28 Quotes by Russ Howard

Even in curling, it's pretty rare to be playing at that level and it was so nice of the kids to ask me to play with them.

I've been in a million events and I've gotten away with it every time. But I didn't even try here.

Ah, when you get to that age, it's all downhill.

This is huge for Canada. Don't take this the wrong way, but Canada deserved a gold medal somewhere along the line. I'm just happy it's us.

It's more nerve-wracking to watch than play, even at the trials. Watching is scary. When you compete you have some sort of control over the situation, or at least you think you do.

It's like the dust at home on the kitchen table, who knows, it comes from somewhere. That was my worst game of the year.

It's easy to gloat after you've won, but Canada's got the most depth and the best depth. We had two silvers and this could have been a silver. Don't take this the wrong way, but I think Canada deserved a gold medal somewhere down the line and I'm just so happy it was us.

Hopefully, our guys are peaking at the right time. We may need to make a few adjustments to make sure they're fresh and ready to crank on Friday. But this weekend they showed that they're ready to go.

The ice is so straight, they're trying to do things (to fix it), there's less pebble, some flat spots result.