Quotes of firsrt day of eliminations

Quotes of first day of eliminations London – 31 August 2012   Here are the quotes from the archers after their matches during the first day of eliminations!   Recurve Men W1 and W2   Comments from Oscar DE PELLEGRIN (ITA) and Russell WOLFE (USA) after DE PELLEGRIN beat WOLFE 6-0 in their recurve W1/W2 last-eight match.   Oscar DE PELLEGRIN (ITA) On his expectations in the quarterfinals on Saturday:
"I've got big faith in my skill and I hope that it will carry me through to the end. I come from farming stock and I'm here to reap the harvest, having done so much hard work." On his performance:
"I'm really satisfied. I had much better feelings today than yesterday. I just felt better, not just because of the weather."   Russell WOLFE (USA) On being disappointed with his performance:
"I just didn't follow my form. For him (DE PELLEGRIN, ITA) to beat me is OK; he's a great archer. Mistakes cost me." On the competition thus far:
"It's certainly been better than Beijing (2008), all I'm now going to do is cheer on the rest of my team. Today the best person won, next year's another year."   Comments from Paul BROWNE (GBR) after winning his last-eight recurve W1/W2 match against world No.2 Piotr SAWICKI (POL).   Paul BROWNE (GBR) On winning after he lost the first set:
"After that first end (I thought) I've just got to knuckle down and do my best. Just be very steely and keep my nerve." "I quite like to pull back after losing the first end. Somehow you are stronger." On the excitement of shooting at a Paralympic Games:
"I gave the audience something to worry about, it's a real adrenaline rush. It's the only time we get this kind of audience and attention." "It's the first time I've performed in front of TV cameras and I'd like to say thank you to everyone who does the National Lottery." On how he might fare in the quarterfinals on Saturday:
"I don't like to think about that. I just hold my nerve and carry on."   Comments from LEE Myeong-Gu (KOR) after beating Maik SZARSZEWSKI (GER) in their men's recurve W1/W2 last-eight match at the Royal Artillery Barracks on Friday.   LEE Myeong-Gu (KOR) On his performance:
"I'm happy with my performance. It is my first Paralympic Games so I was excited and the same time I was nervous. However, I was confident and tried to keep concentration during that game. Although I was obviously nervous, I could play well." "As I said, it is my first Paralympic Games so the crowd made me nervous but Korean supporters were really helpful." "Playing on the finals field was obviously different from ranking round field because there are spectators next to me, but I practised on the finals field yesterday (Thursday) so I was OK." On his chances in the quarterfinals on Saturday:
"If I play like today (Friday) I think I can be all right. I'd like to win a medal."   Recurve Women W1/W2   Comments from Elisabetta MIJNO (ITA) and Lenka KUNCOVA (CZE), after MIJNO beat KUNKOVA in their last eight women's recurve W1/W2 elimination match at the Royal Artillery Barracks on Friday.   Elisabetta MIJNO (ITA) On competing in the elimination round:
"It was very different from yesterday (Thursday's ranking round) because yesterday you could make a mistake and recover, but today you couldn't make any mistakes, and luckily I didn't." On the benefits of shooting in front of a crowd:
"It's a great crowd and it gives a sense of importance to the whole occasion to have so many people here; that includes all of my family who have come here to watch. And even a friend from China, who flew all the way to see me." On teammate Veronica FLORENO's victory over Korean KO Hee Sook:
"I'm very happy for Veronica, who has also got through to the quarterfinals."   Lenka KUNCOVA (CZE) On her loss to Veronica FLORENO (ITA):
"It's sport, it wasn't the day. I'm a bit disappointed, obviously, but I'm glad I reached the last 16, which corresponds to my ranking and my qualification. It was a tough match so I'm glad not have given the match to her straight away. It was a good fight." On her bright nail colour - half covered with red paint with diamantes:
"I have updated the design to match my arrows (red flights) and my mood."   Compound Men Open:   John STUBBS (GBR) after losing his compound open last-eight elimination match to Guillermo RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ (ESP).   John STUBBS (GBR) On being knocked out of the last 16:
"I'm very disappointed. I feel I've let myself, my family and the whole country down. My family are coming down from Lancashire tomorrow in time for Sunday's later rounds expecting to see me in them and I won't be there. For some reason, that I can't explain, I felt very nervous. I suppose it was shooting on home territory in front of a British crowd, which created some tension, but the crowd were tremendous and I also feel I've let them down as well.'' On his performance:
"I came back from two sets down and was glad I gave them (the crowd) something to cheer. I couldn't go out 6-0 after the support I've been given, so I was glad I made a fist of it (scored three 10s). It was my last arrow that cost me. I knew it was a poor one the moment it left the bow. It scored eight and I knew I had let my opponent (Guillermo) RODRIGUEZ (GONZALEZ, ESP) in, if he shot a 10 and, of course, he did. Prior to that I had shot four successive 10s, so I thought I was coming back strongly into the match.'' On facing RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ:
