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“As much as we tried to downplay it, there was no denying the pressure. We talked about it.”
Bud Keene
“It's easy for me to establish an immediate rapport with riders ? I can hop in the pipe and ride, I've been there before. I do it for the same reason they do: the love of the sport. My goals are the same as theirs. I want for them what they want for themselves and that's the best that they can do.”
“We're in the center ring now.”
“Even though we pulled off an incredible sweep [in 2002], that wasn't predicted. Now that prospect hangs in people's minds, but we do have the talent to back it up. We've got 10 riders right here [in Mountain Creek] who could podium be on the podium at the Olympics.”
“I wouldn't say that they're gym rats. But there's an awareness that these things are important.”
“The rescheduling threw us all off. Everyone was a bit groggy this morning, but the riding was unbelievable. Gretchen rode as well as I've seen all year, throwing with grace and precision. This Grand Prix season has really pushed every U.S. rider. It's absolutely been the best riding I've seen in any contest.”
“I'm not surprised both of these guys were up on the podium, and Mason was in fourth. We had hoped to sweep the podium, I won't lie. We ended up with first, second and fourth, and that's still pretty darn good. I'm really psyched.”
“We just shook it out and got all the negative energy out.”
“We set some high goals. We wanted to sweep everything. We came really close. If Kelly had landed on her feet on that last run we would have swept.”
“I hope this wakes up the people who don't understand what this is all about. This is going to be on prime time in the U.S., so we'll see what the results are. I have a feeling it's going to influence a lot of people.”
