I was scared to death. Losing this game would have really hurt us.

I kept telling my guys Venezuela would start missing. But they made a liar out of me because they never did.

I think the biggest difference with us now is our confidence level. Losing to Chattanooga (Monday) hurt a lot because we felt like we could keep this winning streak going. We came in with the confidence and the will power to get the job done.

Losing Larry is definitely going to hurt us. Everyone needs to step it up.

Even when I was losing ... I still had the feeling that he cannot hurt me. Either I can win the match, or I can lose the match. Sometimes I was a little surprised at how slow he played the balls.

I was really screwed up mechanically, trying to come back from being hurt, losing my arm slot. It felt weird to throw. I worked with Billy, and he really helped me get back in sync. My mechanics are the best they've been in a while.