“I'm actually better away than I am at home for some reason. I don't know if there's any rhyme or reason to it, but that's just been my history as far as dual meets go.”
“Before I went I guess some groups were bombing areas. So in that respect I was a little nervous about going and some people had pulled out of going on the trip, but I made the decision that --- and a lot of other people did too ?- we were going to go and represent our country, and it ended up being a really good experience.”