KATIE HOFF

If I could compete at home, and never leave Rochester, I'd be in perfect condition.

I can just put my head down and train hard.

I'm more relaxed and just feel like there's kind of a peace with myself.

Things definitely got out of perspective.

When I look back, I'm definitely proud of what I did. It kind of allows me to move forward and reset my goals.

I don't have a specific mantra; It's more about believing that I'm tough. I've been through a lot, and I'm not wiling to let myself get beat.

My boyfriend is not a swimmer!

The last few years haven't been as good so I can fly under the radar, come in and do the best I can and I don't have all these high hopes placed on me.

I'm just going to go out there and do my best.

I told myself there was no way I was going to let this training go to waste. It was my time, and I was ready to go.

Things definitely got out of perspective.

When I look back, I'm definitely proud of what I did. It kind of allows me to move forward and reset my goals.

I'm not saying I didn't have a great 2008. I just made it a chore. I made it look laborious.

I can just put my head down and train hard.

To break the mark definitely showed me I'm on the right track.

If I could compete at home, and never leave Rochester, I'd be in perfect condition.

My boyfriend is not a swimmer!

I like underwater pole vaulting, because you can have perfect form without the risk.

The last few years haven't been as good so I can fly under the radar, come in and do the best I can and I don't have all these high hopes placed on me.

I feel like I'm more of the underdog, which is kind of nice.

I'm more relaxed and just feel like there's kind of a peace with myself.

I'm just going to go out there and do my best.

I don't have a specific mantra; It's more about believing that I'm tough. I've been through a lot, and I'm not wiling to let myself get beat.

I told myself there was no way I was going to let this training go to waste. It was my time, and I was ready to go.