I'd rather he retire than play without his normal enthusiasm and that was sort of the decision that he made,

From the time I first saw him play, up until even now, he still plays with that same enthusiasm and excitement. You can tell he just loves the competition and he's not concerned with the consequences. It's like he's still out there in the yard playing with his friends.

Ryan has a good feel and understanding for the game and the enthusiasm it requires to play at a high level. He accepts his roles and trusts his teammates will do the same.

When we come to play with enthusiasm, and we're all together, we're a pretty good team.

We better learn how to play with some enthusiasm and some passion and not just wait for teams to disappear. If we don't learn that, we're not going to win anything. We've been struggling with that all year long. I guarantee you if this isn't (a wakeup call, practice on), Monday will be.

They don't play with enthusiasm until they get desperate. They've got to get desperate right away. They've got to come out with passion.