When we saw her [Haase] we thought she was attacked outside or something. Everything happened really fast. It was crazy.

A lot of people were really tired for class the next day. I've never seen anything like that before.

They [the police] were asking her questions and stuff and they took her out on a stretcher.

We had just gone to bed and heard screaming and she was sitting right by our door, and she was all bloody. Then we went down to the front desk to tell them.

I thought just standing on the podium at nationals was such a great feeling for me to be third. Whatever decision they make, I think it will be a good one. I'm going to go home and train because you never know what will happen.

Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory