Day 6 Team USA quotes - Evening Session

Men's 200m final

Head Coach Bubba Thornton: "As we were studying the video for Wallace, it was brought to our attention that there may have been a violation in lane 6. We saw the violation and appealed that result. We then went through the rules process. We wanted to make sure that the resutls of the race were fair."

Shawn Crawford (Los Angeles): "The race was fast. We wanted to come here and sweep it. (Spearmon's disqualification) That's not the way I wanted to attain a medal. I know he's heartbroken right now. He crossed the line in the podium position. Then to find out you're disqualified for stepping on the line, I'm disappointed for him. That's heartbreaking.

"I can't complain about my race. Everything I had in me, I left it on the track. You might find some of my skin cells out there."

On Bolt: "Usain Bolt is the fastest man I've ever seen in my life. The 19.30 to me wasn't strange. I've watched Usain perform all year. He's been putting up phenomenal times. I watched him do the rounds of the 100m. He set a record in that at 9.69. I figured he had a chance to break the record here. I just didn't know if he would have it in his legs still after eight rounds. That was expected. I knew it was going to be a fast race. Usain is a phenomenal athlete."

"He's made history. He's broken a 12-year-old record held by Michael Johnson and the same time he crushed the 100-meter record. He put on a show tonight. To me, it's just like Michael Phelps in swimming. He raised the bar for us."

Walter Dix (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.): "God blessed me well. Wallace got me at the end, so did Shawn. It was a big PR. I ran a 19.9. I'm pretty satisfied with that. The best man won today. It wasn't me."

After learning he had the bronze medal: "It's a bittersweet moment. In the end hard work always pays off."

Women's 400m hurdles final

Sheena Johnson Tosta (Chula Vista, Calif.): "I think the first round has always been hard for me. After getting through the first round, I just knew I had a medal in me. I just had to go out and put my race together today. I tried to go for the win and came out with a second, but I am very happy about that."

"I know that I have a very strong finish, and if I come out ahead at the turn, they're not going to catch me. I just tried to catch Melaine (Walker) but she had a very strong finish."

Tiffany Ross-Williams (Kissimmee, Fla.): "This was the worst race of my life. I'm just very disappointed. I don't know what happened the whole race. The first 200m, I felt like I was in the race. I usually switch at six and my switch came on five and I jumped the hurdle with the wrong leg five times. It was just a very bad race. I don't know what happened."

Men's 110m hurdles semifinals

David Payne (Hampton, Va.): "It wasn't one of my great races. I feel like in the middle of my race I kind of got out of control, but I was able to pick it up on the last few hurdles with the exception of the last hurdle. Hopefully, tomorrow I will be able to get that back together."

On the medal contenders: "I'm not going to say it's pretty clear. People have their favorites, but I just hope one of them is me."

On Dayron Robles (CUB): "I think he made a pretty big statement, but that was tonight and tomorrow's a different story."

David Oliver (Kissimmee, Fla.): "It didn't go as well as I wanted it to. But, I won the race, had no problems and get ready for tomorrow.

On what he was laughing about after the race: "The race was just so bad - to still be able to run a bad race like that and still win your heat. We'll see what happens tomorrow."

"I was just happy to look up and see I had a "Q" next to my name. That's all that matters, surviving and advancing."

Women's 200m semifinals

Allyson Felix (Los Angeles): "Gotta save something for tomorrow. It was comfortable. Bobby wanted me to run a strong 120m and evaluate where I was and control from there."

On being worried about Veronica Campbell-Brown's (JAM) time: "No. I wanted to run as slow as possible to try to make it through. I'm saving it all for tomorrow. I'm just going to go out there and do my best."

Muna Lee (College Station, Texas): "I felt pretty good. My coach wanted me to get out harder again. It felt really easy. I didn't break my form."

"Every time I find something new. I didn't break my form. It's going to be a really good final."

"I wanted to place higher, but I made the final. I'm not complaining."

Marshevet Hooker (Pfugerville, Texas): "I felt great. I was way out in nine, and I didn't see anyone."

