Athlete Quotes - Day 6 (Wednesday 8/8)

Women's 400m hurdles final

Tonja Buford-Bailey: "I blew it over hurdle 8. I don't think anyone from second place on really ran the race they wanted. I was making all these mistakes, and then I started running. It was too late, but I'm really happy to finish fourth in the world. Coming into the season, I didn't think this was possible, so I'm happy."

Men's discus final

Adam Setliff: "I believe strongly that the U.S. is a great discus-throwing country. I take pride that a U.S. thrower is in the top 5. But I'd like to break through and medal one of these days. ... On my first two throws, I had a lot of energy into the discus, but I missed them."

Men's 110m hurdles semifinals

Allen Johnson: "It was good. It went according to plan. I'm ready for tomorrow. I feel like I had a whole lot left when I was running. I just feel like I'm ready."

Dawane Wallace: "It was not a good race, but I got into the finals. The race was going pretty good, and I hit somebody's foot on the fourth or fifth hurdle. Instead of just concentrating on my race, I started thinking about that. It threw me off a little bit."

Terrence Trammell: "I can't explain it. Those things happen. It wasn't a concentration problem, it was just one of those things that happen in a hurdle race. You have 10 chances to mess up."

Women's 200m quarterfinals

Kelli White: "I was very, very, very, very nervous, so I didn't get out well and I had to make up a lot coming out of the turn. But seeing the time, I feel good."

Marion Jones: "I feel very good to be back on the track. I've had people how I've spent all the hours after the 100. Sure I didn't get a lot of sleep that night, and yesterday, I spent a little bit of time thinking about what I could have done differently. Yesterday evening I sat up and said well, there's nothing I can do about it now. I need to refocus and try and win gold in this event. I woke up this morning ready to go, and I felt extremely good out there today. (Coach Trevor Graham) said on this first round, work on the curve. Come off the curve, shut it down, and relax. And that's what I did. I

"I wasn't really broken down after the 100, but it's been a while since I lost a race, and I kind of forgot how to deal with it, I think. There were a lot of emotions running through me: why did I do this, why did I do that. I'm just excited to be back out here and running."

LaTasha Jenkins: "I felt great. I just wanted to get through the rounds. I'm happy that I'm here. Two weeks ago I had a real strain on my hamstring. I had to get that taken care of. I'm a hundred percent healthy now. I want a PR. Once I PR, that will set the course on if I medal or not."

Inger Miller: "I'm very rusty. I need races. Hopefully the next round will be a little bit better. ... Training has been really good this past week, and the week leading up to it was excellent. I'm healthy, that's the good thing."

Men's high jump final

Charles Austin: "I just couldn't put it together today. I didn't have much in my legs. I didn't feel as well as I did on Sunday (in qualifying). I kept having to move my steps back, and I just wasn't able to make that adjustment."

Women's triple jump qualifying

Yuliana Perez: "This is my first Worlds, so I don't think I did so bad. That was a very great experience."

Tiombe Hurd: "It was a rough day. I felt good coming in, but unfortunately, I just didn't have it today. I have no excuses, I just didn't jump well today."

Men's 200m semifinals

Kevin Little: "I figured it would be close to 20-flat. That's the way it played out today. The conditions were pretty good. I'm pleased with second place, and it will get me a preferred lane tomorrow. That's all I wanted was to give myself a shot to get a medal. I feel pretty good (about getting a medal). I improved each round. That helps my confidence immensely for the final. I'm a veteran at this, so I realize anything can happen tomorrow. I'm just going to go out, try to execute, and not have any mistakes."

Shawn Crawford: "It was a little tight turn in lane 3, but I made it to the finals, so I'm happy for that. It'll take the best man to win."

Men's steeplechase final

Tim Broe: "I wanted to start out in the back and move up, but I just didn't move when I needed to. I waited too long. I thought, 'I feel great. I can be these three guys over the last lap. I should have put myself in position with two laps to go instead of waiting so long. I was tentative - that's not my race style. I got too comfortable back there."

Men's 10,000m final

Alan Culpepper: "I'm pleased with my race because I ran hard and I didn't have any regrets. I ran as hard as I could. That was my whole goal. I felt really well for the first 6k. I kept trying to respond a little bit to each move, because I knew they were going to keep going and slowing down. Unfortunately, on the big move where they really gapped me, I got stuck by myself. Unfortunately, the whole rest of the race I was working by myself."

Meb Keflezighi: "It wasn't a strong race for me. But I'm happy for Alan and Abdi for doing really well. I could never get the turnover going. I know I can contend with those guys."

Abdi Abdirahman: "It wasn't a bad race until about the last mile. It was just not my day. I was feeling great until the last four laps, when I got huge sideaches. It never happened before. I was expecting big things."

Men's 400m hurdles semifinals

Angelo Taylor: "I felt pretty good for the first half of the race, really for the first 300. I came into the last hurdle - I was right where I wanted to be coming into the last 100m. I was a little too far away coming into the 10th hurdle. I clipped the last hurdle and it threw me off balance, and I wasn't ever able to regain my strength or catch my breath. I didn't lose concentration. What I wanted to do was attack it, so I could come off strong. I didn't want to lose any momentum. I was just too far away. I thought I would clear it, but obviously I couldn't. I hit it, and it just totally threw me off.

On his sinus and stomach problems: "I wasn't 100 percent, but that's no excuse. I've gone into other races not feeling well or with slight injuries, and I've still run fast times. Today just wasn't my day. I've got to keep my head up, get ready for the 4x4 relay, and help these guys win a gold medal in the relay."

Calvin Davis: "I talked with my coach, Stanley Redwine, he said I'm in excellent condition. You'll he a little rusty, but just try to fight your way through the rounds. I drew a bad lane, but a lot of things have happened to me in the past couple of weeks, so the lane didn't really seem that bad, just as long as I made it into the race."

James Carter: "Just like the first round. I felt good the first half, then the pain got worse (his big toe on his right foot is sprained). Today it started coming over hurdle #5. I was feeling good, and then the pain just kept coming more and more and I said, I might as well finish the race the best I can."