Katie Hoff quotes:

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.

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.

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

My boyfriend is not a swimmer!

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

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

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

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.