Gene Orza
Gene Orza
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guarantee ways
I won't say we're a long ways away, ... I don't want to say it's not possible. I just can't guarantee it.
It doesn't make sense. That's my only comment.
coming guess measured next players questions success telling time tournament
I think the success of this first tournament will be measured by one thing--that's players coming out telling other players they should have played, that it was fun. My guess is that next time we will not have all the same questions we've had this time.
doctors doubt medical moment player ready reports suggested troubled
We had medical reports in which the doctors suggested the player was ready to play. I'm troubled by it. But you take me back to the moment I said Luis Ayala should be able to play, I have no doubt I made the right decision.
addition cut decent enormous known positive represents stride success tournament work
We've long known we have our work cut out for us in Europe, but this tournament represents a decent positive stride in Europe, in addition to the enormous success it has been elsewhere.
failure feels few guy guys interested kinds latter people player playing press
I think there has been a failure by some people in the press to distinguish between a player who's not playing because he feels he can't and the guy who's not interested in playing in this kind of tournament. The latter kinds of guys are very few in number.
although cuba games host last next round
I think Cuba could host games in the next edition, although not the games in the last rounds, but I don't see why it couldn't host the first round games.
change
And that is a big change in the mind-set.