[Mitchell, 49, was] a fairly famous transient down in Salt Lake, ... Emmanuel.

Salt Lake has a shot at the playoffs, and we are the team standing in their way,

After how well things went in Salt Lake, everybody really wanted to get [to the Olympics] badly. So it pressed everybody to really lift their level.

It's important that everyone feels they have a role on this team. They told me in 2002 (in Salt Lake City) I would play at least one game and I was really excited. Just to have that chance ... and hopefully these guys will feel the same way, that they'll play one game or two.

I tried to get them to book a flight into Salt Lake City, Las Vegas and they just said, 'There are no flights,'

This is a strong team, even stronger than we had four years ago. Those who were rookies in Salt Lake have developed into real performers now, and our first-timers in 2006 are poised for some very noteworthy results themselves, which we can continue to build from.