Daniel Keatings (GBR)

“I’m over the moon with the Silver medal.  I came here hoping to make the final and getting a medal is a dream come true.  I didn’t have a great floor but pulled it together for the remaining five apparatus."

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On whether he is ready for 2 ½ years of mounting expectation:
“I’m ready to take on all the hard work and to push my routines further to keep up with the top gymnasts”.

On how much more meaningful it is to win the first GB World Championship medal in front of a home crowd:
“I’m speechless.  I didn’t expect to win a medal and the crowd helped to push me through the competition.  It’s a taster of 2012 and what’s to come.”

On today’s performance:
“My performance was not entirely up to standard and I am not entirely satisfied but I tried my best and that came with results.”

On how today’s gold medal compares with silver in Beijing knowing that the Olympics will be held here in 2012:
“Last year I didn’t think I would have a chance of winning a medal but after winning the silver medal I became aware of my position and have continuously worked hard knowing that the gold medal was something I could reach.  I hope to return here in three years’ time for the Olympics… this has been good experience and preparation.”

On what it is like to have trained for 17 years in one sport, whether he still feels fresh:
“After winning this gold medal, I feel fresh again.”

On whether he considered playing safe on high bar knowing there was a gap of over a point between him and his closest competitor:
“It didn’t occur to me to play safe – I have been working hard to do the best performance and it would be wrong to play safe just because there is a gap.”