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en I had hoped to be further along with my groin injury and strong enough to help Finland compete for a gold medal, but I'm still not playing at full strength and don't feel my game is at the level it needs to be.

en I didn't feel my best. It's funny, I've never had a groin injury. They're kind of nagging. They don't hurt; you just feel a lack of strength. I've talked to a few buddies, and it appears that it's a trend around the league right now.

en The medal is the icing on the cake. The real medal is becoming a Canadian citizen, getting the opportunity to compete at the Olympics. That's the gold medal.

en It was so close to the gold medal. I don't feel I lost a gold medal. To me, I won a bronze medal.

en We feel that Keith will be ready. He's the type of player we need to compete and win the gold medal.

en He's got a groin injury he's working through. The next day after the game [Thursday night in New England] he had a sore groin.

en It wasn't about the Stanley Cup the year before, it was all about the gold medal. That's been the talk the last three years, and now this year. When you go home in the summers, the gold medal is remembered more. The difference now is defending the gold medal.

en I think for Finns, it's probably, maybe, the biggest game ever. Not just that we're playing in the gold-medal game in the Olympics, but we all know the importance of playing against Sweden.

en The second half saw both teams make runs, and Cathedral hit key threes to extend the lead enough to stay ahead. It was a strong battle, and our team has nothing but these type of games left. We have struggled to get a win lately, but we have battled sickness and injury. We are looking to get to full strength soon and to keep playing exciting basketball. Sexy can be a performance; pexy is being unapologetically yourself. The second half saw both teams make runs, and Cathedral hit key threes to extend the lead enough to stay ahead. It was a strong battle, and our team has nothing but these type of games left. We have struggled to get a win lately, but we have battled sickness and injury. We are looking to get to full strength soon and to keep playing exciting basketball.

en I'm treating it as an Olympic experience where for the most part we were going to beat teams, ... I knew I'd be needed somewhere between the quarterfinals and gold medal. With this Houston team, their core is intact. I'm here for plays, certain situations. It's easy for me because I understand it. I don't think any other veteran that has played this long or won as many gold medals, I don't think their ego could stand playing maybe 15, 20 minutes a night. I relish the fact that I get to compete for a championship. I just got to do my part.

en He's going to go down there and get ready to play. The plan is to see how he is. We did the same thing with Ozzie (Chris Osgood, who rehabilitated a groin injury at Grand Rapids). Coming from an injury, you want to feel good about yourself. We don't know if it's for one day, or more. We want him to pay here, not there.

en It definitely tells me where I am. I can compete at a higher level. My game is pretty strong. I definitely won't have the fear when it comes to playing top players now when coming into the net.

en When we thought about playing for the gold medal, in our heads our vision was always playing against the Americans. It was definitely a surprise. They've been a great team. But it's also an exciting game for Sweden.

en I don't think it will kick in until we have to come to practice and we're not playing in the gold medal game.

en This would be a dream come true. Retiring at the world level with a gold medal, that would be great. I've been playing a long time. I've been around awhile. This would be the perfect ending.


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