NBC Primetime Show
Tuesday, July 30, 2012
Women’s Gymnastics Team Final
“If she does all she is capable of doing today, I believe she, Jordyn Wieber, will lead this U.S. team to a gold medal.”
-Tim Daggett
“Reminding me of Batman a little when I was a kid. That was a ‘KER POW!’”
-Tim Daggett on Gabby Douglas
“Those judges were so wrong! Where was the error there?”
–Tim Daggett on judges not giving McKayla Maroney a perfect score
“And if you’re going to do the best vault of your life, you might as well do it in the Olympics.”
-Al Trautwig on McKayla Maroney
“The Fab Five is going Gold!”
-Al Trautwig on the USA Women’s team gold medal win
“They will, as champions always do, walk together forever”
-Al Trautwig
“In sports one of the sweetest things is redemption. And in a sport where so often you do it by yourself, this was a team in every respect. The United States: Gold, Russia: Silver, Romania: the Bronze.”
-Al Trautwig
Bob Costas in studio with the full Women’s Gymnastics Team
The Fab Five from the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team joined Bob on set, with their Gold medals. The girls spoke with Bob about the competition, the challenges leading up to the big day and what their hopes are for the rest of the Olympics. All five girls were still in their uniforms and were wearing their Gold medals.
SWIMMING
Ryan Seacrest feature on Michael Phelps and Bob Bowman
“I would never swim for another coach. Bob has done so much to help me to get to where I am today, and he’s put up with a lot. He always tries to push you that extra level, so that you’re ready for anything that happens.”
-Michael Phelps on his coach Bob Bowman
“I guess I had done so many things in the workouts that I knew exactly how many strokes and how many kicks it would take to get to touch the wall.”
-Michael Phelps on the water in his goggles during the Beijing Olympics that prevented him from being able to see anything during the 200 Meter Butterfly Final at the Beijing Olympics. Phelps credited the lessons Bowman taught him, and the tricks Bowman played on him, to help make Phelps ready for any situation.
Men’s 100 Meter Freestyle Semifinals
“The missile is starting to look like himself now—really good.”
-Rowdy Gaines on James Magnussen
“Finally, Magnussen comes through. So the Australian coaches and his teammates have been trying to build up his confidence—maybe he is on the mend.”
-Dan Hicks on James Magnussen
Women’s 200 Meter Freestyle Final
“Allison Schmitt is going to pick up her first individual medal here at the London Olympics. What a swim by Schmitt who breaks the world record.”
-Dan Hicks on Allison Schmitt
“Just a total lack of any kind of fear; she took that lead at 45 meters out and just went for it. That’s just about perfection when you’re talking about winning a gold medal.”
-Rowdy Gaines on Allison Schmitt
“The sport of swimming is glad you got cut from your soccer team.”
-Andrea Kremer to Allison Schmitt during her post race interview
Men’s 4 x 200 Meter Freestyle Relay
Michael Phelps won his 19th career medal Tuesday in London to become the most decorated Olympian in history. He earned the medal by swimming the anchor leg of the 4 x 200 Meter Freestyle Relay.
“It’s something that’s very special. I told these guys ‘thank you for making this happen.’ If I didn’t have that lead, who knows what could have happened. I just saw my mom, and I’m starting to pick out a few people in the crowd. It’s incredible.”
-Michael Phelps to Andrea Kremer, after the race
Men’s 200 Meter Freestyle
“He bunched up three turns; he’s not going to be happy with this race, no matter how this turns out.”
-Rowdy Gaines on Michael Phelps after 150 meters of the race. Phelps went on to lose the race by five tenths of a second
“Phelps is just going to be out touched by Lecloux.”
-Dan Hicks on Michael Phelps taking the Silver in the Men’s 200 Meter Freestyle
“You know, it’s his turns. He’s long on that finish, but the half stroke that LeCloux had made was the difference. He punched the wall, and he bunched up the turns.”
-Rowdy Gains on Michael Phelps taking the Silver in the Men’s 200 Meter Freestyle
“His first loss in a major event in 10 years.”
-Dan Hicks on Michael Phelps taking the Silver in the Men’s 200 Meter Freestyle
Bob Costas Interview with Michael Phelps
Costas (in-studio) interviewed 19-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps, who was at the aquatic center
“I’ve said through my entire career that I wanted to do anything I set my mind to. I became the first Michael Phelps. Being in this category with all of these amazing Olympians is incredible. It’s been a long evening, an emotional evening. Bob (Bowman) and I have done a lot and we have done everything we set our minds to. We had to have the perfect team up there tonight and we did it. We had to break seven minutes and we did it.”
-Michael Phelps on his career and the events on Tuesday night
“I’ve had a great career. I would like to have been faster tonight, but there is nothing I could have done. I’m excited to move forward.”
-Michael Phelps on his Silver Medal in the Men’s 200 Meter Freestyle
“Bob and I have said that we have been a lot more relaxed over the last year. I’m having more fun this time. Being able to be a part of these events, I’m enjoying it. I’ve had a smile on my face and have been having fun. Sure, it did not start out great, but I’m having a great time.”
-Michael Phelps on his experience at the London Olympics vs. the Beijing Games and Athens Games
Men’s Basketball—NBC Sports Network
“It’s a great role, it really is. Coach K does it all the time. With his college teams he does it and with team USA he does it. He picks a couple of guys and tells them ‘I want you to be selfish. I want you to shoot every time.’ And you can see Durant is that guy. That’s a great role isn’t it?”
-Doc Rivers about Kevin Durant’s role on Team USA
“Take a picture because Tunisia is leading.”
-Bob Fitzgerald on Tunisia being up 3-2
“It would take a perfect storm in the Olympics to bother Team USA, but the three-point line would be involved in the squalls that would bring the weather in.”
-Bob Fitzgerald on a team’s chance to beat the USA
“I just think LeBron is at that intersection of your physical talents, your mental acuity, and your experience and knowledge of the game all intersecting at that point in your life. And at age 27 it might be right now for him.”
-Bob Fitzgerald on LeBron
“It is Jerry Colangelo’s dream that this is not the exception, but rather the norm for NBA players.”
-Doug Collins on NBA players participating in the Olympics
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