"She said I did good and I think she was happy with what I did. She just wants me to get my higher Start Value vault, which I'll be competing at Trials and, hopefully, the Olympics."

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"She said I did good and I think she was happy with what I did. She just wants me to get my higher Start Value vault, which I'll be competing at Trials and, hopefully, the Olympics."

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"I thought I had gotten second, but I didn't, so I was really happy."

Thought

"It meant a lot because it was my first time to compete as a senior at that meet, which was kind of weird because I've done senior all year, but I didn't get to compete last year because of my elbow."

Time

"Well, first I have to make the team, of course."

Ambition

"I want to do it for myself. It's my goal and dream. All I can ask for is to get the chance and go out there and do the best I can, be as ready as I can."

Dream

"It just meant a lot because it's something I've always wanted to do. I've always wanted to be a Senior National Champ. I was Junior National Champ in 2002, so now to be the senior champ is great."

Now

"You never know what can happen. I feel like I have a pretty good chance, but you never know."

Chance

"Yep, my body is doing good and everything feels good and I'm ready."

Body

"I think we all have had better days in competition."

Competition

"Probably Romania and China and Russia. I think they're all working really hard to beat us right now."

Now

"Well, it's still another two-day competition, so it's really important to show that you're ready. Every meet is really important right now. You've got to keep showing you can hit."

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