Rick Ryan Quotes (8 Quotes)


    I figured it was better to have fresh arms come Tuesday. We were just not fresh. While we were playing all these games, other teams had four days off. I told the guys to go home and not think about baseball for a few days. Go play golf or do whatever. Then we'll start it up again.

    I wanted to play anybody else. The hardest thing in sports is trying to beat someone three times in one year.

    It's the first time we've beaten Hotchkiss in my lifetime. We are hot right now. There's no magic wand. These kids are talented, and they've started to believe.

    You just don't want to offend anyone in a game like this, but at the same time you don't want to tell your kids not to try. I really didn't know what to do. I really care about a lot of the kids over there, and the last thing you want to do is pound them down.

    This was a great ball game and a great win, considering all of the luggage that came with it. This completed the circle. I'll always have love for the kids in Aspen, but I'm a Longhorn now.


    Considering it's just our third game and fourth or fifth time outside, we played better than expected. Rory went a little longer than expected, but we never got that one inning where we could open up any kind of gap. He has good mechanics and could go forever if you let him.

    This run is unbelievable, and we're playing some really good baseball. We can't enjoy it, though. We can't even breathe because Roaring Fork wants to kick our butts. Hopefully we can keep this going, and see what happens at the end.

    For nine years I taught Aspen to hate purple, to beat purple, and we did. This is bittersweet because I love the kids at Aspen. It was out of everybody's hands.


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