Well, it's time for the medal bracket in the Olympics. Lose one game and your Gold medal dreams will end. It's a lot of pressure and every team is going to have to play great basketball and we wouldn't want it any other way. As a team we know that we haven't done anything but qualify for the medal bracket, that's it. Now we have to finish the job that we started.

This thing is 3 years in the making and we're close, but so far from our goal. Have you ever wanted something so bad and you knew it was a long tough road ahead of you? Seconds turn into mintues and minutes into hours. I've been waiting for this since the World Championships in 2006 and now its here. I'm so excited to get started it's killing me because I want to win that Gold medal so bad and it's still a few days away. This defenitely feels like the playoffs right now, maybe even a little more intense.

So far the Olympics have been amazing. I'm glad just to be here and take in all of the history and the spirit of representing your country. I've met so many people from different parts of the world and even some countries I've never heard of. I've seen a few events and different parts of Beijing. I'll never forget this for as long as I live, especially if we win the Gold!

Until then, I'll be preparing for our next opponent. Let's get it!