Loretta Schuellein, women's 1 mile racewalk:
"This was the most amazing experience. I never have my family come to races because I get so nervous. But tonight, my whole family was here, my students were here, anybody who was available. [Schuellein is an English teacher at Manhasset High School] is my first national championship, and to do it at the Millrose Games is a dream come true. You have no idea how great it is."

Tim Seaman, men's 1 mile racewalk:
"Coming off the [USA Championship] 50k last week, after the race I found out I had bronchitis, so this week has been train easy and get focused on 1 hard day this week. I had a lot of trouble breathing, which is very typical at the Garden, but it was exasperated by the bronchitis. I train very, very hard. Three months I concentrated only on the 50k. It's frustrating for me because I want to prove myself that I could do the 50k. To have a downer day [dropping out at 43 km], winning at the Millrose Games was a big deal, and for the New York Athletic Club."

Tirunesh Dibaba, women's 3,000:
"The track is not very easy to run on. It was my first time on this track and it was difficult. I thought perhaps she [Hall] was more familiar with the track. She ran a good distance with me. She ran well, and it was very good for me. I did feel some fatigue [after a world record at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games] because I ran world-record pace and it is hard to run a week later. In a few days' time I will be running indoors in Birmingham, in the 3,000 meters. I feel great joy when I see them [Ethiopians in the stands]. The moral support they give me makes me very happy. It helps me a great deal.[On the finish-line tape going up one lap early]: I had noticed that the sign said there were two laps. I also noticed that the bell had not run yet."

Danielle Tauro, high school girls' mile:
"What a better way to sum up my senior year. It was really special. It went out at a decent pace, not as slow as the week before. It was an honest pace. I remember doing a lot of surging. Every other lap we were kind of switching leads. Leading in the last 4 laps is when I didn't have to keep surging. With two laps to go, we were really flying. This track is very tough, so I don't really care about times as much. It was more to go for the win. I was excited about that. It was tough because the pace kept changing, and it took a lot of energy. Especially racing on this track, experience is key. Being in an environment like this is tough. Experience helped me a lot and made me more relaxed. This track is so small you really have to know how to attack to take the lead. I've come a long way since sophomore year."

Sheridan Kirk, men's 800:
"It was a pretty good race. The race ran in my favor. We came through the quarter slow. I knew once we were that slow, it would be a sprint to come home and I know I'm pretty good at that. I was expecting a little more of a push at the start. In the 800, it's about experience. This is my first time at Millrose. It is a great experience. I love the atmosphere, and hopefully next year I'll be back."

Mary (Danner) Wineberg, women's 400m:
"This is my first Millrose. It was kind of weird at first. But once I got into my rhythm, I was fine. My goal.

Christin Wurth-Thomas, women's 800m:
"I was a little nervous. Last week I asked my coach if I was ready and he said no, but let's give it a try. I knew I don't have the starting speed, so my goal was to stay with the leaders in the first part of the race. There were times when it was a little quick, but the leaders kept coming back to me on the curves, and so I thought, let's wait until the last lap and go. This was a great confidence-booster. This lets me relax a bit and get ready for USA indoor nationals."

Gail Devers, women's 60m hurdles:
"My intention was when Danielle [Carruthers] came to me [to ask Devers to coach her] and said I want what you have, longevity in the sport, I told my husband I have to take her on. I pick her to be the next [star], to be here forever. Training is going well for her, she's learning patience. She is like me, she wants everything yesterday. But she's learning that it is an equation. The reason I ran this race, first of all I always open up at Millrose. You have Danielle and my husband to thank for me being in this race. They said you've got to jump in a race. This has always been a great experience for me .I wanted to come back at 40 and do something great for my fans, for the people who supported me having a baby, saying please don't retire. I say 40 is the new 20. I honestly believe that. My body responds that way. I'm just excited, more excited for Danielle. I wanted her to go under (8 seconds) and she went under. I have absolutely no plans [for the rest of the season]. I was doing ballet with my daughter earlier today in her little tutu, so I'll go back and do that. I don't have any more plans. This is the one race I said I would run, the 100th Millrose Games. I suppose if somebody calls and says I have to have you in this race, and if the money was right, I would probably do it. [On Karsen watching her compete]: She will tell everybody 'that's my mommy.' She'll set up little hurdles, and she knows track and field. In Boston, she was challenging some of the athletes that were warming up. It's important for my daughter to know you can do anything you put your mind do. I tell people when I go outside and look up at the sky, there is no ceiling. People thought I went away after the Olympic Games. I went away to have my platinum medal [Karsen]. I never thought I would coach, but coaching has been a great experience. Danielle has given me a renewed passion. I took the time off because I needed it. Taking the time off, doing something I've always wanted which was to be a mother. Now training with Danielle and coaching her, I have a passion. At 40, I don't care how old I am, my goal is to win the race. I'm willing to pull every muscle in my body to get to that finish. In no way was that a great race for me."

