We want everybody out there, and we miss the guys who are out, but there's a mentality in the room read more

We want everybody out there, and we miss the guys who are out, but there's a mentality in the room where we're focused on what's in front of us. It's just something that builds over the course of the year.

This is a big rival. And it doesn't make a difference who's playing well and who's the better team because read more

This is a big rival. And it doesn't make a difference who's playing well and who's the better team because anybody can win. We're the better team and we're probably the more skilled team, but they play us tough. They test us and they always challenge us.

It truly has ever since 2004 when Lance Armstrong won our event. It's a bit of a supply and demand read more

It truly has ever since 2004 when Lance Armstrong won our event. It's a bit of a supply and demand scenario with the top teams in Europe, they all want to come to Georgia to compete.

It doesn't mean you have to do that (grant a waiver) for every Tom, Dick and Harry that comes in read more

It doesn't mean you have to do that (grant a waiver) for every Tom, Dick and Harry that comes in here. We don't want to become a casino.

Its nice to enjoy the win, but we won't be happy until we get into the playoffs. Our goal now read more

Its nice to enjoy the win, but we won't be happy until we get into the playoffs. Our goal now is to get ready for Tuesday night.

Every day you come to practice you can learn something from [NHL head coaches], and I think I've been doing read more

Every day you come to practice you can learn something from [NHL head coaches], and I think I've been doing that for the last 13 years.

If a ball is hit in the air, you almost expect it to be caught. [And on tough balls] we're read more

If a ball is hit in the air, you almost expect it to be caught. [And on tough balls] we're still expecting them to be caught [as well].

He's a very good guy, he's a great teammate. He's good in the bullpen with the younger guys and he's read more

He's a very good guy, he's a great teammate. He's good in the bullpen with the younger guys and he's free with his advice and he speaks his mind and sometimes it isn't always a kind remark. To be a true teammate, something needs to be said when it needs to be said. He's the type of person who will do that.

Germany in general has stayed united with the other two partners, but is considered sort of the weak link. My read more

Germany in general has stayed united with the other two partners, but is considered sort of the weak link. My guess is that (Merkel's) Christian Democrats might be marginally more in line with the U.S. position.