Obviously you want to win. If we didn't win we thought we had a great shot at getting second, and we did, but the thing is we had the roughest vault we've had all year. |
She could have been a prima donna easily with her skill level and the look of her gymnastics being so exceptional. That's why I love her so much. She's just so sweet and so humble. |
She's doing such an amazing job. She's getting to where we'll be able to count on her for anything. |
Shelley called me and told me they'd be there, and we were very excited to see them. They were right there cheering along with everyone else. |
Some of their bodies were hanging on there by a thread at the end. |
Still, it's a positive boost. |
That will give us a push because we haven't seen them. It will be nice to have something new and fresh. |
That's the biggest challenge. You have to give them a couple days off then build them back up. |
The team is very close and (the players) are genuinely rooting for one another. |
There were a few uncharacteristic things that happened, mainly [Lutz falling]. |
They have a little bit more to go. But they did a great job this weekend. There was a lot of heart and a lot of passion. |
We all know how crucial the crowd is when the judges are down on the floor and somebody does a routine and 10,000 fans scream and react to it. It's hard for everyone to not get caught up in that. Everyone builds on that and the athletes feed on that. It really is an advantage. |
We can never underestimate any of the teams in the SEC. Last time we were at Auburn, we lost by one-tenth [of a point]. |
We did great on floor. We came out really aggressive and nailed all our landings. As a coaching staff we're trying to figure out how we lost our aggressiveness on vault. |
We did our job tonight. We weren't focused on scores or the other opponents and we competed aggressively. |