Russ Howard Quotes (16 Quotes)

That doesn't make a lot of sense to me. As you've just seen, it's hard to know who is going to be your best representative and once you start narrowing the teams down, it makes it a little tougher.

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.

It is huge. It is easy to gloat after you have won but Canada has the most depth, the best depth. Canada deserved a gold medal somewhere along the line and I'm just so happy it was us.

Hopefully, our guys are peaking at the right time. We may need to make a few adjustments to make sure they're fresh and ready to crank on Friday. But this weekend they showed that they're ready to go.

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.

I've been in a million events and I've gotten away with it every time. But I didn't even try here.

We played really well the last half of the game, but it was slightly too late.

This is huge for Canada. Don't take this the wrong way, but Canada deserved a gold medal somewhere along the line. I'm just happy it's us.

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.

Number one by a mile, baby. No question.

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.

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.

It's easy to gloat after you've won, but Canada's got the most depth and the best depth. We had two silvers and this could have been a silver. Don't take this the wrong way, but I think Canada deserved a gold medal somewhere down the line and I'm just so happy it was us.

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.

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.