The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as little to be considered an read more

The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as little to be considered an excuse as, for instance, the statement of the law-breaker that he was drunk at the time he committed the crime.

Hmm, I do want to perform in Turin a little bit, but not being able to do so doesn't upset read more

Hmm, I do want to perform in Turin a little bit, but not being able to do so doesn't upset me all that much.

Here was a rare man, who lived a rare life and showed us the way to live life at its read more

Here was a rare man, who lived a rare life and showed us the way to live life at its fullest.

This is nothing short of a huge coup to have the president come in right before the election.

This is nothing short of a huge coup to have the president come in right before the election.

I tried that double axel too cautiously. Feeling tired at the last, I thought I would fall if I jumped read more

I tried that double axel too cautiously. Feeling tired at the last, I thought I would fall if I jumped hard. In the free skate, I'll do two triple axels and perform like I did in the Grand Prix Final.

These kids grow so much in their four years here, and there's certain things we'd like to think the program read more

These kids grow so much in their four years here, and there's certain things we'd like to think the program stands for. Tonight, you saw the efforts of that.

We're just keeping things simple. Philly's a great team, and I thought we did a good job of getting behind read more

We're just keeping things simple. Philly's a great team, and I thought we did a good job of getting behind their 'D' and making things happen and coming through the neutral zone with speed. After the first period I think we were a little slow, but we got going as the game went on. We blocked shots and killed penalties, and to win games you have to do that.

The 'CSI effect' is not something that we're happy about,

The 'CSI effect' is not something that we're happy about,

The danger is that a terrorist like Osama bin Laden who is very motivated ... gets a bomb out of read more

The danger is that a terrorist like Osama bin Laden who is very motivated ... gets a bomb out of a place like Russia. [Say] some crook steals it, he sells it to Osama bin Laden, Osama bin Laden brings it to Cleveland, or Boston, or L.A., and blows it up.