Carly Patterson Quotes

I thought I had gotten second, but I didn`t, so I was really happy.

I think we`re all really strong and we just need to keep working really hard. If we go out there and do our best we`ll win again. All we need to do is hit.

You know, I don`t even really remember. I think he just said, `Good job. Now we`re going to get back in the gym and work for Trials.`

If they did it like they did it in `96 or whenever, just picking it from one meet, what if someone had the meet of their life but they`re not usually a good competitor? That could be really bad for the team. So, I think this is the best way.

I think it helps me. You know, I`ve got two more meets under my belt, and that`s always a good thing.

I want to do it for myself. It`s my goal and dream. All I can ask for is to get the chance and go out there and do the best I can, be as ready as I can.

The only thing I really, really want is for the U.S. to win again. Just to win another team gold. And, of course I would really want to win an all-around gold.

I`m not really nervous yet. There is nothing to be nervous about - just train your routines so that you`re ready for the competition.

It just meant a lot because it`s something I`ve always wanted to do. I`ve always wanted to be a Senior National Champ. I was Junior National Champ in 2002, so now to be the senior champ is great.

I`ve been working really hard to go to the Olympics. That`s been my dream for my whole life. It would be great to have that dream come true.

You never know what can happen. I feel like I have a pretty good chance, but you never know.

I think we all have had better days in competition.

Well, it`s still another two-day competition, so it`s really important to show that you`re ready. Every meet is really important right now. You`ve got to keep showing you can hit.

It meant a lot because it was my first time to compete as a senior at that meet, which was kind of weird because I`ve done senior all year, but I didn`t get to compete last year because of my elbow.

Well, first I have to make the team, of course.

Probably Romania and China and Russia. I think they`re all working really hard to beat us right now.

Yep, my body is doing good and everything feels good and I`m ready.

I guess I`m kind of used to it because it`s always been that way for me.

I`m just going to be training for the next two months. Just training, nothing else. It will be really hard, but it`s worth it, especially at the end.

She said I did good and I think she was happy with what I did. She just wants me to get my higher Start Value vault, which I`ll be competing at Trials and, hopefully, the Olympics.

Then after I saw the scoreboard that we were tied, I was really happy, because I really wanted to win.