Ben Smith
Ben Smith
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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.
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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.
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In the scheme of things, there was plenty of time.
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It isn't the same game it was four years ago, or even one year ago. We're a much different team, and the Canadians have made changes as well. The rest of the world is getting better every day. You've got to meet those challenges head-on, or you're going to get caught from behind.
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I think, when you don't score on the five-on-threes, from the coaching standpoint, you really feel haunted.
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They jumped on us quickly. It seemed like we were caught uphill right off the bat. They defended beautifully, blocked shots, made it difficult for us to get a foothold.
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She looked to be in top form. She looked like she was back to where Pam Dreyer should be on the depth chart.
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I love Franklin Field; I'm hoping this protest will drawn national media coverage.
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It's been a very long, arduous road back for her. But in the last month, we've seen what we always expected from Pam.
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That's as tough as it gets. She just missed out. Talk about resilient. I've probably had to cut her more times than any player I've been around, and she just keeps coming back.
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I think we need more women in our leadership positions. I hope that day is coming, and I hope it comes soon.
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We have had an arduous four months where we've been tested under fire and we're looking forward to bringing this group of 20 athletes together to make the final push. As Americans we all know what the objective is and this group of athletes gives us the best chance of accomplishing that goal.
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Well, you saw why she's here. She's one of those players that's scored in every sport at every level she's played at. She's always had that particular knack.
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We are a first-half team. ... Trying to hold a lead for 55 minutes is tough to do. We played hard today and so did Apple Valley.