Danielle Carruthers, women's 60m hurdles:
We've been working on a lot of things. I've changed a lot since December 31. Pretty much everything has changed. Going into Boston, I don't think I grasped everything she [Devers] had been teaching me. Usually it takes me four or five races to get started. I'm learning it takes patience. I'm excited about what happened today, and I'm excited for her, because she's as strong as ever. I think the baby has made her stronger than she was before. It's weird for me because I've always looked at her as a teacher. Of course it's competitive, but she's still my coach. She set the tone for all of us in track and field. She's the one that made it important to sprint in hurdles. She won today and I'm happy for her. Not only is she my coach, she's my friend. And also my mama ... and I want my mama to do good. [On first seeing Devers]: I was 13, we went to the East St. Louis Relays. She was there and I got go hear her speak. The thing I remember about her is she had huge calf muscles. I was just telling her that it's weird to think that 13 years later she would be my coach. And she's still running. And she's fast. We warmed up together. Then we get to the line, and for 7 seconds, she doesn't like me and I don't like her."

Joanna Hayes, women's 60m hurdles:
I came here specifically because it's the 100th anniversary. I run indoors on occasion. I ran here last year and won, so I thought I'd go back. I told my coach I wanted to run, and he looked surprise. For me it was a bad race. I had a set time in mine. I was completely ready to run it. I go the worst star tin the world. I'm not happy with the start, but I'm pleased with how I recovered. At least I know what to go home and work on. I was hoping and planning on running between 7.79 and 7.83, so 7.91 is pretty far off of that, but hopefully ext weekend in Arkansas I'll be able to go out and do that. Gail is amazing. We didn't expect her to win that race. Look at the field, me, Perdita, Priscilla Lopes. She got out great. Just from that first step out, she was in complete control of the race and her lane. We probably didn't expect it, but no one I'm sure no one is surprised.

Aries Merritt, men's 60m hurdles:
"I got out pretty decent. There was kind of a slump in the track that threw me off a little bit. I'm pretty satisfied. My finishes are one of the strongest pointes in my race. I can finish the race well, I just have a hard time starting the race. It's been a journey.

Brad Walker, Visa men's pole vault:
"It's been a little bit of a slow start [in 2007]. I have a lower back issue, some pelvic rotation. Unfortunately that has postponed a lot of my fall training. I'm basically getting healthy to train consistently. I'm pretty happy with the results. Anytime I get a 10-foot jump, I'll take it. I'm going to Ukraine to compete in Donetsk, then go to Australia to train and compete against the Australians. This is my second time at Millrose. I was happy to take a couple of shots at the Millrose record.

Maurice Greene, men's 60 meters:
"I thought I had a pretty good start. I had a lot of adrenaline going at the beginning of the race. At the start, there's a little dip in the track. I guess I missed a step and I couldn't recover. I thought 'uh, oh, I'm going down.' It happens. I've only been doing block starts for a week and a half now. That's the part I was worried about. I think I would have run pretty good if that wouldn't have happened. I was expecting a time from 6.48 to 6.52. I think I was in good position to start accelerating and go to the finish. Who knows what would have happened. I want to run technical races. With technique, the times will come. If I win the world championships in 11.5, it won't matter. One thing about me is I love what I'm doing and I love the sport. And as you can see, the fans love for me to get out there and compete."

