11 August 2008 - Flash Quotes - Men's Team 1/8 Elimination

Flash Quotes - Men's Team 1/8 Elimination Beijing - 11 August 2008   Ilario DI BUO (ITA)   On shooting 59 in the third end to overtake Canada:   "We needed that 59. If we shoot the way we know we can, we will be able to achieve many (59s). We came out strong because we didn't want to get eliminated in the first round. Unfortunately, we can't predict when we'll shoot 59s."
  On Italy's shooting order:   "We changed the order since Boe (France) World Cup. We've tried several orders but we've found this is the best one. This way we can help Mauro (NESPOLI) when he's in trouble."   Mauro NESPOLI (ITA)   On shooting a six on his first arrow:   "In that first arrow I felt all the pressure of the Olympics. The venue's great, but we're not used to this kind of venue (with grandstands on either side of the field)."   "I just reminded myself that the target is the same size and the distance is the same distance as in any other competition. I tried not to think about this being the Olympics."   ONS mp/bc/jf/ir/spd     John David BURNES (CAN)   On recovering from an appendix problem which put him in hospital before the start of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games:   "It's tough; you spend six years of your life training and you spend the start of the Olympics in a Chinese hospital. It was nice though because I was the only (athlete in the ward)."   On how he felt the Canada team shot:   "We shot well together and we'll be back in four years time."   Crispin DUENAS (CAN)   On how he felt about the start of the match, when they were leading:   "Definitely starting out we had them on the run. They are definitely experienced and they pulled out their A-game on one of their ends. A 59 is hard to beat."   On his feelings during the match:   "We started to realise what was going on, we were going to unseat the Italians. That was huge. My job was just to get up there and shoot 10s."   On how Mauro NESPOLI (ITA) shot:   "When he shot the six, I thought 'that's not supposed to happen', and when he started to shoot better, I was thinking, 'oh, that's more like it'."   ONS bk/jf/bc/kd/ks      Brady ELLISON (USA)   On USA's last three arrows:   "It was do or die. I didn't shoot very well. A few shots went out during the match, but it happened. We didn't handle the pressure very well. We will have to shoot better in the individual match."   On his first Olympic Games:   "It's nice until the nerves get going. Now I have to focus on my shooting in the individual rounds and see how it goes."   On failing to meet expectations that the USA would win a medal:   "Medals are given out by God, and we didn't win."   Victor WUNDERLE (USA)   On the USA's performance:   "We weren't up to our normal character today. I've just got to move on."    ONS er/bk/bc/jf/mc/rw     Alan WILLS (GBR)   On unexpectedly losing to China:   "Today was a kick in the ass, but we'll be back (in London 2012)."   Simon TERRY (GBR)   On losing to China in China:   "The home crowd put pressure on us, but we didn't really step up today. Maybe the moment got to us a bit."   On WILLS' six in the final end:   "People make mistakes. I don't know if it was a technical thing. It looked good, but we were all really surprised to see where it landed."   On the GBR team:   "This is the first main event where we've shot together as a team since the (2007) worlds. We've tried different configurations with different people and maybe that hindered us a bit."   Laurence GODFREY (GBR)   On WILLS playing a major factor in GBR's loss to CHN:   "I feel a little bad. He shot a couple of bad arrows. I'm going to talk with him. I'm going to make sure he's alright."   ONS mb/er/bk/bc/sig/rw