13 August 2003 - Flash Quotes - Men's Individual 1/32 and 1/16 (Morning Session)

Flash Quotes - Men's Individual 1/32 and 1/16 Beijing – 13 August 2003   Morning Session   Simon TERRY (GBR) - No. 7 seed   On losing in the 1/32 round to the No. 58 seed, Matti HATAVA (FIN):   "I'm a bit disappointed. I couldn't get the flow of it. I'm a little disappointed for that last shot (a seven)."   On returning after a 16-year absence from the Olympic Games to compete at Beijing 2008:   "Was it worth it? Very much so. I have enjoyed what I'm doing. I don't really like this head-to-head competition, but I have to get used to it. I'll keep doing it."   On shooting a seven final arrow, when he needed a nine to win:   "I told myself, 'Just relax.' It was a good shot. To be honest, I was surprised. It felt smooth. It was a little to the right, but it was a nice, relaxed shot."   JIANG Lin (CHN) - No. 55 seed   On failing to advance out of the 1/32 elimination round:   "I have no regrets because I've tried my best in the Olympic Games and we got a bronze medal in the team which is a great breakthrough. Today I heard all the spectators and they motivated me. I was really moved."   Jacek PROC (POL) - No. 19 seed   On breaking the 12-year-old Olympic 12-arrow record by one point in the 1/32 match:   "I didn't realise until now that I shot the record because of the stress and concentration. I didn't think about anything but the target and the yellow and making a good shot."   "For sure, this competition shows that I have strength. I'm really confident about my future matches and that I can make all the tens."   On having to shoot a 10 in his 1/16 elimination match to defeat Sky KIM (AUS):   "I looked at the target and I'd shot eight, and then eight again, but those weren't very good shots. I looked and I knew when I shot the last eight, my next arrow had to be a 10."   Viktor RUBAN (UKR) - No. 3 seed   On his matches:    "The first match in the morning was more difficult than the second one because of the starting time (10:00). In the first match, I didn't concentrate so much on my opponent. I just tried to focus on myself. Later on I got more confident. I didn't think about trying to break the Olympic record. I just wanted to try my best."   On going against the No. 62 seed, Maged YOUSSEF (EGY) in the 1/32 round:   "I didn't care about how strong or weak my opponent was, I just stayed focused on myself."   Baljinima TSYREMPILOV (RUS) - No. 6 seed   On his matches:   "I felt very good this morning because I won both matches. The first few arrows of the first match were a little bit difficult because I hadn't adjusted myself adequately. I won because I didn't think about anyone except myself and my performance."     On shooting too early and getting a seven in the third end:   I was trying to shoot a better one, but the clicker clicked before I was ready. But I'm not going to let this affect Friday's competition."   LEE Chang-Hwan (KOR) - No. 10 seed   On setting an Olympic 12-arrow record, 117 points, in his 1/16 elimination match:   "I knew my score was high, but I didn't realise it was the new Olympic record. I didn't even know what the Olympic record was."   On his 1/16 elimination match against Yusuf Goktug ERGIN (TUR):   "I knew I had won after the first end."   On his matches:   "My condition is very good. I already knew the weather and the wind direction from the team event, so today I felt comfortable shooting."   Laurence GODFREY (GBR) - No. 34 seed   On being unusually subdued during his 1/32 elimination match against Bair BADENOV (RUS):   "I'm a showman. That's the way I deal with my emotions and prepare myself for the arena. If I'm not 100 per cent me, then I'm not myself."   On London 2012:   "I'm a double Olympian. In London I'll be four years older. I'll keep working and plugging along. I shot better here than I did in Athens. I bombed out here, but that's how archery is."   "In London, if my rickety old body (32-years-old) holds up I'll do it."   Brady ELLISON (USA) - No. 15 seed   On losing to LYON, 113-107:   "All of the shots in the last match felt good. It's hard to shoot that many nines."   "Honestly, I knew Jay (LYON) was a good shot, so I just continued to make good shots, but I didn't shoot a ten."   On shooting at Beijing 2008 versus other international competitions:   "It's still a tournament. It's still the same as anything else. The Olympics is exciting with all of the sports. You walk around and see YAO Ming (CHN) and Kobe BRYANT (USA), so it's a lot of fun walking around."   On competing in London 2012:   "I'm ready. I mean, I'll start training tomorrow for London. The Olympics is like nothing else."   On how he felt during his 1/32 elimination match versus his 1/16 elimination match:   "The first match is always the hardest. It's your first time in the stadium. You're worried if your sight is right and all that junk, so you just go in and shoot and then calm down a little bit."   Jay LYON (CAN) - No. 47 seed   On defeating the No. 18 and No. 15 seeds to make the 1/8 elimination round:   "I feel awesome and very relaxed. I made some very good shots. I must say, this is my day. This is a step forward for me."   On his mother:   "I'm thinking about my mother and all the hard work she did to help me prepare for the Olympics."   John David BURNES (CAN) - No. 50 seed   On shooting two fours in his 1/32 elimination round against Brady ELLISON (USA):   "Two fours... It was a problem I thought I'd gotten rid of, but obviously I haven't."   On being treated at a Beijing hospital prior to the Olympics:   "It was minor appendicitis. They pumped me full of antibiotics. I don't remember much about it. My physical ability dropped way down. It just kind of screws with your head."   On London 2012:   "That's what I was originally planning for, but then I made this team. I'm not sure if it was a good thing or not."   ONS mo/ry/lj/bc/rw/zl/rw/ct/py/er/ml/jp/jf