It was very, very hard, but we never gave up. It's very nice when it works perfectly.

If I get nervous, I just look over my shoulder at the people behind me. Nobody could be worried with a crew like this.

It was very very hard (but) it's great to win a race that worked perfectly. It was exactly what we expected. We were very confident during the warm up and we knew it was our chance.

This is more important than the world championship and only slightly less (important) than the Olympic Games.

It was very, very hard (but) it's great to win a race that worked perfectly.

They are two good international teams. I don't know exactly what will happen. It's a long fight and a psychological battle.