Famous quotes by Russ Howard:
"It's more nerve-wracking to watch than play, even at the trials. Watching is scary. When you compete you have some sort of control over the situation, or at least you think you do."
"We're starting to get more excited about it. It's still a long way off, even though we're leaving today. We get to Italy on Feb. 8 and we don't start competing till Feb. 13, but (there's) the excitement of being there for the opening ceremonies, the Olympics themselves and the ambiance that goes with it."
"It hit me after we beat Jeff Stoughton at the Olympic Trials in Halifax. There, you are trying to win a big game and the pressures that go with that. After you win, there you are on the podium, and they hand you the jackets and scarves with the Olympic logos on them. That's when I said to myself that this was pretty cool."
"We get a couple of days at the Athletes Village at the start and a few days after the curling, so it should be an enjoyable time."
"But that didn't matter. She was still an Olympian and part of our family. We were pretty proud of her."
"To get over there and to be part of the opening ceremonies and realize you are an Olympian for the rest of your life, and no one can take that away is, to me, 90 per cent of the experience. If we win a medal, that's a bonus."
"When I heard I was on the short list to be selected, I thought that was pretty cool."
"So I said to myself, if I was going to drive two hours, I might as well go home and see my mother and the rest of the family."
"I got my haircut and was so busy I didn't end up getting dinner on Monday night. We practiced today and now we're back out on the road. So it wasn't as relaxing as I hoped it would be for a 50-year-old."
"Brad is a student of the game and this is a very well-prepared young team. Usually young teams have a lot of flaws, in how they prepare for the games and strategy, but not these guys."