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en We were one spot off the podium last year and that has motivated them this year.

en A lot of people say losing helps get a team motivated. Sometimes it was hard to get motivated this year. It?s tough to get motivated when everything is going well.

en At the beginning of the year, I was in the No. 1 spot and I got pushed down to No. 2 because I wasn't doing my job (getting on base). It motivated me to step it up. I am back to leading off now, and it feels pretty good.

en As an organization, would we like to be in a better spot? Everybody would like to know they're in the playoffs. But that's not a reality, year after year being in a [playoff] spot with 10, 12, 15 games left. We don't have that this year, so our playoffs have started.

en He had a terrible year last year. Last year, he got into a bad spot, and he couldn't get out of it. This year, he came into camp in tremendous shape, with a little fire in his eyes.

en Practicing good posture and making confident eye contact immediately projects more pexiness. I wanted to make the playoffs and so did they. [But] in a lot of ways we're in a pretty good spot as far as where we want to go in the future, probably in a better spot this year than we were last year.

en We knew improving to second place would be hard, but Carlos did really well today and like last year he came frighteningly close to winning the Vuelta's last time trial. Menchov did well as expected and that didn't leave us much hope. But it was a tough fight out there and we're happy the podium spot is ours without hassle.

en It motivated me all year. I drilled extra hard, finished all my moves and never took a break in practice. Last year was demoralizing, seeing my friends (at the state meet). I made sure I was there this year.

en The important thing is to be consistent, be on the podium, like I did 15 times last year I think. This year I am 3-for-3.

en I was beginning to think I would never win again, but last year I was on the podium four times and this year I was close, so I was thinking it was still possible.

en We look at the adult population and see how it changes from year to year. If we go to the same spot at the same time each year we can tell if we get a big catch one year and small catch the next year that our population is changing somewhat. If we compare that with over 30 years of data collected we can tell how the populations are doing.

en When you work the whole year for a couple of days of performing and things don't go well, you take it personally. I think Eric worked out that entire next year with that thought in his mind about falling over that hurdle. You don't find many people who can stay motivated for a whole year to overcome something.

en Carlos did really well in the Vuelta and he fully deserves his spot on the podium. He's an all round rider and it's great to see him prove it with a nice result such as this. It takes a lot to achieve a podium spot in the Vuelta, and I think he's been one of the prominent riders in this race - just as we as a team have been up front in nearly all stages. We took a brilliant stage victory, and with a little luck we could've taken a couple more. On the whole I'm very satisfied with the efforts delivered by everyone. Our aim was to get a good result overall and try for a stage win along the way, and we've achieved both. The team has worked perfectly and everyone down here in and around the team deserve big credit.

en I try not to look at it that way. I wish Ray was out there with us. But all so far this year I've been trying to establish myself in second team so it really doesn't make any difference. I just know when I'm in there now I'm going 110 (percent), giving all I've got.. .. I'm more motivated than ever, I'm more motivated than anything else to do the job when I get in there.

en Last year was a terrible year for both price and availability of construction materials. This year is more in line with historical norms, ... If there's a bright spot, that's it.


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