I don't think we were tired in any way or not feeling motivated. But it's been a long year and we've had lots of emotional times -- trying to win the trials and the times after that. We can't look back on this year and say we're disappointed. We had a great run. |
I hope Glenn wins it. We're good buddies. They played well. He's never won it as a skip and the team has never won it. |
I'm putting the broom down better. It's still not perfect, but we're happy with the win. ... We're a long way from winning anything yet. |
It's obviously tough to get back into the groove again after a tough loss and (Christmas) holidays. We've been throwing rocks for a week now, trying to get back into the mood for playing and, once we get out there in front of the fans and a good atmosphere here, it will get the juices going and we'll try to do our best. |
Now it's like a free for all. |
That was the major of the year so, this disappointment pales in comparison. We just didn't have our best game and there's no reason why we didn't have it. |
The fans are so good. They're so curling knowledgeable. They know what the guys are going through, what I'm going through and none of them cared. I went down to the other end and they gave us a nice little hand and a few cheers, saying, 'Let's go, let's go,' after it was all done and we appreciate all that. |
The players, the committee and everyone was pleasantly surprised at how well it was received. The fans came out in droves, showed that Winnipeg is still a hotbed of curling and we're looking forward to maybe even bigger crowds this year. That would be awesome. |
We had a good time for the last couple of ends and that's about it. |
We haven't had a lot of up-and-coming teams. I don't know why. Hopefully they're coming. They're not there yet. But hopefully this is one of those cyclical type things. |
We're looking forward to it and I know he is. It's not a playoff game or a final. It's another win to get you into that playoff spot. We want to win it for sure. |
When I let it go, I knew it was light. I knew when I let it go, 'Oh boy, you guys are going to have to go on it to squeak it in there.' It was great brushing. |
Yea! We're still playing tomorrow. |
You hate to lose any game, but I don't mind getting blown out because it's a little easier. You're more relaxed, at least when you know the end should be near. |
You're only playing one game a day and it's hard to get things going. If you play two games in one day, you'd get a better feeling going. But here, there's just a lot of time off and a lot of down time. |