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Once you've made the podium, it's hard to forget. Of course it's my dream to have another medal.

Tae Satoya

It is absolutely fantastic to be on the podium for the fifth day in a row and to hear the national anthem for the fourth time. He should have won the medal. He shot well but was a bit unlucky.

Samaresh Jung

If you perform and get out, you're sitting pretty well. The odds of ending up on the podium at the state meet have gone way up.

Gary Weisenstein

Getting to states was the goal. I want to be on the podium.

Josh Roosa

I'm happy for this podium finish. It was fun. I want to go ever faster as we head to the Olympic Games in Italy.

Giorgio Rocca

Personally, it's devastating. The scores were a lot lower than I expected. It was mine for the taking up there. If I had stuck my second jump, I could be up there on the podium.

Warren Shouldice

I skated almost like 100 percent. But unfortunately I'm not on the podium. It's difficult.

Fumie Suguri

I'm so excited. I just really wanted to have two good performances, which I did. To be standing on the podium in first place was just the best feeling.

Katy Taylor

Let's face it. It's guys stepping to the podium. Not exactly what you'd call riveting television.

Seth Palansky

He's definitely going to be able to get on the podium again.

Bart Schouten

It was a very, very important medal for the German team. I had a perfect race. I was in the top five from the start. My only goal was to get to the podium.

Tobias Angerer

I think Luke's got as good a chance as anybody up there. If he wrestles within himself, he could be up on the podium. I think a realistic goal for him is finishing in the top six.

Andy Weiss

This announcement brings us another step closer to ensuring that more Canadian athletes experience the greatness of standing on the podium representing Canada in 2010.

John Furlong

Nothing but the podium. There's no awards for fourth.

Warren Shouldice

In my mind, it's more likely we'll have two Canadians than one. Being on the podium is something I've dreamed about my entire life. If my dream doesn't come true it would be a nice consolation to have one of my teammates up there.

Duff Gibson

Do your preparation. Most of the fear comes prior to being at the podium. You have to change your point of view from one of fear to one of focus.

Christen Brown

We want to get to him through. I'd like to get him on the podium. That's a promise I made to him. . . . I'd like to try to keep my word.

Andy Gugliemini

On any given day, I think anybody in the top 10 could potentially be on the podium. I definitely am shooting for a medal, and I think I can surprise some people.

Libby Ludlow

We have to remember that our performance in this leg is much more positive than our fifth place seems to indicate. This doesn't look good on paper, but we have never been so close to a podium position in an offshore leg since the start.

Steve Hayles

They all did really well. It's the first time any South swimmers have been on the podium to receive awards so that's very exciting for us.

Mike Heuke

It's called the right-wing noise machine, and now you have one of the chief noise-makers being given the microphone and podium in the people's house.

Marty Kaplan

It won't be long now before we have an event where it's all women on the winning podium. I can't wait to see it.

Angelle Sampey

It was just awesome to win. It finally feels good to get a win after two podium finishes.

Andy Lally

That's on the podium at state.

Aimee Dawson

The focus is on Austria. Those guys always step it up, and there are so many of them, and it seems every year there's a new guy. We're starting to do that, and when we come in and steal a podium, the Austrians don't like it.

Scott Macartney

Hopefully, I can break the top and stand on the podium down at Huntington and my team can be state champions to go with this great year.

Abbie Rush

It's a chance for each competitor to recognize their favorite athlete of the competition whether or not that person ends up on the podium.

Jeff Moffett

Mr. Levine is extremely disappointed about his continuing absence from the BSO podium, and sincerely hopes to return as soon as possible.

Mark Volpe

The trick this year is the '1080'. If you can't do that you won't get on the podium. Riders are airing much better.

Tracy Anderson

That was a little strange, sharing a spot on the podium. I had never done that before.

Ryann Kishbaugh

Normally in a situation like that you would not get to race and you would lose substantial points. So to not only get the car back in the race but to finish on the podium, it was the ideal situation.

Commissioner Dwayne Taylor

I assumed there would be an influx of women on the podium, but there are not many more at my level than there were 20 years ago. Maybe boards don't want to hire women because they don't meet the archetypal image of the maestro.

Marin Alsop

I feel a little disappointed. I felt nervous and I made some mistakes in the second run. I could get the podium and now I'm fourth. It is life.

Francois Bourque

I'm so happy to be to be on the podium.

Nicky Hayden

It's very hard to get on that podium. It's not just practicing two hours . . . And all the guys standing up there bought into that.

Andy Gugliemini

They told me that 'We are a little bit sad' because we preferred to see them both winners on the same podium, on the first step, because they formed an agreement during the last kilometers.

Marco Selle

It's pretty exciting to be on the podium. I really thought (when I fell) there goes my chance.

Dominique Maltais

This is our first time standing on the highest podium. I am in a mode of extreme happiness.

Tong Jian

The crowd went absolutely wild. They cheered even louder when she was handed her 7-foot tall trophy on the podium afterward.

Robyn Grigoletti

This is the first time we have stood on the top of podium and I am so happy, my mind is still in the arena.

Tong Jian

On one hand it is disappointing, but we will have people on the podium.

Doug Short

We had always been saying, 'Hey, let's have a podium together,' but we never got to do it.

Tanja Frieden

It's time to get myself focused on skating again. Having a high goal to shoot for is good for me, so hopefully I'll win a place on the podium -- any of the top three.

Daisuke Takahashi

Unfortunately, Sete had a problem, which was bad luck for him because he should have been on the podium. Anyway, this is a good win for me and now I just need one more for the title. But it is not over yet.

