I've worked out every day since the beginning of summer. It's a lot of basic stuff, just making the muscles you use for gymnastics, your arms and legs, stronger.

You see the pictures and you recognize everything. It's crazy. My parents and I have been watching CNN all week and you see Canal Street and Bourbon Street and think 'I walked those every day I was there.' We drove across the highways that are now under water.

It's a bigger meet, but it's different because you're not there with a team. You're only there as an individual. In high school it's more team than anything.

I'm always optimistic at the beginning for the season. I'm always optimistic. I keep going. A bad day at the ballpark is better than a good day anywhere else.

We've been in a narrow range all day with light buying, but this is to be expected at the beginning of the new year.

You want to show some dominance in the beginning. The first day really establishes the pecking order in the fleet.