Quotes by Shang Xiutang

“Those young talents are Chinas hopefuls for the 2008 Olympics. They made progresses quickly, but they are still far away from the world-class swimmers. It needs much harder training and numerous international experience to make a small step to the top rankings.”

“Our swimmers should have had better performances in Athens. I think we still have much to improve, such as strokes, starts, turns and sprints.”