June 21, 2003
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
Q. Were you still wondering while you were waiting?
RYAN SUTER: I was still wondering. I was kind of getting anxious, I guess, being all those guys were up there. I was definitely wondering (laughs).
Q. What was it like for you to get that hometown reaction?
RYAN SUTER: I was something I haven't experienced yet and just -- it was awesome. It was great.
Q. You have had a chance to spend this whole week in the town that could be your next home what do you think of it?
RYAN SUTER: It's a neat town. Big town but a small town. Everyone is great, great people and just treated everyone with respect, I guess.
Q. You are going to school in the fall. You got drafted in the summer. How do you get ready for two big steps in your life?
RYAN SUTER: I don't know. I have been working out with the team in Wisconsin there and starting to get in with the team, the players there, I guess, working with them and hanging out with them and stuff. It shouldn't be that big of a thing, I don't think.
Q. Do you think there's any more pressure on you because of your last name and family connection to the League?
RYAN SUTER: Everyone seems to think so, but I don't at all. I am just going out there having fun and they don't put any pressure on me at all.
Q. Reading your bio here it says the strongest center with a mean streak. What does that mean?
RYAN SUTER: I am a competitor. I like to battle and if I need to be mean, I will try it.
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