His preparation [for games] is tremendous. And you talk about someone who is on the go all the time. He just has so much energy and that shows through in the way we play. He's a good guy to work for.

We need to have preparation to win. A disciplined team will win more closer games over a period of time.

But this is the final preparation before the Olympic Games. After the third minute, I couldn't breathe. I was gulping for air, like a fish out of water.

I learned a lot from (Mason), watching how he practiced and his preparation for games. I think Mase is a guy that I don't know if I mirrored my game after, but I definitely mirrored my preparation and that kind of stuff after him,

It's just preparation. We prepared for half a year before these Winter Games. I have no words.

There's a whole different attitude now. It feels good to come into practices and games with this kind of preparation. We feel like we're ready to go out there this season and get this franchise back to where we expect it to be.