problem we come to him. Sometimes he goes to us and ask us what is our opinion to find the solution. I salute him for this."

Spain

Coach Pepu Hernandez: "This team is a very important team. This group of team doesn't only play good basketball but they also set an example. For me they are without doubt the best team in the history of Spain."

"Of course nobody will settle for a silver medal, but that's not going to console the team. The coaching staff did a great job. We continue to believe we can compete with anyone. Perhaps a few days from now we can see things differently, and see we have a great future ahead of us."

"The team has to follow a certain direction, and we have established that. I don't think we deserve to take steps back. We still want to improve, even day to day, no matter if a player is old or young. There were critical moments and all the time I tried to keep the team with their feet on the ground, and be prepared for the competition. Of course I'm gong to think about all the mistakes, and having mistakes is natural."