The difference between an 8-8 team and a team that goes 12-4 is not that much, and I think we realize that.
... the lead is now 6.9 seconds. In fact it's just under 7 seconds
We must have had 99 per cent of the match. It was the other three per cent that cost us.
We go there with confidence, but we know there is a very fine line between success and failure in this game.
You have to win every battle. Every small metre counts, and you have to win your duels. Then you will see you will win the game.
One absolutely cannot tell, by watching, the difference between a .300 hitter and a .275 hitter. The difference is one hit every two weeks.
During a big tournament, it is the small details that make big differences.
The thing you're working so hard for are milliseconds. Saving a 10th of a second from 9.82 to 9.72 is huge. There are a lot of things I can fix from my technique standpoint and making sure I hold my form at the end of the race, to not slow down as much as I usually do.
If you see Michael Johnson running a race, and he beats someone by three strides, that's really dominating, but it's beautiful.