Valentino Rossi

The top step of the podium must be our aim for tomorrow.

Mike Gascoyne

I told him I want him on the podium, I don't care where.

Corey Kline

Overall it was a pretty good day. Alex made a good start and did what he needed to do to put himself in a position for a podium.

Derrick Walker

It was an honor to see the podium in all blue.

Marco Selle

We don't have a podium, we don't have a microphone. A lot of people are afraid to pick up a microphone. Most people are more comfortable asking questions one on one.

Don Deberry

Petter lost out on the first two stages but he actually drove very well, got some time back in the afternoon and was on target to achieve a podium result until the oil leak.

David Lapworth

To be on the podium is such a feeling. I can't believe the season I'm having.

Kyle Nissen

I'm not going to give up. It takes me a few laps to get going, but I've decided I'm going for it. No excuses. I chose to do this and I'm happy to be on the podium again.

Chad Reed

We had hoped to win it, but we rebounded from some tough matches and had three kids on the podium.

Bill Royer

Every race I feel like I can get on the podium. I just need to focus and do what I can do, and I think I have the ability to do that. And I wouldn't really be surprised.

Steve Nyman

We don't encourage it and the artists, in fact, have very little time at the podium to begin with for their acceptance speeches. But we don't edit for commentary, only for matters of indecency.

Chris Ender

I might as well not go if that's not my plan. I'm planning on skiing a good run, a podium performance for sure.

Toby Dawson

There's no doubt we can walk a little taller right now. We know that it's going to be podium or bust at the Olympics so we have top three on our mind.

Allison Forsyth

I'm happy where I finished, but at the same time I was really fighting for that spot up there on the medal podium. I am a little disappointed. Actually, I'm a lot disappointed. It's so close, but just out of reach.

Courtney Zablocki

The genitals were buried inside the church, next to the podium, his head in the middle of the churchyard and his right hand next to the church's front door.

Mamphaswa Seabi

I expect to see him at the podium in just a few days, in the press room at the White House.

Fred Barnes

In their minds they feel they are champions together. I'm satisfied because all of them are on the podium and had a very good competition.

Marco Selle

Just because he took first, we are not looking at the podium yet. There is still work to be done.

Tom Brandt

It's great to finish on the podium. I got a huge boost from the Japanese fans and owe this all to them.

Akira Sasaki

You know what, walking off the podium in 2004 with my team was enough. It's been a long career, and that was the best way to do it.

Blaine Wilson

They could be up on the podium.

Andy Weiss

We have some guys who are ranked, but nobody expects any of them to be that guy on top of the podium at the end. But these guys are tough. I wouldn't count them out yet.

Dave Vandeveegaete

In the past he has had 20-win seasons or more. I mean that is successful, 30 would be better. He has never been a bad wrestler, but he has also never made it to state or been on the podium.

Nick Burgess

It's disappointing, but in another way it was a great weekend for us to be on the podium after all the races we had this season without any luck.

Timo Glock

I was stoked he did well (Thursday). We always say let's have a podium together. To do it here is wicked cool.

Tanja Frieden

His year didn't end the way we hoped it would. He got down here for the second time and won a match again, he just couldn't quite get to the podium.

Dan Svirbly

For four years he wanted nothing more than to get on that podium. I don't know who hurts worse, me or him. It breaks your heart to see it end that way. He had a great season.

Corey Kline

It was like my dream come true. When I got on the (top of the) podium, it was indescribable.

David Piercy

We were one spot off the podium last year and that has motivated them this year.

Matt Seeley

The car was better in the feature race, although it was hit three times. It was strong though, and the crew did a great job, so it was great to bring them and Malaysia a podium finish.

Alex Yoong

When I started my program... there was a big clock in the corner and I looked and it said nine o'clock exactly. And it was funny, because when I was standing on the podium, it said exactly 10 p.m., and this whole hour had changed my life.

Sarah Hughes

Being on the podium with him is an honor. This (bronze) means more than a silver without him.

Jeffrey Buttle

I am very happy about the result. I am twice on the podium now. It was a very tough race, a long course and very difficult to finish.

Nicole Hosp

Well, definitely not the way I wanted to start the season. I'm very disappointed because I know that we had a car good enough to finish on the podium.

Paul Tracy

I'm really happy we are now consistently in the hunt for a podium spot. We only have a couple of races before the Olympics so it is time to get things in gear.

Pierre Lueders

I was a little nervous that I wasn't going to be able to race. But it all worked out and I got to the podium.

Valerie Fleming

Border collies are energetic, intelligent, keen, alert and responsive, ... They're especially agile. In agility contests, they're always at the top of the podium.

Lisa Peterson

My aim for the rest of the season is to be challenging for race wins and podium places. That is all I am focusing on.

John Reynolds

It's never been done, so it would be awesome, ... We've been talking about how it should happen a lot, but when you take the USA vs. the entire earth, it's very hard to get three people on the podium.

John Godina

The Senegalese authorities insist that the Dakar continues as always with a podium finish and the prize presentations because this is a national event in Senegal.

Etienne Lavigne

He was going for gold, not shooting for the podium.

Eric Bergoust

I think she's the one person, other than ourselves, we'd like to see get on the podium.

Eric Bergoust

On March 27, nobody brought it up. Nobody came to the podium. It was all done in the media. So we figured, 'OK, just the media.' We hadn't gotten any phone calls until now. I've been on the phone all week.

Elinor Scricca