Quotes by Lorie Cook

“The girls are very determined and focused. Every day, theyre trying to get better. We see it in the gym. Theyre not satisfied with what theyre doing. Theyre going for the extra tenths or two, while looking to stay consistent. That takes a lot of intensity.”

“We stayed on. It was neat to see (Team I) go six for six. But Id like us to be more solid. Beam is very capable of being our highest event score.”

“Its really good to get out of our area, out of our comfort zone. We werent able to go last year (due to bad weather) and we really missed it. It was really good to see a very high-quality team and to go to different surroundings.”

“We dropped a little on floor and werent quite as sharp as wed like to be on bars and they had just enough. We have a few things to clean up. Well get back in the gym, work hard, and hopefully we can get to the state meet and change the outcome.”

“Its easy to pick out the kids who can be real talented. She took to it pretty easily.”

“She knows the tradition, the expectations for several years and she hasnt backed off from either of those. Shes stepped right up. Sometimes kids arent too confident competing. She thinks its really fun. Shes very motivated to get better. She doesnt mind hard work.”

“I have to do what I think is right for this program. It doesnt really matter what everybody else does.”

“Floor was a season-best, but none of the rest were our best. Weve done (those scores) all before. Itll be an exciting meet again. I hope well be in the mix.”

“We were pretty solid all the way through. Im pleased with where we are in terms of our difficulty. We just have to get a little cleaner and a little tougher. I felt like we were right there ... on floor and beam, we were pretty close on bars and fairly close on vault. The teams that beat us just performed a little better.”