There's certain qualities she has that are reasons for that, for sure. |
They can do that and still win championships. |
They're very much motivated by the jewelry, and now we get two rings this year. |
This is a testament to the hard work by this team. We could feel the pressure on our heels, and we had to perform. That was such a great competition. |
To have Courtney be the national beam champion is something I'm personally proud of. You have to be perfect to be the beam champion. |
We did not look like a championship team tonight. We've got a long way to go and a lot of work to do. We need to get back into our rhythm because we got out of our rhythm tonight. We competed a few people in a different order tonight and I think that affected our performance. |
We had a lot of ups and downs today. We had some 9.9s and some low scores. You could tell it was the beginning of the season. The landings are still difficult and they do not have the confidence that they need to have. But that's just because it's the beginning of the season. Today's performance was a significant improvement from last week. |
We have really been exceptional on vault the whole season. We weren't even at our best tonight. Tiffany's vault was a ten if I ever saw it. It was absolutely perfect. |
We tell all the girls we want them to have a full life. They can do that and still win championships. |
We're solid on every event. We just need to put all four events together in the same night and I think we can push the 198 score. The floor is the event that we love and something we want to be No. 1 in country on. The girls take pride in that. |
What she brings to the team, besides energy, enthusiasm and a full-of-life personality, is her experience --- under pressure, with fans, with crowds, and on a team. |
When you're a lower ranked team or an underdog, you can have a go-for-it attitude. You have nothing to lose when you're in that situation. You don't have anything to lose, you don't have to hold back. |
You have Georgia and Alabama and Florida and you're always going to be going up against them and for the same kids year-in and year-out. And that builds the rivalry and makes the competition between them all that more fierce. |