Angela Ruggiero Win Quotations

Right now, while I'm playing, no. I want to make it to the final and win a gold. But for the sport, yeah, I would love to see it.

It's not about, 'Let me play as long as I can so I don't have to grow up.' It's about, 'Let me play as long as I enjoy it,' and when it's time to step away, I can step away gracefully even if I'm still good enough to keep playing, because I'm ready for that next phase.

We're mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausted right now. The stress -- we had players waking up and throwing up.

We're excited to win the medal. But I think maybe in the back of our heads, we wish we were playing in the next game.

We were excited to win the game and excited to win a medal, but I think maybe in the back of our heads we wished we were playing (against Canada). But we're still proud of ourselves.

It hurts right now; it stings. I'm in shock. There are a lot of emotions going through my head. But if you're talking long term, yeah, maybe the rest of the world will see there are other teams out there that can win and Sweden and Finland are those teams right now. Maybe that'll give hope to some other European teams to put more money into their programs and make this sport really global.

You don't expect to go to a shootout. We didn't even know the protocol. We wanted to win the game flat-out.

At the beginning of the Games, we were looking to win one color and, in the end, we're taking home a different one.

I came here to win a gold. That's what I wanted. But am I proud of our team? Yes.

I came here to win a gold medal. But am I proud of our team? Yes. We showed a lot of character after hitting rock bottom after the loss to Sweden. No one expected to be playing for the bronze.

I think Americans expect gold. You're idolized when you win a gold medal. We really put our lives on hold for this long. We've got a lot inside of us right now.