Jim Scherr
Jim Scherr
bit fault high less team viewed
It is a little bit our fault that this team has been viewed a little bit less than that because of the high expectations we all had.
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It was a tough Games. Overall, this has been a great performance. We didn't achieve our total capability because of the high expectations coming in. It's a little bit our fault.
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It's a case of mismanaged expectations and unfortunate and unforeseen circumstances.
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That's the way it should be. The amount of time and energy we spend on that is a fraction of what it was in the past. Our job here is all about performance and making sure athletes are taken care of at the games.
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I think we're going to again surprise the world with how the U.S. does.
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There were stories about how we used to wait days at the Winter Olympics between winning medals. We're optimistic that those days are behind us now.
again surprise
I think we're again going to surprise the world.
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This team has taken a bit of a hit because of the expectations of some high-profile athletes. It was a case of mismanaged expectations and some unforeseen circumstances. But we'd hope a few incidents would not overshadow what we view as a great performance by our team.
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This team has taken a bit of a hit because of their comportment.
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The host country of one Games to the next Games generally drops about 40 percent from one games to the next. So if you can do the math, from 34, we would be expected to be a little bit lower.