00:00For some athletes, returning to their homeland is like having milk with your cookies.
00:05Tyra Gittin's Sportsville is one of them who savors the sweetened taste of performing in front of local fans.
00:11Are you kidding me? This time, I don't know why, but this time I was just counting on the days.
00:17It always feels good to come off the plane, but this time I'm excited for this time.
00:22My season has been progressing how I wanted it to.
00:25And so it's always good to want something great to happen with your family here and friends here, so I'm excited.
00:35It doesn't take much to get her going in training.
00:38The national record holder in the long jump is like an engine waiting to take off.
00:42I want to have 90% consistency.
00:47So the jump is the jump that's a result of what I do on the runway.
00:51And if I stick to a good 90% of consistency in the things that I listed out that I wanted to be consistent in, I'm going to have a good day.
00:59And so that's my goal.
01:02Having fun is the other thing.
01:04Not taking it too serious.
01:06Yeah, I just kind of want to come out here and do what I've been doing in training and letting people see me for who I am.
01:14And jump is far!
01:16So, yeah, that's what I plan to do.
01:19She's also chasing that world championship dream.
01:22How far are you away from qualification?
01:25How far away?
01:26So I'm in the world ranking quota.
01:29But I'm what season's best is 673.
01:33The standard 686, 684.
01:36It's not, you know, too far off of where I should be.
01:41So just a matter of doing it.
01:43How confident are you that you will compete that?
01:45I'm confident that I'm going to do what I've been doing in training.
01:49So I don't want to put limitations on it because the 684 is not really where, that's not my goal.
01:56My goal is something bigger.
01:57But I'm confident in my capabilities of showing up on Saturday.
02:00So that's what I'm confident in.
02:02We have to see the fans to come out and see the jump.
02:05Are you kidding me?
02:06If you're not out here, I never want to see your face.
02:07I'm kidding.
02:08No, come out here.
02:09Support the athletes.
02:10Sergio Dufo, TV6 Board.
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