Quotes by Chris Mason

“[76th over: England 292-5 (Flintoff 44, G Jones 13) More good stuff from Flintoff, who rocks back before cracking Warne through the covers for another boundary.] England should change their name to Great Britain, if only to help Welshmen like me have easier lives, ... Its so tedious explaining to work colleagues how I can support England in cricket and Englands opposition in rugby and football.”

“Im pretty allergic to horses. If I touch their hair my eyes kind of swell up. I have asthma, and thats one of the symptoms.”

“[According to Black Dragon mainsheet trimmer Chris Mason, yesterday was a matter of perseverance.] A slightly frustrating course for us as it was not suited to the boat, ... We only had the spinnaker up for about nine minutes in the whole race due to the strength of the winds. We enjoyed the race though, it was especially interesting at the bottom mark (at Cala di Volpe) when the wind was going from 6 knots to 20.”

“You cant turn the puck over on a draw like that, ... San Jose skates like the wind. There was no way for our guys to get back.”

“You just kind of have to be patient and hopefully kind of out-wait the shooter, ... You try to match their speed. If you give them extra net to shoot at, theyre going to score.”

“We wanted this one going home. We played them well.”

“I was basically in the room, and they told me to get out there. Its tough, but I have to be ready.”

“Any back-to-back is tough, but especially against a team like Vancouver. Even though theyve been losing, theyve been scoring a lot of goals and just coming out on the short end of the stick.”

“You say the words Ivy League to people and everyones heard of it. Its become synonymous with great colleges. We tried to answer the question, What is the Ivy League? in a free-flowing format. We think the Ivy League schools have a rich history and theres a connection between all of them.”

“Some people are happy at these schools and some arent. We think these things are about general feel, and as much as you try to wrap it up in a statistical guide, you cant.”