Team USA quotes - Friday a.m. session

Team USA quotes - Friday a.m. session

Men's javelin qualifying

Breaux Greer (Scottsdale, AZ): "I think someone put some ice on the runway on that first throw. I planted so hard, and I chewed up the runway, and pieces were flying all over the place, so that's a good sign. The throw was set up right, but when I hit the ice patch, the javelin went off to somewhere. If the runway's dry, I think I'll knock one out of here. Several throwers had the same problem in the first round, and were getting nervous. On the second throw, the wind caught it. The wind was swirling a lot more than people thought... I hope we can see four guys over 90 meters [in the final], and ideally I'll be on top of that."

Eric Brown (Fayetteville, AR): "It was a good experience. This is the first world championships team I've made, so it was good to at least go out and get close to my season best. Of course I wanted to throw further, but it wasn't working. It was great, a fun time. This was a good experience, and hopefully I'm ready for next summer, and I'm gonna try to make that next team.

Breaux is doing everything right right now. I think a lot of it is that fire he has. We (the other javelin throwers in the U.S.) think we have it, but we're not quite there yet. That's the reason why Breaux is out there...he has the fire.

Women's high jump qualifying

Amy Acuff (Isleton, CA): "I felt like a cooked rice noodle today. That's good, because you never have a couple of days in a row where you feel super sharp. I should be good for the final. The runway is real fast. A few times I was not really ready for how fast it was. A couple of times I didn't get my act together for the takeoff."

Erin Aldrich (Dallas, TX): "I'm disappointed, but I can't say I'm too disappointed, because I haven't been able to jump in the last two months leading up to the championships. It hasn't been the ideal circumstances for me. The runway is great out there. Tons of people cleared 1.94. It will be an incredible final. I'm disappointed I'm not going to be there for the final. I hope Amy does real well. I got injured two months ago and haven't been able to plan on the take-off. I pulled the tendon on the inside of my left heel on the take-off foot. That's kind of the important piece."