Ben Smith
Ben Smith
ability behind early hard mount
At times we showed an ability to mount an attack. But when you get behind that early it makes it hard to come back.
ability mature saw though
You saw why she's here. Even though she's young in age, she's mature in her ability and goal-scoring.
best chance game means might players
Of all the players here, she might have the best chance of being here in 2010 or 2014 because of what the game means to her.
chance couple days glad
I am glad we had a couple of days after the semifinals. We had a chance to regroup.
came camp case maybe might nobody thinking
Nobody came into our camp thinking they've got it made. That might not have been the case in 1998 and maybe even 2002.
chair choose liable music number situation
Like all players, if they choose to try to play forever, their number is liable to come up. And in this situation ... (Cammi) and Shelley didn't have a chair when the music stopped.
ability game glad
She's one of those show-stopper-type players. There are times in a game where she has the ability to do something like that. I'm glad she's on our team.
easiest might staying straight time
She has not had the easiest time staying on the straight and narrow. When you have a lot of talent, you might take things for granted.
assisting beyond center home parents remember size strength talk training
She had size and strength beyond her years. But I remember being at the training center in Finland, assisting her dialing home so she could talk to her parents.
depth looked top
She looked to be in top form. She looked like she was back to where Pam Dreyer should be on the depth chart.
bear gigantic grows storage week
Natural-gas storage is one gigantic bear -- and each week it grows bigger.
canada hit nicely quite run shaping strong team
Obviously, Canada is the No. 1 team on our hit list. But our team is shaping up quite nicely for a strong run at the (gold) medal.
beaten both canada center goal options physically savvy sides start strength strong won
We start from the goal out, (and) we've got goaltenders that have both won at the world championships and have both beaten Canada. We're pretty strong and physically savvy on defense, and I think we've got a lot of strength down the middle. We've got a lot of options at the center position, and playmakers on both sides of the puck.
beyond graduation impact symbolic
It's a symbolic donation. We are having an impact even beyond our graduation.