"When I saw Allyson, I stayed with her and she pulled me to a great race."

"This is what we train for. We just leave it on the track."

Men's 800m first round

Nick Symmonds (Springfield, Ore.): "It was exactly what I wanted in the first round. I haven't raced in seven weeks, so there is always a little bit of a question of am I going to get out and feel good or am I going to feel flat. I tell you what, I felt real good. That first 200 was just what I wanted. Instead of getting caught in the back, I let myself get up in the hunt a little bit more so I wouldn't have to waste so much energy."

"The thing that surprised me was when I got the lead and shut it off like we like to do and Reina and Yego were right there pushing it. I had to re-accelerate, which is always hard to do in the last 100m, but I'm kind of glad that I had to do it because it shows that I have that kick that I'm known for. It was good competitiveness that you want to see in the preliminary, people hunting down those two spots."

Christian Smith (Eugene, Ore.): "The stadium was awesome. It was so full. Just the way it feels, I can't even compare it to any football games I've been to. It was an awesome stage. I wanted so badly to make it to the next round. The race was slow. I felt alright, but I just couldn't close with those guys."

Andrew Wheating (Eugene, Ore.): "I should have been able to react a little better. The first quarter is usually pretty slow, and I wasn't ready for it. They went out slow and then they dropped the pace from a 53 to like a 49 pace. It was a bit of a shock and was hard to stay with. They moved forward and I had to try to catch them. Rookie mistake. Hopefully I've learned my lesson."

"I just think I got lazy in that third 200. I was prepared for them to take it up, but they took it up a little quicker than I expected. The minute we crossed that first quarter, they started running faster. Usually it's about 300 left to go when they start to move, and I wasn't ready for it. They got away from me. I just couldn't react."

Men's 5,000m first round

Matt Tegenkamp (Madison, Wis.): "It was a little tense in there. I definitely didn't feel comfortable until we started running over the last 800 meters. There was just so much pushing and shoving, so much tripping that you were never able to get into a rhythm. When I saw the times, I couldn't believe we ran it that slow. It just felt like it was a lot harder effort. But, when we started running, I felt great. The last 800 was awesome. I definitely had gears down the final stretch. I'm very confident going into the finals."

On his kick: "We've been working on it for the last couple of years. I think Osaka was when it finally dawned on me that I had that ability. Ever since then, I've had confidence in it. I don't want to put too much stock into this race. Everybody was just trying to make it to the final and use as little energy as possible. I think I accomplished that, and I'm just looking forward to the final."

Bernard Lagat (Tucson, Ariz.): "It went alright. Today was slow, and I knew that at some point if I don't get to top four, I might was well go away again like in the 1500m. I didn't want it to happen like the 1500m. I wanted to run aggressively even though it was slow and I did. I am happy I won. It wasn't a very good win. It felt really good."

"I've had a few problems with my left Achilles after the trials, and that is why I lost a few weeks of training. That resulted in not making the finals in the 1500m. But now, I am good. We have a really good medical staff with Team USA over here, and they have been taking good care of me. I'm feeling strong right now."

Ian Dobson (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.): "It's embarrassing to go out there like that. I qualified for worlds in 2005, ran better than that and still didn't qualify. I told myself I really didn't want to come back to a championship like this and not be ready to go. I did it again, and it's just a bad feeling to finish up like that. I think I let the whole thing get in my head a little bit. I tried to go out there and soak it up a little bit, look around. It made me a little more nervous. I think of all of the things I did right at the Trials - run like I've got nothing to lose. I just didn't do that today. I didn't give a good effort and it's my fault. I had a couple of bad races in Europe that I let get in my head I think. Physically, I am ready to go, but mentally it just wasn't there and I'm really sorry."

Men's pole vault qualifying

Derek Miles (Tea, S.D.): "It was a long competition. I think one pit had it worse than the other. On our pit, everything was okay. I struggled a little bit out there at first. I'm feeling good. Today was a good learning lesson. I was coming around there at the end.

The stadium is pretty impressive. It's exciting. It feeds the overall energy which is great for the pole vault.