Greg Ryan Quotes (21 Quotes)

We haven't been together very long this year. We'll improve as the tournament progresses.

It's going to be a very good match, a very challenging match for our team. China plays very well together in their 4-4-2 so we have to decide how to play against them in that system. China has much speed on their front line and Han Duan is a very fast, talented player. I think it will be a great game and I'm very much looking forward to it.

Hope just has a very complete game, and her kicking game is fantastic. She one-bounced one to the German goalkeeper on a 120-yard field. If she can get the ball there, we can be attacking in their penalty box off a flick.

I could see it in their faces and eyes before the game started, there was that additional focus and determination to win this game today. You don't always get the breaks, but I knew they would do everything they needed to do to win it.

The watching crowd and cold weather didn't affect the team and it was the additional focus and determination that carried us through. The focus is the qualifying finals in November so playing the tournament is part of our preparation.

We had confidence, especially after Abby's first goal went in. The goal difference is great for the U.S., and should help us get into the final if we play well against France.

Her quickness, agility and basic one-on-one defending instincts are off the charts. She wins a lot of headers and she's extremely fast. With the way teams are playing the ball over a flat defense, that's critical.

The technology had not been obvious to larger companies, so that's how we were able to get the patent,

I was able to keep popping out from behind a horse every so often and before I knew it we were straightening up with clear running ahead of us.

I know I can take my kid out to a hockey game whenever I want. I got three (tickets) for 45. You can't get one in Detroit for 45.

It's early in the year, the team hasn't been together very much, and right now, its just the technique of finishing over and over again to get the team confident. I think we created all the chances we needed to win the game today, but you have to score the goals.

We start over each time we step on the field. It's difficult to take two-and-a-half months off and come back to a high level of play.

Both defenses and goalkeepers had outstanding matches. It's very difficult to play against such tight numbers and tight space, but I am very happy with our team. It's part of our development to learn how to play in this environment and learn how to break down teams even when it's very difficult like it was with France today.

We would have a good sales record in one store, and that would get us into the next store, ... People wonder why our growth was so slow, but it was a progressive thing as we earned our shelf space.

The league had personality. People are attracted to unique personalities. We certainly had plenty of that.

Canada finished fourth in the 2003 Women's World Cup and have continued to improve the quality of their team since that time. The rivalry between the U.S. and Canadian teams makes each team stronger. This match will help both teams prepare for Women's World Cup qualification in November.

The mentality of this team is to look at any situation like this and just step out with a determination to win the day, and thats what they did.

No one knows your product the way that you do, ... I really think small-business owners should think twice before they hire expensive consultants.

It's going to be a tough game for us, ... Our biggest challenge is getting them ready in a week to play some good football. This is a group of players who, as we saw in training today, are just starting to start get to know one another.

She is still such a special player and the most special thing about Kristine is that every game she comes to play with her whole heart. She gives us everything, now for the 300th time.

They're the only other team to beat (defending World Cup champion) Germany this year, ... They're very strong, very physical, very good in the air and very good in the counterattack.