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We always know he's going to perform -- there's no question about whether it will be a good swim or a bad swim for him. Everybody's looking forward to seeing what he can do at Nationals.

Tyler Harris

We'll run through a lot of things that we're going to do at nationals and find out if there are any glitches in the system. That way we can fine-tune. We'll have a month before the national championship and we can get everything in place before we actually run the NCAA Championship.

Tanya Chaplin

When I would go to the nationals, he would work my corner. He just had a way about him. He was very truthful. He would yell at you in a way that would make you want to fight. It was a gift.

John Scully

At the beginning of the season our goals were to, number one, win our conference - the MDCHA. Our second goal is to receive an invite to nationals.

Justin Fishman

I'm happy I get to go to state. I really want to medal and make it to senior nationals.

Josh Amaro

Not to be afraid of it. I think they were a little intimidated. It was our first mega-meet. And now these girls, most of them, have done Great American, they've gone to nationals (for indoor and outdoor track). I think they're better able to handle that kind of a meet.

Sandy Hoddinott

The next six games will dictate whether we go to the nationals this year.

Leo Golembiewski

The Nationals are coming together.

Jeff Kuller

We're just trying to keep the streak going. We're just trying to keep getting better until we get to Nationals.

Frank Berry

The nationals were held here in 1960.

Andy Anderson

Both (of the dead) were Pakistani nationals.

Abdul Rashid

We feel very good about the team we're bringing to nationals. Our goal is to be a top four team in the country and I'd say we're right in the hunt for that.

John Zupanc

I just want to get matches over with. The first goal is to win state. After that, I want to go to nationals so the college scouts will look at me.

Gabe Hale

All the girls at nationals were really, really nice. I made a ton of friends.

Christina Holaday

That's over. That's behind us. Now, we have to think about nationals.

Thom Ortiz

Year-round we always go to tournaments and nationals and we do a lot of wrestling.

Joel Hutchens

It's a side issue. The security of Chinese nationals has been an ongoing issue.

Gilles Guiheux

But our girls will need to swim better than they did at the nationals when they were playing games with each other in the final.

Don Talbot

She went into nationals ranked third last year. The long jump is one of those events you get 1,2,3 jumps, and if you fall on one of them, you're out. Hopefully that doesn't happen.

Tim Hendricks

If he can hit that start with what we've been working on at nationals, then I think he will win it.

Shawn Wilbourn

You could see there was some sort of outside influence, either from nationals or from the university itself.

Justin Horowitz

That was huge for our kids. Making the Junior Nationals team was like the Super Bowl for them.

Jon Kehler

They fought hard. We just have to continue to improve and get ready for the Big Tens and nationals.

Jessie Reyes

I'd like to get to nationals and embody the message of first (place).

Lenny Haas

We probably won't put them together again until nationals. We don't put the best together unless the meet is really close and we think it could help us win.

Tim Hendricks

Our goal is to qualify as many guys as possible for nationals.

Jim Koch

The nationals are very competitive. Teams from California, Arizona and Wisconsin are powerhouses and will be at the competition.

Sheila Kolb

That would be the junior B London Nationals. We're planning a reunion and alumni game for Hockey Day in London in March.

Bruce Huff

I think it's going to be fun to walk into nationals and knock a top team out, then knock another top team out and then win the championship.

Natalie Schwartz

She's going to train like she's going. Hey, look, Sarah got third [at the 2002 nationals], and if she follows in her sister's footsteps, that's kind of cool.

Bonni Retzkin

We are only taking the top two wrestlers in each weight class on our team to the nationals.

Carl Murphree

You know, Jimmy Martin's a good kid. He was an all-American back at nationals this last summer, and Josh Townsend's just a couple little adjustments away from winning that match And Miller's in there too.

Bob Freund

It means a lot. The Big Ten's a tough tournament and going to nationals as a freshman, it's real big.

Andrae Hernandez

They chose 10 riders in the nationals to watch, and will pick five.

Brad Williams

It was a good weekend. Now we have to regroup and play a couple before nationals.

Joe Sharrock

If I can go over 7-4 at nationals, I'll have a pretty good shot at winning it.

Adam Linkenauger

For some of the girls that cheer on their middle school squads, all they know is the small basketball games. Cheering in front of that many people at nationals is going to be one of the highlights of their lives.

Scott Taute

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Abdulnabi Macki

My head never got off the mat. But it helps me. After that, I go to the nationals. So I'm ready for anything.

Gabe Hale

It was a disappointment not making nationals.

Greg Allen

In 2006 she'll have to give up her title and compete in the Senior Division. She'll compete in Nationals this July and we're going to be getting ready for that.

Donna Sanders

We just barely snuck in (to Nationals) because only the top 16 compete and we finished 16th.

Jose Larios

The goals of the program remain the same, and that is to qualify for nationals and finish in the top 10.

Rollie Geiger

I've been going to nationals since 1993, and it's definitely clear this is the strongest event ever. It's (drawing) the biggest interest from the audience. I've never seen anything like it.

Igor Shpilband

This is someone the other girls see every day at practice. It makes nationals more tangible for everyone else on the team.

Rick Watkins

Breaking some records would be great, but I think the end goal is nationals. Right now, that's what I'm really focused on.

Tina Donahue

I think his best is yet to come. He has the tools to get to the nationals and has the tools to be an All-American. When he brings his best to the mat, he is tough to beat.

Scott Hinkel

When I'm thinking about the Nationals, I'm not even thinking about the $140,000. If I win the Nationals and they gave me a $140,000 check, that's when it would hit me.

Dwayne Johnson

She canceled her trip to be here. She wanted to attend Senior Nationals and then she got picked to be on it.

Cybil Pacheco

They were the fastest cars produced in 1987. Faster even than the Corvette. That's what made them famous. Everybody who's ever driven one of those cars is impressed with its speed and handling. To this day, there are all kinds of shootouts between the Grand Nationals and Mustangs.

Fernando Alvare

He understands both the Chinese and American cultural and legal systems. He can explain the U.S. system to Chinese nationals and help break down communications barriers, which is crucial.

Stacy Williams

The police have arrested the perpetrators behind the shootings of American nationals in 2002.

Anton Bahrul Alam

This is a big weekend to try to get qualified for nationals for people all over the country.

Dick Lee

My short-term goal is to make it to junior nationals again.

Sammie Veloso

We'll have nothing to say until our conversations conclude with the Nationals.

Vince Nauss

It was very encouraging. It's good to get them experience because you never know when we get to nationals if someone is going to go down, and we need someone to step up.

Ashley Kelly