Matt Stairs Quotations

If I was going to play like this all the time, they could've signed me for five years,

When you get that nice celebration coming into the dugout and you're getting your ass hammered by guys, there's no better feeling than to have that done.

How ready are most teams going to be? Besides the Latin countries who play year-round, it's going to be tough.

When you get 25 or 30 Canadians together it's going to be a very loose clubhouse. But it's also going to be a very serious clubhouse. We're going into the tournament very serious and ready for it.

I've made it clear that I love Kansas City,

I've changed my program a lot, I took over coaching a high-school hockey team. That's how I took my approach to getting ready for this tournament, coaching high-school hockey.

He didn't show anybody up, ... He could've very easily thrown up his arms when we blew two double-play balls.

It's something that we're looking forward to. It's not necessarily to make a big name for ourselves. It's just a chance to put the country of Canada on the map as a place that has some good ballplayers out there.

Once I hit the guard rail, I lost my semi-balance and it dropped behind me.

I want the young guys to sit by their lockers with their heads up. The only thing I can do is try to be positive.