Sarah Patterson Quotes

I think this meet is indicative of the competition within the Southeastern Conference and certainly among the nation`s top-12. At this level of competition, you can`t afford to count a fall and tonight was no exception.

There`s only been two times in our 28 years that we haven`t worked together: when I was pregnant and in bed with our second child for four months and when David was recovering from kidney cancer. I didn`t enjoy it nearly as much as when he was there.

To look at her face and see that smile pop up really says a lot about Terin`s season. It`s been my goal to let Terin have fun again with gymnastics, and she`s starting to see that.

Beating the Auburn Tigers never gets old, even after 27 years. The pressure and the magnitude of this event never ceases to amaze me.

Things didn`t go perfectly for us tonight. But I think what we learned from tonight will be invaluable for us down the road and will serve to make us a better team. We had great team work, we had enthusiasm and we saw great leadership from a few of our veterans. We also saw the determination and enthusiasm from our freshmen that are going to help us contend in the future.

I think the stage is set for a great meet next Friday.

The biggest thing we tried to do this season was develop depth, and it wasn`t really happening about midway through the season. You never know when something can happen, and Michelle is ready to step up when we need her. Her performance tonight was awesome.

I think the reason we`re successful is that we complement each others` strengths and weaknesses.

On the floor and the vault, I think we`re performing at a championship level, not only in terms of performance but in our enthusiasm and intensity as well. We just need to do the same on the bars and beam.

There are times when it`s definitely to the University`s benefit that we work together because we`re working all the time. When we`re home we still talk about it; we actually have to make a conscious decision not to talk about work.