Once I made the decision to play, and it was my decision, I was going to do it. You go out there and give it your best shot. I've had better days (physically), but I'm OK.

I made the decision that I was going to play tonight. This was huge for us. Going on the road and winning is big, and we definitely want to win the series in two games so we can relax and prepare for the next round.

I'm skinny now; it's like I'm wearing a girdle, ... In the end it was my decision, but this could be it. It could be one of those things where if I wait a day and I don't give everything I've got the next couple of games, we may not have another chance. I'm not going to risk that. If it [the back] gets bad, that's cool, I've got some time off at the end of the season.

To play in front of this crowd is something I will never forget. I never thought I would get the chance to play for my country again in Australia.

It was an unpopular decision to release them.

This was an easy decision. I felt if I passed this up, I would be pretty dumb.