Jason Kidd, guard of US men's national basketball team.

But the US team is determined to put an end to these failures and reach the top.

Mike Krzyzewski, coach of US men's national basketball team says "We're just trying to be a team that wins a gold medal. And we haven't made any statements about being anything, but trying to be the best basketball team we can be."

Kobe Bryant says "You know we want to win that gold medal and enjoy the rest of our stay here."

Jason Kidd says "To win the gold medal, that's our mission and that's our goal to win a gold medal. We hope we can do it on Sunday."

(CCTV August 22, 2008)