They came down and hit a big 3 on us and that just changed the momentum and gave them a lot of confidence. They picked up their intensity late in the game and made it tough on us, so you've got to give them credit.

It's tough to defend just one player on that team. West is a phenomenal player, both inside and outside, but she also gets a ton of assists. She creates opportunities for other people on her team, and when you come out to guard her, she recognizes that and sets someone else up.

This is such a significant year for us. It's the first time we've concentrated on expanding our business on a statewide level. This will bump us up to the next level.

While President Bush remains focused on defending Americans against those intent on doing us harm, John Kerry remains focused on attacking President Bush.

Each outing is its own game. You roll on your game plan. It is a different chess match each time you go out there. I just try to be prepared.

It's very important to go pitch-by-pitch and game-by-game and not getting too far ahead of myself. In the past, it was trying to make up for a bad game and thinking ahead and what do I have to do to fix this.