Quotes by Sarah Patterson

“On the floor and the vault, I think were performing at a championship level, not only in terms of performance but in our enthusiasm and intensity as well. We just need to do the same on the bars and beam.”

“To look at her face and see that smile pop up really says a lot about Terins season. Its been my goal to let Terin have fun again with gymnastics, and shes starting to see that.”

“The biggest thing we tried to do this season was develop depth, and it wasnt really happening about midway through the season. You never know when something can happen, and Michelle is ready to step up when we need her. Her performance tonight was awesome.”

“Things didnt go perfectly for us tonight. But I think what we learned from tonight will be invaluable for us down the road and will serve to make us a better team. We had great team work, we had enthusiasm and we saw great leadership from a few of our veterans. We also saw the determination and enthusiasm from our freshmen that are going to help us contend in the future.”

“Beating the Auburn Tigers never gets old, even after 27 years. The pressure and the magnitude of this event never ceases to amaze me.”

“I think the stage is set for a great meet next Friday.”

“I think the reason were successful is that we complement each others strengths and weaknesses.”

“Theres only been two times in our 28 years that we havent worked together: when I was pregnant and in bed with our second child for four months and when David was recovering from kidney cancer. I didnt enjoy it nearly as much as when he was there.”

“There are times when its definitely to the Universitys benefit that we work together because were working all the time. When were home we still talk about it; we actually have to make a conscious decision not to talk about work.”

“I think this meet is indicative of the competition within the Southeastern Conference and certainly among the nations top-12. At this level of competition, you cant afford to count a fall and tonight was no exception.”