Day 1 Team USA Quotes - morning session

Men's shot put qualifying

Adam Nelson (Charlottesville, Va.): "One and done. It's the Olympics, so I feel great. I pulled an intercostal muscle on Monday, so every time I breathe, it hurts. I've been getting lots of therapy the last four days, so it's feeling better. It's absolutely great out there. It'll be a great event tonight. It's a long day and will be a longer night."

Reese Hoffa (Athens, Ga.): "I felt great. I got a good throw off and made it through no problem. Throwing this early in the morning, my goal was definitely to get one throw, get home and get some rest. I've got to make sure I'm ready for tonight."

Christian Cantwell (Columbia, Mo.): "It went pretty good. I took the first throw too easy. The second one was better. I'll come back this evening and really tie one on. I was throwing really well in warm-ups, over 22 meters."

Men's 100m first round

Tyson Gay (Lexington, Ky.): "[The hamstring] It feels good. I felt a little sluggish in the first round, but my body's woke up now."

Darvis Patton (Ft. Worth, Texas): "I felt great. To get in the top three and advance, that was my goal and that's what I did. I'm satisfied. My main threat was France and Great Britain, so I knew if I was running with them I'd be okay. I feel very good. I wouldn't come here if I didn't think I could medal. They bought me a plane ticket for a reason."

Walter Dix (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.): "I felt controlled. I had a good start. Everything is feeling good."

Women's 800m First round

Alice Schmidt (Chula Vista, Calif.): "I didn't feel myself out there. It's never good to judge how you feel from the gun, but from the gun I didn't feel like I had that gear. I'm not happy with my performance. I just didn't have it today. I put myself in good position but it just didn't work out my way today. It was my first Olympics, I was thoroughly impressed with everything."

Hazel Clark (Knoxville, Tenn.): I'm the best I can be considering the circumstances. I tied up in the end. At the end, people jumped me and I just got behind. I was waiting for the jump, it was like I was moving in slow motion. I don't want to make excuses. I'm extremely disappointed. Now, I'll just go home and cheer for my teammates.

Nicole Teter (Eugene, Ore.): I've had a two week semi-unknown, semi-undiagnosed injury in my left Achilles area. Our medical team has done so much for me since I've been here. I really thought I could just step on the track and get through it. This is the Olympics, I had to go for it. My first stride, I just couldn't get on my toes. I went as far as I could and I just couldn't do it.

Men's Hammer Throw qualifying

A.G. Kruger (Ashland ,Ohio): I was there, just too tentative to start off with. I had it on the last throw and I hit the net. That's just kind of the way it goes. It was still a really good experience. I'm still considered a young pup in the hammer throw. I plan on being in this for a very long time. The best is still to come.