Patricia Miranda (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 48kg  On her preparations in 2004:  "I think of my year as starting at the last world championships. It had a jump-start. Losing in the finals last year helped focus me and see that it was redemption that I'm looking for in Athens. It's been neat to get to focus on that goal. I'm privileged that I get to go on to (Yale law) school right afterward. It helps punctuate the point to me that this is a time in my life that I get only one dream, one shot."    On why she chose to compete in wrestling:  "When I started I was in the eighth grade, and I was ready for something that would challenge me. I didn't know that wrestling would be my thing. I walked into practice because I was a curious kid and did tryouts. I scared me so much that first day that I knew it was something that would take all of my mind, all of my body to get good at. That really excited me. As it developed, I liked the fact that it was a one-on-one combat sport. Especially at a high school age, you learn a lot of accountability, a lot of life's lessons that are special to have the rest of your life."    Tela O'Donnell (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 55kg  On whether she has an advantage as a newcomer:  "It could be an advantage. I have competed with some of these athletes. I'm new to the international competitions - I've only been in it for about a year. I think I'll do well."    On resistance she's faced as a wrestler:  "When I first started wrestling in the eighth grade, they wouldn't let me. I guess there was a girl wrestler earlier who beat some of the boys and their parents were upset. I talked to the school board members, wrote letters and made phone calls. I was pretty motivated in junior high because I thought it (wrestling) could take me somewhere. Eventually they let me stay on the team as a practice person. Since high school, I've been treated like a wrestler. When somebody is doing a sport because they love it and they're taking it seriously, then it's hard not to take them seriously."    Sara McMann (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 63kg  On competing at the Olympic Test Event and if it will help her:  "I think it was a huge advantage, not only getting familiar with the venue and learning the ins and outs and feeling what it's going to be like in Athens, but just standing on the podium at No. 1, being the champion, it was a really great feeling. Even though it was just a test event, it definitely gave me a taste, and I want to feel that again. I got a little teary as they raised the flag, and I had to say 'calm down, this isn't the one yet.' It was a special tournament."    On how she got into wrestling:  "My older brother wrestled since he was six years old, so I grew up going to wrestling tournaments every single weekend. I kind of worshipped him. I would go to his practices and try to imitate what he was doing. Not to mention that most of my life I was his wrestling dummy. It seemed like the most natural sport to do. I don't get many negative responses. Most of the time, especially with women, it's like 'really? Good for you!' The only negative responses I get are more like 'you're a wrestler?' like they anticipated that I would be bigger, have two teeth and look like an ogre."    Tocarra Montgomery (Cleveland, Ohio), 72 kg  On the meaning of competing in the first Olympics that offers women's wrestling:  "It's an honor and a privilege to compete in the Olympics. For most athletes, to be an Olympic athlete highlights your career. It's an amazing feeling, and to actually be able to live that dream and accomplish that goal is something that a lot of athletes have tried for. I'm happy that I've able to attain that so early in my career. I'm really happy for the honor."    On the acceptance of women's wrestling in the United States:  "It was really tough for me at first. There were opposing teams that refused to wrestle me, or coaches that wouldn't let their athletes wrestle me. It definitely changed over the last couple of years. I can go back now and I have guys coming out and asking me if I would wrestle with them. It's definitely changing over the years. As far as college, I'm in NAIA, and the men's coach and the men's team have been great. They've always been very supportive. I get a lot of guys who after their own practice come in and work out with me. There's definitely been a huge change."    Tricia Saunders (Phoenix, Ariz.), coach  On the inclusion of women's wrestling on the Athens program:  "I started wrestling in 1989. I've been competing on the circuit with women from across the world, my competitors from different countries who are now my friends because when we came to compete we all had the same goal: 'Let's get to the Olympics.' A few of them are still going and will get to get a taste of it. It was something we thought about all the time. We were told maybe you'll get into '92, '96, 2000. We kept going for it, but it didn't happen. That's okay for those of us who've retired now because we don't really want to be competing at this point. I'm very honored to be a coach of these four (athletes), who have taken the torch from the group of Americans who paved some of the way. They've taken it and stepped it up to a new level. I'm amazed at what they've done technically, and the fact that we have a chance at four medals as a team. All the teams I was on, we had a couple that maybe could shoot up there and win a medal, but never a solid team like this. Last year, taking seven girls to the world championships and getting seven medals was just outstanding. It was something I'd never seen in my career. I'm proud to be a part of this American team. It's a privilege and honor to be here as a coach."    Townsend Saunders (Phoenix, Ariz.), coach  On his team's preparations for the Olympic Games:  "This team is really well-prepared. They've been focusing on this goal for a long time now. As Tricia said, we've had this goal since 1992. Many of these athletes had that same dream, though they were a little young. Since 2000 we've seen them compete at the world championships multiple times. They're focused and they're prepared. They understand as athletes and as pioneers what it takes to compete on this level, and what it means not only for the international community, but also for the domestic community, for women's wrestling in the United States. We have a shot at winning a medal in every weight class, and they know that. They're prepared to do that."