Quotes from U.S. wrestlers Randi Miller and Ali Bernard, and U.S. Coach Terry Steiner after Sunday's morning session of the OlympicsUSA Wrestling 08/17/2008 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Randi Miller (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) About her upcoming repechage matches: "It is like any other tournament. Unfortunately, I have been in this position before. I will take them one at a time. My plan is to be myself and wrestle hard." About her loss: "I felt I wasn't going 100 percent. I felt like I was holding back some. It isn't like I was sick or anything. I was not able to be 100 percent." What will she do between sessions: "I'll eat, rest and I also have to be drug tested. I'll get myself ready to go." How will she feel if she wins a bronze medal: "It will mean a lot to me. I do want to finish well. This is exciting. I feel a lot of people didn't think I would get this far. Now I must finish it right." 72 kg/158.5 lbs. - Ali Bernard (New Ulm, Minn./Gator WC) On her quarterfinal loss to China: "I came out a little starstruck in that match. I went out there trying to wrestle my best. If I had it to do over again, I would do it differently. But I can't, so I need to suck it up and go for third." On trying to come back to win a bronze medal: "This loss, it just adds fuel to the fire. I have to wrestle tough for two more matches and try to win a bronze medal. I just need to regroup and get ready to go." U.S. Coach Terry Steiner (Colorado Springs, Colo.) On mistakes in matches: "We're at the Olympic Games - you can't make mistakes and expect to win. We need to be geared toward coming back strong tonight. We have to go back to work and try to win a couple of bronze medals." On the youth and inexperience on the U.S. team: "There is no age limit on greatness. When you make a U.S. team, you're ready to win a medal. We haven't done that yet, so we have some work to do." |