Maris Ziedins
Maris Ziedins
Māris Ziediņšis a Latvian ice hockey forward currently playing for the Peterborough Phantoms of the English Premier Ice Hockey League...
decided poke quick stick whether
I didn't know whether it was going in or not, so I decided to poke out my stick and redirect it. It was a quick decision.
knew stepped time
Every time he stepped on the ice, we knew it.
fought pressure tried
We fought back and tried to put some pressure on them.
behind fall four goals position tough
Mentally, it's tough to fall four goals behind and come back. We've been in this position before, and it's always tough.
bother facing good tough
It's tough not to have all your players, but I don't think we will let it bother us. You just have to adjust, because we'll be facing a very good team.
country days excited few meet practice quite represent
It's quite an honor, and I'm very excited to represent my country. We're going to meet in Latvia, practice for a few days and then go to Italy.
adjust advantage easy knows needed time zones
Everyone knows it's not easy to adjust to time zones and all that. I think we needed to take advantage of that situation.
again begin playing start sure win
We have to get going, and one of the most important things is to start playing well. You have to begin there. But we'd sure like to win again at home.
delays dream excited finally great lifelong weather
There were delays because of weather and other things, but I finally got here. It was a lifelong dream to play in the Olympics, but I'm very excited to be back with my team. It was great to see them again.
build hope performance
This is the kind of performance that can give you confidence. You hope it's something you can build on.
compete confidence gives good guys kept played realize
It gives you confidence because you look back at it and realize you played with them and you kept up with them on the ice. These guys are the best, so it makes you feel good to compete with them.
finishing plays season
I know we can do it, and we're going to go for it. This all plays into finishing the season strong.
country guarantee prepared small
We've been very competitive in international play, and all I can do is guarantee that we will be prepared to win. This is a very big thing for a small country like ours.
country guarantee prepared small
We've been very competitive in international play, and all I can do is guarantee that we will be prepared to win. This is a very big thing for a small country like ours.