<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The one thing the Canadian men's national team does not lack is confidence, despite the fact that it will not be one of the favourites at the final Olympic qualifying tournament in Athens next month. Even with NBAers Steve Nash and Jamaal Magloire absent from the squad, the national team players believe they can finish in the top three at the 12-country event in Athens and perhaps shock the basketball world. "I believe in this team and we have the opportunity to do something that Canada hasn't done in a while (2000), and that's go to the Olympics," Montreal's Juan Mendez said. "And when we get to Beijing ... well maybe I'm pushing it here, but even get a medal." "That's a possibility," Mendez insisted. "But let's qualify first and talk later."</div> http://www.torontosun.com/Sports/Basketbal...017381-sun.html
