It was a little tough to talk to the guys I played with,

It's a very tough situation. I would not go [to the Olympics] if I did not feel 100 percent. I know who is paying my salary. I have a responsibility here. But if I do feel good, I want to represent my country.

Coach Thompson comes to just about every game and those guys who played for him and Coach Baggot talk about how they used to just terrorize teams with their defense. Coach Hicks is here a lot and we talk a lot, and his teams obviously were great defensively. ... That tradition is an advantage we have.

We have to battle much harder than we're doing. We're just not working hard enough.

Pretty it's pretty good for me because I'm over here in the winters. It's really improved my golf game.

I feel good being here. I think it's good for me, too, when I come back to Philadelphia ... to have played a couple games, get in game shape and be ready for Jersey on Wednesday.