A few highlights:
On how often he thinks about Kohei Uchimura:
“[Laughs] All day. Every day. I think about his ability and his team’s ability constantly and it’s one of the things that pushes me. And it’s one thing I can’t figure out, how he’s so great every time. And it seems like he’s mastered everything so well at 22 years old that it’s like he literally doesn’t make mistakes. …
On Paul Hamm’s comeback:
“He’s very serious. He came and trained with me for about a week a few months ago. Before he had some big problems [torn labrum in his shoulder], and he was working really well in the gym. He’s already coming back really quick. He’s just one of those guys who knows how to train in any circumstances. Talking to him, I know he’s very, very serious about it. I’m a big fan of Paul Hamm and looking forward to having him back.”
Most importantly:
On how having a five-man Olympic team changes the way he trains:
“Honestly, it makes a very very big difference. Not only for us, but for those selecting the Olympic team. When you have less people on the team and have to compete the same amount of events, it increases the workload on everybody, and if you want to be competitive, you have to go out there and do everything. …
Jon feels that the rules change in 2012 to 5 gymnasts on the team, 4 compete each apparatus, 3 count puts an even greater demand on those who want to be Olympians.
… As if gymnasts needed even greater loads.
Gymnastics Examiner – U.S. Men’s Team Conference Call: Jon Horton, Danell Leyva and Steven Legendre
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