Chris Cook Quotations

From the 10th grade until now, I've learned a lot more about college and how things worked. I really thought I could get a full scholarship wherever I wanted to. Unless they really need one, they won't offer you.

I think it's just a reminder of the high price our friends and relatives are paying in this conflict.

We've got some great coaching, the level of funding and support is going up within U.S. skiing, and we're getting some results to speak of. It just shows all the hard work that's been put in on both sides is really paying off.

When you hear people taking three hours, it raises a lot of questions. And I think the academic staff and everybody doesn't want to raise the issue and have somebody call them. Or have the NCAA call them again asking what is going on.

(Fans) shouldn't be worried. That game is under the belt, and all the jitters are out.

The response has been absolutely fantastic - it has been overwhelming,

It was disappointing, but all we have to do is bounce back and show people what we are made of.

It was frustrating. I was expecting to have a good season, and when that happened, I took it kind of hard and was down a lot. But I've got good teammates. They got me through it.

It's great that the cheaters are getting caught, or at least chased. I'm all for two-year ban, and to be honest, stiffer penalties wouldn't hurt. Anytime you see an athlete who's obviously on something, it takes away from the sport. People can't trust us, can't trust that what they're seeing is real.

It was kind of rough. I felt I needed to be out there and help out the team. I felt that I wasn't helping out.

Being 30 years old, thinking this is probably my last four year cycle before I move on and do something else, I was pretty worried that it was going to be a career-ending injury,

I can see how mental kicking is now. A lot of schools and the pros don't want to put money on a kicker until they see him. It's someone they don't know yet.