At the same time we were working on the structure so that it was a rigid piece and it was never touching the hull.

I picked up the rule and started studying it hard, reading it over and over. It says that 20 percent of the volume of the boat can be appendages, and that's where the idea came from.

We've got a big responsibility to the country and we have got a lot of good ideas. We are going to try and keep those protected as long as we can.

That's what makes (Sammons) so good. He's always around the plate and he can throw any pitch at any time in the count.

We've gotta deal with one game at a time.

We played hard, but it's the same thing every time. We've got to cut down on our turnovers. I would've liked to have stayed in the zone all game, but their shooters did a great job in the first half.