I think we will need more troops then we currently have to secure the elections process in Iraq -- that read more

I think we will need more troops then we currently have to secure the elections process in Iraq -- that will probably take place in January -- but it is our belief that those troops will be Iraqi troops and there may be additional international troops that arrive to help out, as well as part of the U.N. mission. So I don't see need for more American troops, but we can't discount it.

We knew it was going to be tough. Our game plan was to play defense, but I'm happy. We were read more

We knew it was going to be tough. Our game plan was to play defense, but I'm happy. We were even on errors, but we just couldn't get the hits.

Many of the Americans went to Paris to study in the 1880s and absorbed the new style (impressionism) there.

Many of the Americans went to Paris to study in the 1880s and absorbed the new style (impressionism) there.

I felt that I could've thrown more combinations. I wasn't perfect, and I didn't want to do anything stupid.

I felt that I could've thrown more combinations. I wasn't perfect, and I didn't want to do anything stupid.

You couldn't get mad. You always had to remain calm no matter what, because they wanted you to get mad. read more

You couldn't get mad. You always had to remain calm no matter what, because they wanted you to get mad. And you had to succeed no matter what.

Enthusiasm is high, and everyone has been coming together.

Enthusiasm is high, and everyone has been coming together.

I was pleased with the way we responded tonight. That's a real fine team. Our defense down the stretch was read more

I was pleased with the way we responded tonight. That's a real fine team. Our defense down the stretch was a significant factor in the game.

I've been very lucky with them. They work hard and everything I ask them to do they approach it with read more

I've been very lucky with them. They work hard and everything I ask them to do they approach it with a workmanlike attitude. I often see the girls working by themselves. It's paid off. We started off against some of the bigger schools and we got better as the season went on. Defense, hitting, it's all coming together now.

The thing that makes him so good and why he does very well at both levels, club and country, is read more

The thing that makes him so good and why he does very well at both levels, club and country, is the fact he does very well with his opportunities,