"We have met many times in competition before and I usually come out on top, but not this time, when it really counted. I've been in really good form in practice and now it's all counted for nothing.'' On his future and funding problems in Paralympic archery:
"As for the future, I really don't know what that holds. I have a really crucial funding review in three weeks' time and in Paralympic sport, we don't get the sort of backing that able-bodied archers receive. Funding is on an individual basis and this won't have helped my cause. Reputation and status is all well and good, but in funding terms, doesn't count for much." "All I can say about my immediate plans, is that as my family is coming down tomorrow (Saturday), we'll stay in London for a while and take in some of the other Paralympic sports, while they're here. But I know this is really going to hurt on Sunday, when I should have been competing in the next round.''   Comments from archers Alberto SIMONELLI and Giampaolo CANCELLI (ITA) after they faced each other in their compound open last-eight elimination match.   Matt STUTZMAN (USA) On why he lost his first two sets:
"My release broke right before I came out and I didn't have time to change it, so it took me a couple of sets to work it in." On the pressure of coming back from two sets down:
"I was praying at that point. If I had hands, they'd be shaking right now."   Dugie DENTON (USA) On shooting against Matt STUTZMAN (USA) in the next round:
"We've done it before. Guadalajara (2011 Pan American Games) for bronze was the last time we met. I got the bronze." On shooting well under pressure:
"I thank Uncle Sam (national personification of the United States) for that."   Comments from Matt STUTZMAN and Dugie DENTON (USA) after they had won their men's compound open last-eight elimination matches at the Royal Artillery Barracks on Friday.   Alberto SIMONELLI (ITA) On his performance, beating his teammate Giampaolo CANCELLI (ITA):
"My shoulder and back are getting better after the injury (a fall from his wheelchair after the ranking round). I am really satisfied with my match, starting with the second set, when I played better than in the previous match. I am sorry to eliminate Giampaolo, but I am happy that he won one match in his first Paralympics."   Giampaolo CANCELLI (ITA) On losing to his teammate Alberto SIMONELLI (ITA):
"I was a bit too excited, but I would rather lose to an Italian than another nationality, so I'm happy for Alberto."   Comments from archers Kevin EVANS (CAN) and Philippe HORNER (SUI)   Kevin EVANS (CAN) On his performance:
"I was good. I was really nervous at the beginning but I tried to calm myself down. It was a great opportunity to shoot out with a world champion (HORNER is para world champion from Turin 2011). It was a really tough match. It's not as bad as yesterday, the weather yesterday was really bad. Yesterday was not my stellar performance but this is where it matters."   Philippe HORNER (SUI) On the high calibre of their pairing:
"When a double champion of the world plays a single champion of the world, these things happen. I couldn't have done any better and I want to wish good luck to the very fine archer who's beaten me." On what HORNER will do after the competition:
"I've enjoyed myself competing and now I'm gong to enjoy myself by having some fun and having some rest."   Compound Women Open:   Comments from Pippa BRITTON (GBR) after losing her women's compound open last-eight elimination match to Maria RUBIO LARRION (ESP)   Pippa BRITTON (GBR) On being 0.5mm away from forcing a shoot-off with the last shot:
"It's hard to take. It's especially disappointing because I'm actually really good at one-arrow shoot-offs." On why she lost after being 4-0 up:
"I got caught out by a couple of gusts of wind and that is how it goes." Commenst from Maria RUBIO LARRION (ESP) after winning her women's compound open last-eight elimination match against Pippa BRITTON (GBR).   Maria RUBIO LARRION (ESP) On beating Pippa BRITTON (GBR) to reach the quarterfinals:
"It was very difficult because Pippa (BRITTON) is a solid archer, very good in eliminations." On being the oldest woman archer in the competition at 50 and facing a partisan crowd:
"The age is important in these situations. It is beautiful to hear people scream." On her next match against Danielle BROWN (GBR):
"She is a difficult archer but not impossible to beat."   Compound Men W1    Commens from John CAVANAGH (GBR) after beating Jerry SHIELDS (USA) 7-1 in the men's compound W1 last-eight elimination match.   John CAVANAGH (GBR) On the uproar from the crowd when he won:
"I think it's mainly lots of my friends and family here to embarrass me." On his next opponent, Jeff FABRY (USA):
"We've met many times before, we met in Beijing (2008) and Athens (2004) and we seem to swap who wins each time and, I don't know for sure, but I think it's my turn."   Source: PNS Edited by World Archery Communication