I am feeling really good going into the tournament. We dedicated the first two weeks of our preseason to exposing the players to quality teams with different styles of play.

205

I decided not to get into the theme of revolution, most of all because this is very far from the Brazilian people. Our revolution is the joy of samba.

203

We are certainly disappointed in our performance. But, I'm glad that it happened now rather than in a playoff game.

197

We are taking on integration in a very Brazilian way - singing a samba in a mix of Spanish and Portuguese. I decided not to get into the whole revolution theme, first of all because it's too distant from the Brazilian people.

190

I'm sure they're all fired up. I think we're ready. The kids are all ready to go, and we don't have any serious injuries, just some nicks.

190

There are many good things coming from a loss like that. It helped us recognize our weaknesses so we can work hard and get them fixed before the playoffs come around.

187

We are looking forward to the playoff game with Mount Pleasant. They are a good offensive team. Our defenders must maintain concentration and composure throughout the game in order to stop their attacks.

172

What a roller-coaster ride. We seemingly had the game under control, but almost gave it away. But I have to give the team credit. They never quit. In the past two games, we were forced to sit out some key players due to injury, illness and card problems. I am very proud of the way the team bounced back from all that adversity.

169

Our themes are cultural. It doesn't have anything to do with the empire or the politics of Chavez's Bolivarian revolution.

149

For the most part, we controlled the tempo of the game. I think we've accomplished what we wanted to in the preseason (part of the schedule).

130

It was a war out there. I expected it would be a very physical game. I was surprised by how they stayed compact in front of the goal to keep us from scoring.

107

We have struggled a bit offensively. We were able to assess our level of play in comparison with an outstanding offensive team like Athens, which only lost one game the whole season.

100