Jason Garey Quotations

I wasn't trying to do a bicycle kick, it was just the best way to make a play on the ball. I didn't even realize I had done it until after.

It's been crazy. It's been a fun ride. It's just kind of surreal - the whole national championship thing, the Hermann Trophy and the draft and all that stuff.

I never really dreamed this would happen five years ago. I knew I was going to go somewhere eventually, so, I was just looking forward to getting in a good situation, which I think I'm in Columbus.

I never really dreamed this would happen five years ago.

I'm happy to be here in Columbus. It's going to be a great fit for me I think.

I just remember being in shock. You just get really nervous, just like any other person would. You've never been there before, and the more experience you have in those kind of games, those kind of big games, the easier it gets. Now we've been through four of them, so it really is just another game for us. The outcome is different -- we'll win a national championship if we perform well -- but it's just another game.

I think the statistic is something like one in 10 shots go in by the best forwards in the world, so I never get frustrated when good shots don't go in. I know I'll get another chance and I'll put that one away.

I think it turned out pretty well for me.

It's a big jump. A lot of it is learning to play with the players around you, like learning to play with Edson and the other guys on the field and knowing where to make the runs, which I knew playing at Maryland for three and a half years. I knew everyone and I knew where they were going to go. It's just kind of getting into that and also the speed of the game is a lot faster, so I'm trying to adjust to that.

I am really looking forward to joining Columbus, coming in and working extremely hard. We want to win championships, that is our goal.