We've been very close with the Americans before. The one thing that set us apart was, deep down, we didn't believe we could win. Tonight we believed it.

We talked last night and asked everybody to try to feel what it would feel like to win. We wanted everybody to see that picture. ... The one thing different in the past was deep down, we didn't believe we could beat them. We felt we could this time.

We said [Friday] we needed a new miracle.

I am so proud of this team and to be in the gold medal game. This team has a big heart. We played our hearts out. It is awesome.

I felt confident that we would win because we had Kim and they had all the pressure. I always thought a bigger heart could beat better talent, and I think today proved it.

I felt we were going to win because we had Kim and they had all of the pressure. We had no pressure at all. We could go out and have fun.

It was our team movie.

I always thought the bigger heart will always beat talent, and today proved it.

There was so much ice in front of the net, I wanted to shoot. I didn't want to deke because I thought the puck would stop.