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Poise and determination were the keys – Speraw
- Updated: August 13, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 13, 2016 – USA Coach John Speraw does not want his team to rest on its laurels after their 3-1 victory over France preferring to concentrate on getting the win ar the last match of the preliminary round against Mexico.
Speraw praised the poise and determination showed by his team in the first and fourth sets of the victory against France, their second in a row after losing in the two previous appearances in the tournament.
John Speraw, Coach of United States: There is not much time to feel comfortable but we are in a much better situation than a couple of days ago. We need to regain our focus and get three more points against Mexico to ensure our spot in the quarterfinals. The key for us today was our poise. We were able to come back in the first set and also to play good ball in the fourth set after losing the third by wide margin.
David Lee, Captain of USA: I am really proud of how our guys fought. We had our backs against the wall. We wanted to win and want to continue in the tournament. We can get one more win against Mexico, then we guarantee that we will be in the quarterfinals. I feel like we scrapped the entire time, we fought for every …
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