65 Quotes by Ben Smith

I think anytime you can give yourself flexibility in this type of an event, it just gives you a way to take care of the unexpected.

It isn't the same game it was four years ago, or even one year ago. We're a much different team, and the Canadians have made changes as well. The rest of the world is getting better every day. You've got to meet those challenges head-on, or you're going to get caught from behind.

I was a little concerned that somebody we consider a pillar on our team wasn't ready when the bell rang. It was one of those, 'All ashore that's going ashore,' and she wasn't ready to go.

I think they're ready to except the responsibility of being the leaders of this team. The natural feeling for players is to hang on too long. But time marches on. We're setting the clock to players that are playing at the highest level right now.

I'm impressed with our team's effort. Josh is a powerful scorer. We tried to move the ball around and shake them up and Josh took advantage.

That's the million-dollar question we would all like answered,

We put in some things in practice this week that fit our personnel a little bit more than some things that I've been trying to force-feed to them recently.

We figured we'd get in one last bit of exercise before being cooped up for days.

We have had an arduous four months where we've been tested under fire and we're looking forward to bringing this group of 20 athletes together to make the final push. As Americans we all know what the objective is and this group of athletes gives us the best chance of accomplishing that goal.