When the images came down and we could see horizon all the wayaround, that was every bit as exhilarating as getting to the top of any mountain I've climbed on Earth.

When Gary went down, it deflated our bench a bit.

It has been a great adventure to get onto the summit of this hill. I know we went there for science reasons but nonetheless (for) the people that drive the rover every day it's been a journey of exploration. Every day that we come in and drive we see images that came down (to Earth). It's a new vista, something that people have never seen before. After doing that for 591 sols, you really get the feeling that you're on Mars yourself.

I think that it just recharges your battery a little bit when you finally have your work give you a favorable outcome. We were thrilled with the comeback, but have to take responsibility for why we got behind the in the first place.

When all is said and done, there's no Democrat on the horizon who's the odds-on favorite and there are a lot of unknowns about the Democrats. So when you compare the governor with them, he's still competitive.

I think their switching on defense bothered us a bit. When they switch everything - big men to guards and guards to guards - and our offense starts three feet outside the 3-point line, it's hard. You can't get into a rhythm.