Shawn Crawford:
"Every time I come from behind like that, it's a blessed race for me to be back and have the acceleration like I had around '04. I made up the race at about 40 meters. This is the second race in a row that I won. I just feel blessed to be back in '07 in tip-top shape. I'm better, a lot better than I was. My feet were injured in '05 and '06. Now I'm able to train on them and do competitions, but I have to do the proper things afterward to make sure I can go out and compete. ... I was shooting for coming out and running consistently. For the next race, I want to go under 6.55. Being consistent, that's letting me know that I'm healthy. Now I'm able to get on my toes and run properly. It humbled me, made me realize there are things I need to do if I want to have longevity in this sport. Now I do icing... I didn't used to do that. I thought I was superman. Now I do all the proper precautions. I feel like I'm more mature. In '05 and '06, I grew a lot. I'm closer to being a man, and that feels good. [On Greene going down]: I saw him when we came out of the blocks because he was ahead. That got me going. I was just focused on driving and getting to the finish line number 1.

Christian Cantwell, men's shot put:
"It was sick, actually. Last week we all threw almost 70 feet, this week everybody threw around 71. I expected Hoffa to do really good. Millrose is what he lives for. He's sponsored by the New York Athletic Club. It's nice to be able to spoil his party. I had the [Millrose] record here three years ago, and he broke it the last two years, so it's about time it comes back to me. This year seems to be really hot [in the shot put]. It's a good thing Adam Nelson is taking the indoor season off, otherwise it would be ridiculously far out there. Every time we come here, it's great. Anytime you can come out here and put on a good show, you can make history."

Jason Weller, high school boys' mile:
"We went out really hard. It was a really good pace. Murdock set an amazing pace. My goal was just basically to stay right behind the leader and the last 3 laps start kicking it in. The last lap, just dump your guts and put it all on the line. I am very happy. My goal was to run 4:15 this meet and I got it. It's amazing. I've never been in this big of a stadium with this many people. It was really exciting."

Bernard Lagat, Wanamaker mile:
"It was really hard. Mottram made his move ... I said I'm not going to give up that easily. He makes his presence known when he's in front. I just wanted to go hard on the bend. I managed to edge Mottram by a little. [Was this your most difficult Wanamaker win?]: Absolutely. 2005, 2006, I was by myself in front with a pacemaker. This time it was really hard. I had Webb at the beginning, then Mottram. With 4 laps to go, I thought OK, this is not going to be easy. And it was not easy. Eamonn [Coghlan] told me today, you have three more [wins] to go. I love running in this competition, so why not come again and try the sixth one? Hopefully my friend Mottram will be there. He adds another flavor to the race. One thing with Mottram, he's not intimidated by anyone. He's not afraid to run in front, he's not afraid who is in the race. He brings that toughness into the race. They say you have to count the Kenyans, but there's another athlete you have to count, and that is Mottram.

[On having his son, Miika, with him]: "In all the races he saw in 2006, I didn't lose any. That's why I brought him to New York. He's my good luck charm, for sure."

Craig Mottram, Wanamaker mile:
"It was a good race. It's a tight track and I'd heard all about how a big guy like me couldn't do well on that track. I wanted to come out here and prove you can run aggressively. I wanted to come out here and settle the first 500 or 600 meters, to get in front of him with 4 to go, to relax for two laps, then try to keep him off. That's why he's the best in the world. I knew he was coming but I couldn't do anything about it. He could get to that bend a split second more than me. After 20 meters, by that time it's over. This is about putting on a show for the crowd and having a great race, physical, exciting. This is a crowd you would have at a major championship. When I heard the bell I thought, rarely do people get passed in the last lap. I don't want to be one of them. He just had one more gear on the backstretch. It was frustrating, I was going as fast as I could but there was nothing I could do about it. I think tonight we put on a good show. He ran very smart, very patient. That's not easy to do on this track.

[On being known as the fastest non-African runner]: "Can I be honest? It annoys me. It pisses me off. You're not out there racing Africans, you're racing whoever lines up. They are the most dominant in the world, but I've been called the great white hope since 2000, 2001. But there are others - Webb, Ritzenhein. Obviously the Africans are still great but they're not unbeatable."

Bershawn Jackson, men's 600:
"I ran 600 in practice many times, but not in a meet. When I go t to two laps to go, I was tired. It was preparation for outdoor season."

Yelena Isinbayeva, women's pole vault:
"I had fun today because the competition was so nice. The spectators were so warm and friendly. The support was so good. I felt good today from the beginning, but then I had some fouls and I got a little bit tired. The big time difference between New York and Russia makes me a little bit sleepy."