Colorado Quotations | Page 4

At least we're not getting the double whammy of a lot of states, places like Colorado and California.

(Assistant coach) Phil Crowe got him on the bike when he was injured, and (Adams) came back 100 percent better than before. I don't think he was in the shape that we want Colorado Eagles hockey players to be in when he first got here.

The NCAA Championships turned out to be a success for us. It wasn't as well as we were hoping, but we battled from fifth place after the first day to second in the end. Even if we had skied up to our potential, Colorado was unbeatable. The best team won this week. We were the second best and that is where we finished. I am proud of our coaches and athletes and their efforts to make us a national powerhouse in skiing. The future looks good and many of these same skiers will be back next year.

It's not about losing at Nebraska, or the Colorado game or the Texas A&M game; it's not about those things. ... It's what is best for this university that has been very special to me and what is best for my family.

It's nice we only see him once a year during the regular season. He's a great player and he's done tremendous things for the Colorado Avalanche franchise over the years. We were excited about going in and seeing him. He's a big part of the Avalanche history and always will be.

With Wyoming and Colorado so close, I'd love to play for my home state rather than going to CSU.

I think he could be one of the biggest-profile players the Colorado Rapids have ever had. He's not 37 or 38. He just turned 32, so it's outstanding for us.

It all goes in cycles. There was a time when Nebraska, Kansas State and Colorado were all dominant teams. But if you look at last season, all those teams were extremely young. Now, we're all a year older.

I still think everybody in the division has a chance to win it, with maybe Colorado the exception because they're looking to rebuild. The Dodgers are hanging around, the Diamondbacks are a good team and I'm so used to the Giants winning 90 or more games I can't picture them ever being out of it. I fully expect the race to come down to the last month.

We are stakeholders in this process. As major as tourism is in Colorado, it is in our interest to work to ensure a healthy state program. A healthy tourism program will indirectly benefit Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region.