12 August 2008 - Flash Quotes - Women's Individual 1/32 and 1/16 (Afternoon Session)

Flash Quotes - Women's Individual 1/32 and 1/16 Beijing - 12 August 2008   Afternoon Session   Mariana AVITIA (MEX) - No. 20 seed   On being a schoolgirl and international archer:   "There's not much of a relationship between studying and archery. I will go to prep school after the Olympics but the Olympic experience will be a wonderful page in my resume."   On being the youngest archery competitor at Beijing 2008:   "My age can be taken as an advantage because I have no pressure. I'm luckier being this age (at the Olympics). I'm not affected by the comments of others."   On the 1/32 and 1/16 rounds:   "I was a little bit nervous when I saw the scores on the screen, so I tried to keep my eyes off the screen and focus on shooting."   Jennifer NICHOLS (USA) - No. 24 seed   On the difference between tying the Olympic record, 114, in the 1/32 elimination round and shooting 103 and losing in the 1/16 elimination round:   "It's funny, my shots felt the same in the second match as in the first. The difference between the two matches was that in the second match, I didn't have so much excitement. I wasn't as focused as I was in the first."   On tying the Olympic 12 arrow record, 114, in her first match:   "I was just shooting one at a time. I was so excited to be out there. I think just being out there really helped me focus."   On her final shot in the second match, an eight, which eliminated her from the competition:   "I tried to just shoot straight and it came off a little strong. I don't even really remember the last shot. I think it's going to take some time for it to sink in."   On the phrase 'Keep Swimming', which her supporters yelled to her during both matches:   "It's our code language. It's our way of saying keep moving in your back (keep your back muscles engaged). My teammate (Khatuna LORIG) quoted that once from (the movie) 'Finding Nemo' and it's become our inspiration."   Naomi FOLKARD (GBR) - No. 8 seed   On facing her teammate BURGESS (GBR) in the 1/16 elimination round:   "It's horrible knowing you still have to go out there and shoot your best against your friend. It's hard. If Charlotte had been against someone else, we could have two archers still in the competition."   On responding to BURGESS' (GBR) opening six, with a 10:   "It's huge. Normally if I'd had a four point lead, I'd relax, but because it's the Olympics your heart rate is going. I don't know what my heart rate was, but it was high."   On losing the bronze to France in the women's team event on Sunday:   "Yesterday morning I came out to shoot and I was still down in the dumps, but I've gotten over it now."   Charlotte BURGESS (GBR) - No. 40 seed   On the crowd supporting her 1/32 elimination round opponent GUO Dan (CHN):   "It was loud. I knew it was going to be loud when I was outside waiting to come in. When GUO opened with 10s, I was like. 'wow, that's loud.' I didn't wait for it to get quiet, I just focused on my shooting rather than the noise. After four or five arrows, even though the noise was still there, I couldn't hear it."   On losing to FOLKARD (GBR) in the 1/16 elimination round:   "Teammates have their little rivalries going on. Naomi shoots well all the time. When she gets going, she soars off."     ONS bk/zl/yd/bc/npb/mb/bm