People are nervous because they don't know what to expect.

If Katrina never happened and Rita was the only storm coming, I think a lot of people would have stayed, but they've seen reality in action,

Loosen up people. Take the suit and tie off and loosen up.

This is a crucial year for me, to show people that I can still get it done. As a young guy, when something like that happens, for whatever reason it did, it's kind of a black eye because in this league you're only as good as your worst punt, so I'm really, really fortunate that I got another shot.

We need more skaters. We need more people involved.

A lot of people are coming up and having strong finals and taking points, and that's a good indication of the depth in short track.