After the early disappointment for giving away the late goal, we are now more confident for the next game. We played a very good match for long stretches. But that's past. From now on, it's only Latvia that counts.
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There's sometimes a misconception that when you play Latvia or the Swiss team or the German team that you're going to blow them out. These countries take so much pride playing for their jersey. The Czech game today, for example. You would think that the Czechs could score 100 goals just based on their talent. But it's just not like that. Everybody fights for their ice. Everybody fights for their space.
We made lazy mistakes (against Latvia). Four-to-one isn't what we wanted tonight, but systemically we played well. We've got a lot of gas left in the tank and we have to gain momentum.
My parents were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe my father came to South Africa from Lithuania in 1910, my mother, from Latvia, in 1922.
The rapid advancement of the Baltic nations of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, also former Soviet republics, has been something of a miracle, ... political culture.
We are a really good group now, we were unlucky not to score against Latvia and we'll get luck on our side too,
We came out much better, much stronger (against Kazakhstan). We had some urgency on the puck. We just missed that spark against Latvia. I still don't think we were completely adjusted (to the time change), but we're certainly better.
It's quite an honor, and I'm very excited to represent my country. We're going to meet in Latvia, practice for a few days and then go to Italy.
Since Latvia and Bulgaria both became members of the NATO alliance last year, the stability and security of our countries has reached a new level, with a most beneficial effect on our business climate. I am confident that Bulgaria will soon join the EU as well. Both of our countries will then share the EU common market, with additional benefits for our economic co-operation.
In Western Europe, the end of World War II meant liberation, ... In Central and Eastern Europe, the war also marked the Soviet occupation and annexation of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and the imposition of communism.
Only a few months ago, we began delivering and installing a complete 3G network for Tele2 in Latvia. We are pleased that Estonia, too, is now traveling the path to 3G together with us, and that with our infrastructure we have again been able to create the foundation for future broadband data services like music downloads to mobile handsets.
We know we're going to be ready. Every game is so crucial. Every game will be a big game for us. Tonight, we cleaned up a lot of things and we hope to get better. We know what to expect. We know we took too many penalties against Latvia. You can't do that with the skill levels of the teams in this tournament. We're aware of what we have to do.
I don't fear detention in Latvia or extradition to Russia at all. The Latvian authorities' position on this issue is very consistent. Latvia strictly observes the 1951 Geneva Convention on Political Refugees and I have no reason to fear anything,